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Mount Fuji

Fuji is a stratovolcano on Honshu, southwest of Tokyo. Its high, recognisable cone records repeated eruptions, while its long quiet interval is a reminder that inactivity over a human lifetime does not prove extinction.

Fast Facts

  • Fuji is Japan’s highest mountain, about 3,776 m above sea level.
  • The Hōei eruption occurred in 1707–1708 and spread ash widely.
  • The edifice was built by successive lava and explosive eruptions.
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