Mount Fuji
"Fujiyama" redirects here. For the roller
coaster, see Fujiyama
(roller coaster). For the singer, see Ichiro Fujiyama.
Mount Fuji (富士山 Fujisan?, IPA: [ɸɯꜜdʑisaɴ] (
)), located on Honshu Island, is the
highest mountain in Japan at
3,776.24 m (12,389 ft). An active stratovolcano that last erupted in 1707–08, Mount
Fuji lies about 100 kilometres (60 mi) south-west of Tokyo, and can be seen from there on a
clear day. Mount Fuji's exceptionally symmetrical cone, which is snow-capped
several months a year, is a well-known symbol of Japan and it is frequently
depicted in art and photographs, as well as visited by sightseers and climbers.
It is one of Japan's "Three Holy Mountains" (三霊山 Sanreizan?) along
with Mount Tate andMount Haku; it is a Special Place of Scenic Beauty,
a Historic Site,
and was added to the World Heritage List as a Cultural Site on June 22, 2013.[7]
)), located on Honshu Island, is the
highest mountain in Japan at
3,776.24 m (12,389 ft). An active stratovolcano that last erupted in 1707–08, Mount
Fuji lies about 100 kilometres (60 mi) south-west of Tokyo, and can be seen from there on a
clear day. Mount Fuji's exceptionally symmetrical cone, which is snow-capped
several months a year, is a well-known symbol of Japan and it is frequently
depicted in art and photographs, as well as visited by sightseers and climbers.
It is one of Japan's "Three Holy Mountains" (三霊山 Sanreizan?) along
with Mount Tate andMount Haku; it is a Special Place of Scenic Beauty,
a Historic Site,
and was added to the World Heritage List as a Cultural Site on June 22, 2013.[7]
(video) Mount Fuji as seen from an
airplane and as seen from a bullet train
The mountain has been selected as
a “cultural” rather than a “natural” heritage site. As per UNESCO, Mount Fuji
has “inspired artists and poets and been the object of pilgrimage for
centuries”. The 25 locations include the mountain itself, Fujisan Hongū Sengen Taisha and six other Sengen shrines, two
lodging houses, Lake Yamanaka, Lake Kawaguchi, the eight
Oshino Hakkai hot springs, two lava tree molds, the remains of the Fuji-kō cult in the Hitoana cave, Shiraito Falls, and Miho no Matsubara pine tree grove.[8]
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