 And those were mostly the batteries, and some of them were like cylinders. Since the peak was first conquered in 1953, thousands of climbers have scaled it, and many have left behind more than just their footprints. I'm Charles Villadesma. And voters in Tokyo casting ballots today to decide whether to reel out conservative Yuriko Koika as the governor of Japan's influential capital. News and analysis at townhall.com.