Mount Fuji located on Honshu Island, is the highest mountain in Japan at 3,776.24 m (12,389 ft). An active stratovolcano that last erupted in 1707–08, Mount Fuji lies about 100 kilometres (60 mi) south-west of Tokyo,
and can be seen from there on a clear day. Mount Fuji's exceptionally
symmetrical cone, which is snow-capped several months a year, is a
well-known symbol of Japan and it is frequently depicted in art and
photographs, as well as visited by sightseers and climbers. It 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, a Historic Site, and was added to the World Heritage List as a Cultural Site on June 22nd, 2013.
The mountain has been selected as a “cultural” rather than a
“natural” heritage site. As per UNESCO, Mount Fuji has “inspired artists
and poets and been the object of pilgrimage for centuries”. The 25
locations include the mountain itself, Fujisan Hongū Sengen Taisha and six other Sengen shrines, two lodging houses, Lake Yamanaka, Lake Kawaguchi, the eight Oshino Hakkai hot springs, two lava tree molds, the remains of the Fuji-kō cult in the Hitoana cave, Shiraito Falls, and Miho no Matsubara pine tree grove.
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