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Top 5 Facts About Mount Fuji

Top 5 Facts About Mount Fuji

The Largest Mountain in Japan!

by Srijita Saha
May 2, 2022
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Today, let’s discuss the Top 5 Facts About Mount Fuji. Even if you haven’t visited Japan, you must be well aware of the fact that Mount Fuji has been the staple of Japanese culture since the 16th century. It is located 60 miles away from Tokyo and is considered one of the best sites for tourism and mountaineering. Little did you know, it takes approximately 8 hours to reach the summit. Mount Fuji stands tall enough at a height of 3,776 metres. If you want to explore more of this peak, the ideal time would be between July and September. During this time, the weather is pretty mild and the trails don’t have snow.

You are still lacking some of the most interesting facts about Mount Fuji. Let’s learn some of them!

Top 5 Facts About Mount Fuji
Mount Fuji- the tallest mountain in Japan

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Top 5 Facts About Mount Fuji

Here are the top 5 most fascinating things about Mount Fuji, that you might not be aware of.

1. Surrounded by Five Lakes

Mount Fuji is surrounded by five lakes which are considered tourist spots. The lakes are named as- Kawaguchiko, Yamanakako, Saiko, Shojiko and Motosuko respectively.

2. Composite Volcano

Little did you know, Mount Fuji is a stratovolcano. It is made up of not just once but three separate volcanoes on top of one another. The bottom layer is called Komitake, and the topmost layer is Fuji. In between these two volcanoes, there lies another volcano which is named Kofuji.

3. Influence on Japanese Art & Culture

Mount Fuji, being a cone-shaped mountain makes the look pretty unique from other volcanoes. Well, it has influenced pretty much Japanese art and culture. Interestingly, 36 different views of Mount Fuji have been drawn by the artist Katsushika Hokusai.

4. Annual Fire Festival is celebrated

The 26th and 27th of August are considered the end of the climbing season. That’s the reason for the celebration! The Yoshida fire festival is celebrated at Fujiyoshida City which is located at the base of Mount Fuji.

5. A Monk reached the summit for the first time

The first ascent of Mount Fuji, which is known was made by a monk back in 663 CE. However, the name of the monk is still not known. Later in 1860, the mountain was trekked by Sir Rutherford Alcock who completed the summit in almost eight hours.

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Srijita Saha

Srijita is a weather enthusiast and you will often find her writing about global warming and weather changes. You can reach out to her at [email protected]

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