Mount Fuji in Japan

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Mount Fuji

Mount Fuji at sunrise Lake Kawaguchi
Elevation 3,776 m (12,388 ft)[1][2]
Prominence 3,776 m (12,388 ft)[1]
Ranked 35th
Listing Highest peak in Japan
Ultra
List of mountains in Japan
100 Famous Japanese Mountains
Pronunciation [fujisan]
Location


Mount Fuji
Chūbu region, Honshu, Japan
Coordinates 35°21′28.8″N 138°43′51.6″ECoordinates: 35°21′28.8″N 138°43′51.6″E[2]
Topo map Geospatial Information Authority 25000:1 富士山[3]
50000:1 富士山
Geology
Type Stratovolcano
Last eruption 1707-08[4]
Climbing
First ascent 663 by an anonymous monk
Easiest route Hiking
Mount Fuji (富士山 Fuji-san?, IPA: [ɸɯꜜdʑisaɴ] ( listen)) is the highest mountain in Japan located on Honshu Island at 3,776.24 m (12,389 ft).[1] An active stratovolcano[5][6] that last erupted in 1707–08, Mount Fuji lies about 100 kilometres (62 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 and Mount Haku; it is a Special Place of Scenic Beauty, a Historic Site, and has been submitted for future inscription on the World Heritage List as a Cultural (rather than Natural) Site.[7][8][9]