Explore the fascinating Mt. Fuji volcano, a revered active volcano in Japan with a complex eruptive history and stunning hiking opportunities. Fuji has experienced 16 eruptions since 781 A.D. - one of ...

Shizuoka is home to Mount Fuji, an icon of Japan’s natural beauty. While the mountain is visible throughout most of Shizuoka Prefecture, it is best experienced by visiting towns like Gotemba and ...

Every summer, thousands of people gather on the slopes of Mount Fuji and climb skyward to meet the constellations. Sculpted by millennia of eruptions into graceful symmetry, its power is easily ...

Some of the world’s best-known images are on view this spring in “Hokusai: Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji” at the Smithsonian’s Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, March 24 through June 17. The exhibition ...

Large numbers of tourists are visiting Mt. Fuji again, causing problems with local municipalities and worry over the environment of the World Heritage site. Post-pandemic tourism has made a comeback ...

__Mt. Fuji __(a volcano with more names than almost any other) in Japan is one of the most historically important volcanoes, possibly only rivaled by Vesuvius in its place in the mind's of people. In ...