Japan's Pride - Mount Fuji

Japan’s Pride – Mount Fuji

Image Credit: Flickr User eyeonjapan.com, via CC

Mount Fuji is the highest and the most famous mountain in Japan. This legendary mountain is more than ‘just a mountain’. It is a tall, conical shaped, active volcano!! The volcano last erupted almost 300 years ago, in 1707.  Mount Fuji itself was created  by explosive eruptions thousands of years ago.

According to one of the most popular theory, it is named after the Buddhist goddess of fire – Fuchi. Some Japanese say that Fuji came from (not + two), meaning without equal or nonpareil. Mount Fuji has been a sacred site for practicers of Shinto since at least the 7th century. Shinto is the indigenous faith or spirituality of Japan. The name for them means “everlasting life.” There are many Shinto temples and shrines surrounding the mountain.

Fuji Sengen Shrine, Mt. Fuji

The mountain is located in Honshu – Japan’s largest island and is just about 100 Kms away from the capital city of Japan – Tokyo. In fact, if you were present in Tokyo on a clear day, you would easily spot the mountain! Mt. Fuji is surrounded by five beautiful lakes – Lake Kawaguchiko, Lake Yamanakako, Lake Saiko, Lake Motosuko and Lake Shojiko. All of the lakes give a wonderful view of the mountain.

Mount. Fuji in sunset, from lake Kawaguchi
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The exceptionally symmetrical cone of Mt. Fuji is snow capped all throughout the year. Its beauty has enchanted artists and photographers for years. It is one of Japan’s “Three Holy Mountains” along with Mount Tate and Mount Haku.

Symmetrical cone of Mt. Fuji

In the “land of the rising sun” , the sunrise from Mount Fuji has a special name – Goraiko.

Sun rise from Japan's highest point
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Most trekkers plan the trek to catch the sunrise. As many as 200,000 people climb Mount Fuji every year. But climbing it is no easy job. The temperatures at the summit are very low. The lowest recorded temperature is −38.0 °C !! Also, it is difficult to breathe due to lack of oxygen.

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19 responses to “Japan’s Pride – Mount Fuji”

  1. melody Avatar
    melody

    it is beautiful

  2. ana Avatar
    ana

    I love it

  3. shash Avatar
    shash

    cool

  4. Rebecca Avatar
    Rebecca

    Mt Fuji is very beautiful.

  5. Arundhati Avatar
    Arundhati

    We were lucky to be able to see it. Breathtaking, serene and picturisque

  6. Kagome Avatar
    Kagome

    Mount Fuji is wonderful!

  7. Andy Vigor Avatar
    Andy Vigor

    It’s amazing!

  8. Helena Milton Avatar
    Helena Milton

    It’s so beautiful! I wanna go there!

  9. Taylor Seeta Avatar
    Taylor Seeta

    Amazing!

  10. Helena Smith Avatar
    Helena Smith

    I know!

  11. Seraphina Montez Avatar
    Seraphina Montez

    It’s such a beautiful mountain! Japan has a lot of wonderful cultures and landscapes. I love it. Plus, I’m using this website for my homework so it’s really helping!

  12. Elsa Cornelle Avatar
    Elsa Cornelle

    WoW!

  13. Abigail Avatar
    Abigail

    Woah! How cool is that!?

  14. serenity mosher Avatar
    serenity mosher

    cool

  15. Liberty Avatar
    Liberty

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  16. Ashton Avatar
    Ashton

    you need a steel bucket with lava from Mount Fuji to know about it!

  17. Shelby Avatar
    Shelby

    this is good for my homework and geography lessons at school so check out this website

  18. digger Avatar
    digger

    no it its not I failed my geography test with it

  19. Nancy Wilson Avatar
    Nancy Wilson

    It was like being close to heaven.

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