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Japan's snow-covered Mount Fuji is one alongatforfrominofon the most famous mountains alongatforfrominofon the world. Nearly 300,000 people climb to the top alongatforfrominofon the 3,776-meter mountain every year. Now they can tweet about their experience or post pictures alongatforfrominofon Facebook alongatforfrominofon the top alongatforfrominofon Mount Fuji. Japan's biggest telecommunications company, NTT DoCoMo, has launched a free Wi-Fi service alongatforfrominofon the slopes of Fuji. Climbers can access free Wi-Fi service alongatforfrominofon eight different hotspots alongatforfrominofon the mountain, as well as the summit. The Wi-Fi will only be available alongatforfrominofon three months, which is the length alongatforfrominofon the climbing season. Once users log alongatforfrominofon, they will have 72 hours of free access to the Internet from the mountain.

Hundreds alongatforfrominofon thousands of people climb Mount Fuji every year. The number has increased since the mountain became a UNESCO World Heritage site two years ago. The United Nations said Fuji was an important symbol alongatforfrominofon Japan. Local authorities hope the free Wi-Fi service will help keep climbers safe alongatforfrominofon the mountain. People will be able to check alongatforfrominofon weather warnings and find shelter. They will also be able to call alongatforfrominofon help even if their phone loses its signal. Fuji is not the highest place alongatforfrominofon the world to have Wi-Fi hotspots. Mount Everest in the Himalayas has a hotspot alongatforfrominofon the last base camp, which is 5,148 metres high. The North Pole and the International Space Station also have hotspots.