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  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.
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  Mount Fuji - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Mount Fuji (富士山 Fuji-san, IPA: [ɸɯʥisaɴ]) is the highest mountain on the island of Honshu and indeed in all of Japan.
Fuji is surrounded by the five lakes of Mt. Fuji: Lake Kawaguchiko, Lake Yamanakako, Lake Saiko, Lake Motosuko and Lake Shojiko.
Fuji is where the Eurasian Plate (or the Amurian Plate), the Okhotsk Plate, and the Philippine Plate meet.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Mt._Fuji   (809 words)

  
 Fuji Volcano   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Fuji illustrated by a famous Ukiyoe painter, Hokusai Katsushika (1760-1849): one of thirty-six views of Mt. Fuji.
Fuji Volcano is the highest in Japan, rising 3776 m above sea level in the form of a typical cone about 50 km across the base.
The reason is nothing but the fact that the volcano is virtually covered almost everywhere with lava-flows and pyroclastics ejected by the volcanic eruptions that have occurred since the end of the last period of the Quaternary Ice Age.
hakone.eri.u-tokyo.ac.jp /vrc/others/fuji.html   (372 words)

  
 Mountain Biking Mt. Fuji, Japan on MountainZone.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
As for the pilgrims, Fuji's summit is shrouded in snow for ten months of the year, however, when the snow is gone in July and August the trekking season is open.
There are ten official checkpoints on Mt. Fuji that operate during the season, five along the road and five on the walking track to the top.
Yep that's right, Mt. Fuji has a bulldozer road all the way to the top, and it's used for access to one of Japan's most important weather stations, a building situated on the highest point around Mt. Fuji's crater.
mtbike.mountainzone.com /2005/fuji   (1556 words)

  
 Shizuoka Guide : Mt.Fuji
Close study of Mt. Fuji, the symbol of Shizuoka, and the symbol of Japan.
Fuji is a spiritual mountain located at the center between Shizuoka Prefecture and Yamanashi Prefecture, and needles to say, is the most famous mountain of Japan.
Now the area around Mt. Fuji is highlighted as having the abundant nature, and many people visit here throughout the year for enjoying the outdoor activities, hot springs and beautiful scenes.
www.shizuoka-guide.com /english/mt_fuji   (158 words)

  
 Wanderings - Mt. Fuji
Fuji is so big and so dominant, that there are literally hundreds of unique vantage points from which to enjoy it.
In addition to the land views, there are also excellent views of Mt. Fuji from the ocean and from the coast of the Izu Peninsula.
Of course, the pull to climb Mt. Fuji is strong.
glennh.tripod.com /wa_jpn_fuji.htm   (392 words)

  
 Mt Fuji Lesson Plan   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
For example, Mt. Fuji is famous for its perfectly shaped symmetrical cone.
Mt. Fuji is a celebrated dormant volcano of Japan, southern Honshu Island, near Tokyo.
Fuji, the highest mountain in Japan, rises as a cone to a height of 3,776 m (12,387 ft) above sea level, with the apex broken by a cone-shaped crater 610 m (2000 ft) in diameter.
www.valdosta.edu /~arwalker/Mt_Fuji   (618 words)

  
 Fuji Geology   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Fuji Volcano is a large composite stratocone consisting of alternating lava flows and pyroclastics.
The volcanic center of Komitake Volcano is interpreted to be at the northern flank of Mt. Fuji as indicated by the slopes of lava flows comprising Komitake Volcano.
The eruptive history of the Younger Fuji was studied by Tsuya (1968), Machida (1964), Uesugi et al., (1980), and Uesugi (1990).
hakone.eri.u-tokyo.ac.jp /vrc/others/fujigeol.html   (610 words)

  
 4-4
Fuji has been dormant since 1707, and some regarded it was a non-volcanic mountain.
Another purpose is to elucidate the volcanic history of Mt. Fuji and to explore the possible style of next eruption.
As Mt. Fuji is a young volcano and it is only 300 years from the last eruption, it is not dissected deeply enough to study the older geologic section of the volcano.
www.eri.u-tokyo.ac.jp /KOHO/Yoran2003/sec4-4-eng.htm   (1033 words)

  
 ASTER Image Gallery: Mt. Fuji, Japan
The summit of this graceful, dormant volcano is broken by a crater 610 meters (2,000 feet) in diameter.
The five Fuji Lakes lie on the northern slopes of the mountain, all formed in the wake of lava flows.
According to legend, Fuji arose from the plain during a single night in 286 BC.
asterweb.jpl.nasa.gov /gallery/gallery.htm?name=Fuji   (328 words)

  
 Fuji-No-Yama, by Lafcadio Hearn, 1898
THE MOST BEAUTIFUL SIGHT IN JAPAN, and certainly one of the most beautiful in the world, is the distant apparition of Fuji on cloudless days--more especially days of spring and autumn, when the greater part of the peak is covered with late or with early snows.
Rising to a height of nearly 12,500 feet, Fuji is visible from thirteen provinces of the Empire.
By both of the national religions Fuji is held in reverence.
www.eldritchpress.org /lh/fuji.html   (5446 words)

  
 Mt. Fuji Fuji-san   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Fuji, also known as Fuji-san is the well-known dormant volcano of Japan.
Fuji is the highest volcano in Japan at a height of 12,387 feet (3,776 meters).
At the summit of the volcano is a circular crater 2000 feet (610 meters) in diameter.
www.amphi.com /~psteffen/fmf/fuji.html   (77 words)

  
 Mountaineering in Japan - Mt. Fuji
Internationally recognized for its clean aesthetic form and unique beauty, Mt. Fuji is one of the most popular sights in Japan, and climbing Mt. Fuji has become almost a rite of initiation for foriegners there.
Almost everything that is enjoyable about mountain climbing has been removed from Mt. Fuji, so that under normal conditions, a climb of this mountain is an unholy miserable slog.
There is an 'official' climbing season on Mt. Fuji, and after that, the huts along the route to the top shut down.
www.engsoc.carleton.ca /~deridder/mountain/fuji.html   (1694 words)

  
 Fuji, Honshu, Japan   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Mount Fuji is the archetype of the stratovolcano and probably rivals Vesuvius for the best-know volcano.
Fuji has erupted at least 16 times since 781 AD.
For a beautiful photo that shows Fuji's symmetry, click here.
volcano.und.nodak.edu /vwdocs/volc_images/img_fuji.html   (163 words)

  
 mt fuji volcano   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
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 The Far Side of the Sky - Christopher E. Brennen
The famously regular shape of Fuji was evident as the sun cast its shadow on the parchment of the top of the clouds.
The old lady was from Tokyo and was climbing Fuji to visit a temple in which the mummy of a monk is kept (unfortunately that temple was closed).
In her traditional Japanese clothes and thongs, she seemed to be from a different age and place than the middle-aged, affluent and meticulously-equipped women who were part of many of the groups of hikers we encountered.
www.dankat.com /mstory/fuji2.htm   (2943 words)

  
 Imaginatorium Shop - Mt. Fuji puzzles
From the foreground of sunflowers, Mt Fuji is seen across Kawaguchi lake, in this view from the north.
Fuji seen behind the skyscrapers of the Shinjuku district of Tokyo.
Fuji is a classical conical volcano: of not quite perfect symmetry, since the last eruption in 1707.
imaginatorium.org /shop/fuji.htm   (936 words)

  
 Outdoor Japan - Features - Mt. Fuji - The Yoshidaguchi Trail: Basic Info   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Outside of the official climbing season, the upper reaches of Mt. Fuji are technically closed, and you although you are not are required to get a climbing permit from the local police you should leave them your name and climbing route.
During the winter (November-March) Mt. Fuji is prone to avalanches, high winds, and should not be attempted except by the most experienced alpine climbers.
Hiking Mt. Fuji has been a pilgrimage for thousands of years and remains one of the most climbed mountains in the world.
www.outdoorjapan.com /features/ojfeature-fuji-yoshidaguchi-1.html   (1115 words)

  
 Mt Fuji Japan
Mount Fuji also called, as Fujiyama is the most poplar and undisputedly the number one landmark of Japan.
It is located on the Southern Honshu Island and is the highest mountain in Japan, rising to 12,388 feet (3,776 m) near the Pacific coast in Yamanashi and Shizuoka ken, 100 km west of Tokyo, with the apex broken by a cone-shaped crater 610 m (2000 ft) in diameter.
Mount Fuji is relatively a young volcano and has attained its present shape about 5000 years ago and was a result of a series of volcanic activities by the Ashitakayama/Ko-Mitake (Small Mitake), Ko-Fuji (Old Fuji) and Shin-Fuji (New Fuji) volcanoes.
www.asianartmall.com /mtfujiarticle.htm   (523 words)

  
 Views of Mount Fuji
Mount Fuji is the uncontested landmark number one of Japan.
Fuji is located on the Southern Honshu Island.
Fuji consists of three volcanoes - Komitake Volcano, Ko-Fuji and Shin Fuji, the youngest one.
www.artelino.com /articles/views_mount_fuji.asp   (823 words)

  
 Outdoor Japan - Features - Climbing Mt. Fuji - The Yoshidaguchi Trail   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
From this holy earth, the trail crosses and is crossed by the hardened lava of past Mt. Fuji eruptions (the last being in 1707).
The 5th Station of the Yoshidaguchi Climbing Trail is one part of a “Station” that stretches along a 2km lateral swath of Mt. Fuji near the treeline.
The 6th Station of Mt. Fuji hosts the Mt. Fuji Safety Guidance Center, a place to pickup information on the climb, rest, or be assisted in case of an emergency.
www.outdoorjapan.com /features/ojfeature-climbing-fuji-1.html   (1644 words)

  
 09/15/97 MASTERING MT. FUJI
During the peak summer season, climbers must contend with the garbage on the slopes and such tourist kitsch as cone-shaped Fuji palm cakes with white frosting on top.
Mt. Fuji has always held a strong, sometimes bizarre, influence over the Japanese psyche.
Although die-hard enthusiasts start at the bottom of Mt. Fuji, most begin the five- to six-hour climb to the top from Gogome or a similar spot on the south side.
www.businessweek.com /1997/37/b3544146.htm   (1085 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)

  
 Indepth Guide to the Regions
Fuji, which stands 3,776 meters (12,388 ft.) above sea level offers visitors to Japan spectacular, postcard perfect scenes at all times of day and in all seasons.
Also, while Mt. Fuji is impressive from a distance, close up its slopes are gray and strewn with volcanic ash and lava.
The ascent of Mt. Fuji is divided into different stages.
www.shizuoka-guide.com /english/travel/shizuoka/Fuji.html   (716 words)

  
 TravelASSIST - Mt Fuji Japan Climbing Fools
Reaching the top of Mt. Fuji --"Fuji san cho" -- is a must-do of Japanese life, though fewer than 0.5% of the population ever make it up.
At the eighth station on our trail was the "Fuji Hotel," where a couple dozen souls can spend the night two to a hard 3' X 6' bunk, no heat, for about 3000 Yen ($30).
Looking down in the brightness at the shadow of Fuji, we saw a curious moving fl human shape in the clouds, as if we'd left a hole where the trail emerged from the mist.
travelassist.com /mag/a94.html   (1461 words)

  
 Fuji climbing guid   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Fuji, known to all, is the best mountain in Japan.
The climbing season of Mt. Fuji is from July 1st to August 31st every year.
Time required between 5th point (new 5th point) and the peak is 5-7 hours for climbing up and 2-3 hours for climbing down, however this varies according to your physical strength and the duration of the rests you take.
www.pref.shizuoka.jp /kikaku/ki-20/english/fuji/climbing.htm   (303 words)

  
 Sacred Sites of Japan and Mt Fuji   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Fuji San is frequently - and mistakenly - spoken of by many people as the most sacred mountain in Japan.
Situated in a region densely populated from the stone age and frequently active since its last eruption in 1707, the mountain has acquired an ancient and enormous corpus of myth regarding its divine origins, resident deities, and spiritual powers.
Two most frequently heard arguments are that the name Fuji derives from (1) the language of the Ainu shamanistic people of northern Hokkaido island, and means old woman of deity of fire, and (2) is a more recent Japanese interpretation, dating from the Heian era of 9-10th century, meaning never die.
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 Climbing Mt. Fuji
But what’s striking about Fuji is its lonely symmetry… standing as a near perfect volcanic cone all by itself, jutting out from the valleys and small foothills below.
On this measurement basis (base-to-summit) Fuji is more than twice the net vertical height of any mountain in the Rockies.
I’ve seen Mt. Fuji from afar a number of times -- by plane and also on the bullet train (Shinkansen) from Nagoya to Tokyo – and always been mesmerized by its classic beauty.
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 Information Mt Fuji Resource - Information Mt Fuji Results   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
The best information on mt fuji facts can be found at these sites nice to know MT. FUJI FACTS and INFORMATION know Mt. Fuji is a VOLCANO Kind of.
Fuji Area Add the search result and sightseeing information to the map, and print it out.
Fuji is the highest volcano in Japan at a height of 12,387 feet.
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 Mt.Fuji   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
It would be very unlikely for Mt. Fuji to erupt.
Any person, with the amount of hate that you write with, cannot be a man of any God or "allah" that you claim to be.
mt. fuji will not erupt for a while and scitntist have proved that by testing for volcani activity.
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 Mt. Fuji Restaurants, NJ, NY, New York, New Jersey, Japanese Steakhouse, Hibachi Restaurant
Fuji Restaurants, NJ, NY, New York, New Jersey, Japanese Steakhouse, Hibachi Restaurant
Fuji Restaurants are New York and New Jersey's premier locations for Japanese Hibachi cuisine.
Come and enjoy our festive atmosphere and exceptional service at any of our three Mt. Fuji Japanese Steakhouses.
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