Not too different in reason, but until 1868 some female disciples of a particular religion were banned from climbing Mt Fuji passed a certain point: https://www

Not too different in reason, but until 1868 some female disciples of a particular religion were banned from climbing Mt Fuji passed a certain point: https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/a-religious-cult-believed-they-could-be-reborn-inside-mount-fujis-womb-caves https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/a-religious-cult-belie... > Not everyone could revel in wonders of Mount Fuji’s lava caves. Until 1868, women were banned from climbing higher than the middle zone of the mountain, ascetics worrying that they would distract men from their religious duties and other traditional taboos.