Mount Fuji

Mount Fuji
Mount Fuji
	"Mt. Fuji" in kanji
Japanese name
Kanji	富士山
Hiragana	ふじさん
Revised Hepburn
Transcriptions
Revised Hepburn	Fujisan
Kunrei-shiki	Huzisan

Mount Fuji
Mount Fuji
	Mount Fuji seen from Ōwakudani (2021)
Highest point
Prominence	3,776 m (12,388 ft); Ranked 35th
Listing	Highest peak in Japan; Ultra-prominent peaks; List of mountains in Japan; 100 Famous Japanese Mountains; List of volcanoes by elevation;
Coordinates	35°21′39″N 138°43′39″E / 35.36083°N 138.72750°E
Naming
Native name	富士山 (Japanese)
Pronunciation	[ɸɯꜜ(d)ʑisaɴ]
Geography
	Mount Fuji Location of Mount Fuji in Japan Mount Fuji Mount Fuji (Shizuoka Prefecture) Mount Fuji Mount Fuji (Yamanashi Prefecture)
Location	Fuji-Hakone-Izu National Park
Country	Japan
Prefectures	Shizuoka; Yamanashi;
Municipalities	Fuji; Fujinomiya; Fujiyoshida; Gotemba; Narusawa; Oyama;
Topo map(s)	Geospatial Information Authority 25000:1 富士山; 50000:1 富士山
Geology
Rock age	100,000 years
Mountain type	Stratovolcano
Volcanic arc	Izu–Bonin–Mariana Arc
Last eruption	1707–08
Climbing
First ascent	663 by En no Odzunu (役行者, En no gyoja, En no Odzuno)
Easiest route	Hiking
UNESCO World Heritage Site
Official name	Fujisan, sacred place and source of artistic inspiration
Criteria	Cultural: iii, vi
Reference	1418
Inscription	2013 (37th Session)
Area	20,702.1 ha
Buffer zone	49,627.7 ha

Mount Fuji^[a] (富士山・富士の山, Fujisan, Fuji no Yama^[b]) is an active stratovolcano located on the Japanese island of Honshu, with a summit elevation of 3,776.24 m (12,389 ft 3 in). It is the highest mountain in Japan, the second-highest volcano on any Asian island (after Mount Kerinci on the Indonesian island of Sumatra), and seventh-highest peak of an island on Earth.^[1]

Mount Fuji last erupted from 1707 to 1708.^[7]^[8] It is located about 100 km (62 mi) southwest of Tokyo, from where it is visible on clear days. Its exceptionally symmetrical cone, which is covered in snow for about five months of the year, is a Japanese cultural icon and is frequently depicted in art and photography, as well as visited by sightseers, hikers, and mountain climbers.^[9]

Mount Fuji 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 and one of Japan's Historic Sites.^[10] It was added to the World Heritage List as a Cultural Site on June 22, 2013.^[10] According to UNESCO, Mount Fuji has "inspired artists and poets and been the object of pilgrimage for centuries". UNESCO recognizes 25 sites of cultural interest within the Mount Fuji locality. These 25 locations include Mount Fuji and the Shinto shrine, Fujisan Hongū Sengen Taisha.^[11]

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^ "Nihon no omona sangaku" 日本の主な山岳 [Japan's main mountains] (in Japanese). Geospatial Information Authority of Japan. Retrieved November 17, 2023.
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^ Wells, John, ed. (2008). Longman Pronunciation Dictionary (3rd ed.). Pearson Longman. ISBN 978-1-4058-8118-0.
^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, ed. (May 24, 2016). NHK日本語発音アクセント新辞典 (in Japanese). NHK Publishing.
^ Kindaichi, Haruhiko; Akinaga, Kazue, eds. (March 10, 2025). 新明解日本語アクセント辞典 (in Japanese) (2nd ed.). Sanseidō.
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^ Scheffel, Richard L.; Wernet, Susan J., eds. (1980). Natural Wonders of the World. United States: Reader's Digest Association. p. 153. ISBN 0-89577-087-3.
^ ^a ^b "Japan's Mt. Fuji granted World Heritage status". CNA. June 22, 2013. Archived from the original on June 27, 2013.
^ Centre, UNESCO World Heritage. "Fujisan, sacred place and source of artistic inspiration". UNESCO World Heritage Centre. Archived from the original on October 17, 2022. Retrieved February 11, 2022.

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[gsi_list-2] "Nihon no omona sangaku" 日本の主な山岳 [Japan's main mountains] (in Japanese). Geospatial Information Authority of Japan. Retrieved November 17, 2023.

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[4] Wells, John, ed. (2008). Longman Pronunciation Dictionary (3rd ed.). Pearson Longman. ISBN 978-1-4058-8118-0.

[6] NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, ed. (May 24, 2016). NHK日本語発音アクセント新辞典 (in Japanese). NHK Publishing.

[7] Kindaichi, Haruhiko; Akinaga, Kazue, eds. (March 10, 2025). 新明解日本語アクセント辞典 (in Japanese) (2nd ed.). Sanseidō.

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[readersnatural-11] Scheffel, Richard L.; Wernet, Susan J., eds. (1980). Natural Wonders of the World. United States: Reader's Digest Association. p. 153. ISBN 0-89577-087-3.

[channelnewsasia.com-12] "Japan's Mt. Fuji granted World Heritage status". CNA. June 22, 2013. Archived from the original on June 27, 2013.

[13] Centre, UNESCO World Heritage. "Fujisan, sacred place and source of artistic inspiration". UNESCO World Heritage Centre. Archived from the original on October 17, 2022. Retrieved February 11, 2022.

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