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	Mount Fuji - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Mount Fuji is a well-known symbol of Japan and is frequently depicted in art and photographs, as well as visited by sightseers and climbers.
		Fuji is an attractive volcanic cone and a frequent subject of Japanese art.
		Mount Fuji with a Shinkansen and Sakura blossoms in the foreground
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Mount_Fuji (1729 words)

	Mount Fuji, Japan
		Mount Fuji is the highest peak in the Fuji volcanic chain in central Japan and Japan's highest and most beautiful mountain.
		Nowadays Fuji is climbed during the months of July and August by more than a million people, for whom the ascent is an almost religious act, the culmination of which is the observation of sunrise on the summit (Goraiko).
		Fuji should not be climbed in winter in view of the danger of avalanches.
	www.planetware.com /japan/mount-fuji-jpn-kn-fuji.htm (511 words)

	Mt. Fuji
		Mount Fuji is a composite volcano, growing larger as layer upon layer of lava and ash built up on its slopes.
		Mount Fuji is also an important religious center: nearly 2,000 religious organizations are based around the mountain, including one of Japan’s largest Buddhist sects.
		Mount Fuji’s last eruption, in 1707, lasted 16 days and produced a 6-mile-wide cloud of smoke and ash that blocked out the sun in some areas.
	www.sacredland.org /world_sites_pages/MtFuji.html (1781 words)

	Mount Fuji Japan climbing guide
		Mount Fuji is open to climbers on July 1st, and closes at the end of August.
		As Mount Fuji has been worshipped by Japanese as a sacred peak since antiquity, it is not surprising to find that the summit contains a branch shrine dedicated to the deity worshipped at the Sengen Shrine in Fujinomiya.
		Mount Fuji can be viewed from a lover altitude, such as at Asagiri Heights, which lies north of Fujinomiya.
	www.japanesetea.co.uk /climbing.htm (493 words)

	Mount Fuji (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Mount Fuji is in fact a dormant volcano that erupted most recently in 1708.
		The downside of attempting to scale Mount Fuji during the high season, between the 1st of July and the 31st of August, is the heavy tourist traffic that tends to considerably slow one's ascent.
		Ascending Mount Fuji: The four main routes for ascending Mount Fuji are the Kawaguchi-ko route, the Subashiri route, the Gotemba, and the Fuji-no-miya (Mishima) route.
	www.about-vacations.com /asia/japan/mount-fuji.php (777 words)

	Mount Fuji travel guide - Wikitravel
		Fuji can be approached from all sides, but note that transport schedules are sharply cut outside the official climbing season in July and August.
		The most popular places for sightseeing tours of Fuji and surroundings are Hakone, to the east of Mt. Fuji towards Tokyo, and the Fuji Five Lakes, located just north of the mountain.
		Mount Fuji is a real mountain and should be treated with respect.
	wikitravel.org /en/Mount_Fuji (2520 words)

	Mount Fuji Area Guide - Japan Reference
		Snow-capped Mount Fuji (3776m) is the tallest and most famous mountain in Japan.
		The religious importance Mount Fuji in Shintoism was such that women were banned from climing it until 1872, when the Meiji government lifted the ban to avoid Western criticism at Japan's first World Exposition in 1877.
		Mount Fuji can be ascended all year round, but winter months can get very cold and are only for experienced mountaineers.
	www.jref.com /practical/mount_fuji.shtml (471 words)

	Earlham College-Geology 211-Mt. Fuji
		Mount Fuji was depicted by the famous Ukiyoe painter, Hokusai Katsushika, in his series of prints entitled, "36 Views from Mount Fuji".
		Lava from Mount Fuji either flows through breaks in the wall or issue from fissures on the flank of the cone.
		Mount Fuji is located in what is known as the "Ring of Fire".
	www.earlham.edu /~steelem/mtfuji.htm (1068 words)

	Views of Mount Fuji
		Mount Fuji is the uncontested landmark number one of Japan.
		Fuji consists of three volcanoes - Komitake Volcano, Ko-Fuji and Shin Fuji, the youngest one.
		Probably the most famous series of prints showing the sacred mountain, are the 36 Views of Mount Fuji by Hokusai (1760-1849).
	www.artelino.com /articles/views_mount_fuji.asp (821 words)

	Mount Fuji
		The easiest way to view Mount Fuji is from the train on a trip along the Tokaido Line between Tokyo and Osaka.
		If you want to enjoy Mount Fuji at a more leisurely pace and from a nice natural surrounding, you should head to the Fuji Five Lake (Fujigoko) region at the northern foot of the mountain, or to Hakone, a nearby hot spring resort.
		Mount Fuji is officially open for climbing during July and August via several routes.
	www.japan-guide.com /e/e2172.html (364 words)

	features@ugusta: Climbing Mount Fuji 12/5/96
		Throughout most of Japan's history, Fuji was revered as the resting place of spirits, the dwelling place of gods.
		Fuji worship cooled in fervor at the turn of the century, when Japan raced to modernize, and Westernize, its culture.
		Japan, whose islands arc along the Pacific Ocean's ``Ring of Fire,'' was born in the spewing lava and seismic spasms of volcanoes like Mount Fuji.
	chronicle.augusta.com /stories/120896/fuji.html (1292 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Mount Fuji is a cultural icon and Japan's most important geological feature.
		Fuji's explosive Hoei eruption seems to be an exception and so poses a challenge to the theory, says Yoshiaki Ida, a volcanic geophysicist at Himeji Institute of Technology in the western part of Honshu.
		And the waveforms of Fuji's DLF quakes are particularly complicated, suggesting that the magma shifts causing them are complex and hard to model.
	www.nature.com /news/2004/040301/pf/428012a_pf.html (1645 words)

	MOUNT FUJI (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Fuji is visited annually by thousands of pilgrims from all parts of the country, and numerous shrines and temples are on its slopes.
		The kamis of Mount Fuji are considered special and are revered by several different temples of Japan.
		The Japanese have a saying: "He has does not climb Mount Fuji once in his life is a fool; he who climbs it twice is also a fool." That is the complexity of Shinto.
	student.vwc.edu /~jfgrissett/mount_fuji.htm (218 words)

	Climbing Mount Fuji - Guide, Information, Pictures
		Mount Fuji is a huge pile of crumbling lava rock, and when you walk/slide down your footwear will pay a price.
		The view is unobstructed from Mount Fuji all the way to the ocean, which isn't that far away.
		Mount Fuji is shaped like a cone with a huge crater at the top, center.
	www.globalcompassion.com /climbing-fuji.htm (5692 words)

	Fujiyoshida Journal: View of Mount Fuji May Soon Include Fireworks
		Mount Fuji's temperature has not risen, nor has the mountain swelled, two other strong indicators of impending volcanic activity.
		Mount Usu in Hokkaido erupted in March, and Mount Oyama, on Miyake Island south of Tokyo, burst in July.
		Masayuki Tanabe, 26, is the fourth generation of his family to serve as a priest at the Fuji Sengen Shrine at the foot of Mount Fuji, where residents prayed to the god of the mountain the last time it erupted.
	www.msu.edu /~makinm/geo337/bbc/japan/11601_MtFujiEruption.htm (1320 words)

	MOUNT FUJI
		Mount Fuji (富士山 Fuji-san, 3776 meters) is Japan's highest mountain.
		Visible from Tokyo on a clear day, the mountain is located to the west of Tokyo on the main island Honshu.
		The most popular place for sightseeing tours of Mount Fuji and surroundings is Hakone.
	www.japaneselifestyle.com.au /travel/mount_fuji.html (254 words)

	Tokyo : Side Trips : Mount Fuji \| Frommers.com
		There are six ascending trails to the summit of Mount Fuji (and six descending trails), each divided into 10 stages of unequal length, with most climbs starting at the Go-go-me, or the Fifth Stage.
		Note that bus service is suspended in winter, when Mount Fuji is blanketed in snow and is considered too dangerous for novice climbers.
		Mount Fuji is part of a larger national park called Fuji-Hakone-Izu National Park.
	www.frommers.com /destinations/tokyo/0085020381.html (1291 words)

	Fuji Speedway - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Fuji Speedway is a race track standing in the foothills of the Mount Fuji, in Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan.
		Fuji remained a popular sports car racing venue and was often used for national races.
		Fuji is also featured in Gran Turismo 4, where the circuit is available in its current (with or without the last chicane), 1974-85 and 1986-92 layouts; and in TOCA Race Driver, in its 1993-2004 layout.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Mount_Fuji_Speedway (839 words)

	ZSpotlight: Mount Fuji
		Mount Fuji is a unique blend of old class and new chic: from their private Tatami room to their house DJs spinning trendy new sounds; their classic wine and drink listings to their wide screen plasma TVs.
		Mount Fuji is proud to bring a trendy new bar and lounge area to Brightleaf Square as well.
		Mount Fuji is proud to offer both restaurant reservations as well as catering options.
	www.zspotlight.com /mtfuji (242 words)

	Climbing Mount Fuji
		Climbing Mount Fuji is very popular not only among the Japanese, but also among foreign tourists, who seem to make up more than a third of all hikers.
		The peak season for climbing Mount Fuji is during the school vacations which last from around July 20 to the end of August.
		Mount Fuji is divided into ten stations with the first station at the foot of the mountain and the tenth station being the summit.
	www.japan-guide.com /e/e6901.html (1629 words)

	Biking Mount Fuji, Japan
		Climbing Mt Fuji was something I had planned on doing since I first found out I would be in Japan for the summer.
		The supported climbing season for Fuji is July and August when the snow is clear and there are series of huts operating along the climb to offer aid, food and shelter.
		I was a little concerned about the weather at 2AM on the morning of June 27th, 2004 when we headed out to Fuji as it was drizzling.
	www.mountainbikebill.com /J-MtFuji.htm (2740 words)

	SummitPost - Fuji-san -- Climbing, Hiking & Mountaineering
		Fuji-san (aka Mount Fuji), located 100km southwest of Tokyo, is the highest mountain in Japan and is known around the world as a symbol of Japan as well as Japanese beauty.
		The fact that most people who climb Fuji-san are not climbers is evident in the popular saying: "He who climbs Mount Fuji once is a wise man, he who climbs it twice is a fool." This may also account for the need for supplemental oxygen by some climbers.
		The Fuji Skyline Road on the south side of the mountain is closed from December to April so this route is not often used for winter ascents, unless you want to start at the Shinto shrine.
	www.summitpost.org /mountain/rock/150415/fuji-san.html (2307 words)

	Mount Fuji @ National Geographic Magazine
		It was 25 years since I climbed Mount Fuji the first time, and my 51-year-old knees reminded me, painfully, of the old saying: Only a fool climbs Fuji twice.
		For the Japanese, Fuji (early Chinese characters for which mean “without equal”) is unrivaled in its capacity to stir a sense of national identity even in a society that is more individualistic than in the past.
		Although Mount Fuji appears to be a single, almost perfectly symmetrical cone, inside it is far more complex than you might guess.
	magma.nationalgeographic.com /ngm/0208/feature3 (1015 words)

	GrandPrix.com > GP Encyclopedia > Circuits > Mount Fuji
		In the foothills of the perfectly conical dormant volcano the Mount Fuji circuit was opened in December 1965, built as an American-style 2.5 mile anti-clockwise super speedway, beneath a huge imposing grandstand.
		It was the end of October and Niki Lauda, despite missing several races after his awful accident at the Nurburgring, arrived at Fuji with a three point lead over James Hunt in the World Championship standings.
		Fuji was finished as a Grand Prix track, though it would continue to be a venue for international showdowns as an important round of the World Sportscar championship.
	www.grandprix.com /gpe/cir-023.html (457 words)

	Mount Fuji
		This is the local proverb and presumably it applies equally to women, although only recently because at one time females were expressly forbidden to climb to the summit because the goddess of the mountain would have been jealous of other women.
		Any one of these might be claimed for Fuji but the most likely one to be true is 'the most drawn mountain in the world'.
		On the northeast side is a subsidiary crater formed by the most recent eruption in 1707 while the summit crater has a rim which is significantly higher on the south and more broken to the west.
	www.geocities.com /Yosemite/1015/gfu.htm (1263 words)

	Mount Fuji Overdue for Eruption, Experts Warn (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Mount Fuji looms just 70 miles (112 kilometers) from Tokyo, a metropolitan region home to nearly 30 million people (map of Japan).
		Okada is quick to clarify that Fuji has not to date offered any evidence of imminent danger and that hazardous, massive-output eruptions like that of Mount St. Helens in 1980 remain a statistically rare occurrence on Earth.
		On the other hand, the change in interior structure could mean that Fuji is loading up with a different, more explosive type of magma than in previous eruptions.
	news.nationalgeographic.com /news/2006/07/060717-mount-fuji_2.html (832 words)

	Mount Fuji
		Aka Fuji', is very much in the Shin Hanga style of the landscape artists of the inter-war years, such as Yoshida and Hasui, whose work I admire enormously.
		I have taken inspiration from the c.1830-32 Hokusai print, 'South Wind, Clear Dawn', (popularily known as Aka Fuji), one of his famous '36 Views of Mount Fuji', but have interpreted the idea in a purely contemporary, realist way, rather like my earlier landscape woodblocks.
		Most of his woodblocks of this period are of Kabuki, which became one of his great passions, and he also embarked on a series of paintings in oil of the Noh Theater - Binnie lived in Sendagaya in Tokyo, a few streets from the National Noh Theater.
	www.artelino.com /articles/mount_fuji.asp (598 words)

	MOUNT FUJI NAME
		The current kanji for Mt. Fuji, 富 and 士, mean wealth or abundant and warrior respectively, but it is likely these characters were applied to the already existent pronunciation.
		The origin of the name Fuji is unclear, but it has been associated throughout history with various Chinese characters according to folk etymologies.
		One of the earlier folk etymologies claims that Fuji came from 不二 (not + two), meaning without equal or nonpareil.
	www.japaneselifestyle.com.au /travel/mount_fuji_name.html (288 words)

	Mount Fuji Buddhist Temple Trance Dance Speed Rave
		In addition to her overnighter dancing at Gas Panic, she had agreed to staff the ticket table at a trance rave near Mount Fuji the next day.
		After this freeway marathon of going too far and doubling back we were to spend many hours driving about the backroads around mount Fuji.
		At the local 7-11 near Mount Fuji, you can order soup with various brown things floating in it.
	www.links.net /vita/trip/japan/media/music/trance/fuji (1866 words)

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