Everything to know about Japan's most famous active volcano
12/27/2017
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Mount Fuji is one of the most important sacred places in Japan that has always inspired people. What is so interesting about it? Let's learn together!
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Its height is 3776 meters. In fact, it is an active stratovolcano that last erupted 300 years ago. Today there's a Shinto shrine, a postal station and a meteorological station atop of Mt. Fuji.
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Modern Mt. Fuji started forming 2000 years ago as the volcano started shooting up.
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Despite of indisputable popularity of Mt. Fuji in Japanese culture, there are no paintings depicting the eruption of the volcano.
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One third of them are Japanese.
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And the maximum momentary wind velocity on the mountain is 91 m (328 km/hour).
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Fuji is one of the well-known sacred peaks in the country.
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In 1609 shogun that ruled at that time transferred the possession to Hongu Sengen shrine. In 1974 Supreme Court of Japan affirmed this information once again.
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Mt. Fuji can be seen from the distance of 100 kilometers on clear days.
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The most attended region of Mt. Fuji and the most popular resort of Japan is Fuji Five Lakes situated at the foot of Mt. Fuji.
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During the last eruption the ash covered the streets of Edo's city situated 56 miles away from Mr. Fuji. Today, Tokyo is located at the place of Edo.
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All of the other public toilets in Japan are free.
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Hundreds of Japanese entrepreneurs include the name of this sacred mountain into the names of their companies.
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24 Comments
Isagani Isidro Sogocio
Mt. Fuji? Amazing beauty truly magnificent?
mmariano
Thank you for the article featuring Mount Fuji. Interesting and amazing! I hope I should be able to visit and be atop Mount Fuji some day. The government should "repurchase" and make it public property.
Ilias Tsiabardas
Beautiful place to Visit,the only thing that Surprise me to know that is a private property
ninakamwene
Beautiful photos of Mt. Fuji. I visited Japan but not the mountain. Thank you.
scottlarock
I was on a plane...Okinawa to Tokyo...there it was...just like a picture...
Loretta Ellington Mutschler
A beautiful place.
George Oliver Prince
Actually hiked up that trail in 1968. Could see it every morning from Fuchu AS,where I was stationed at the time
Brian Pledger
I climbed it 3 times while I was stationed in Okinawa!! Beautiful country!!
Connie Hurley
I didn't know any of this. But I do now. When I answer these questions I learn something new every day. And I love it. Thanks so very much for all of the information that you have put into my head.
Gery Tilly
I was in Japan in 2001 but never got to go to Tokyo or Mt. Fuji.
Norma Solivan
Just amazing
Joyce Zimmerschied
Chubb Michaud, close. St. Helen's erupted May 18, 1980. I got to see it (from a distance) before and after. Quite a difference.
Carl Rosignol
Been there, fantastic
Shemeela Sasikumar
Lovely pictures of a beautiful volcano. I very much desire to visit Japan and her great volcano.
Janette Will
Most interesting.
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