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[1] The Alpine Route goes through Tateyama (Mt. Tate) in the Hida Mountains with many scenic sites as well as walking trails, including Japan's largest dam, Kurobe Dam. Some stations have hotels around them and are used as bases for mountain climbing or trekking. From the top of the mountain, it is possible to see Mount Fuji on a clear day.
Mount Fuji as seen from the air and from the window of a bullet train, 2014 Fuji in early summer seen from the International Space Station (May 2001) Mount Fuji is a very distinctive feature of the geography of Japan. It stands 3,776.24 m (12,389 ft) tall and is located near the Pacific coast of central Honshu, just southwest of Tokyo.
Mount Fuji is in the center distance. Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Japanese: 富嶽三十六景, Hepburn: Fugaku Sanjūrokkei) is a series of landscape prints by the Japanese ukiyo-e artist Hokusai (1760–1849). The series depicts Mount Fuji from different locations and in various seasons and weather conditions. The immediate success of the ...
The Three Holy Mountains of Japan (三霊山, Sanreizan) [1] [self-published source?] are three mountains [2] revered by tradition in Japan. [3] They include: Mount Fuji (富士山), Mount Haku (白山) (The White Mountain) known for its UNESCO World Heritage Site, Shirakawa-gō 白川郷, and
November is just a few days away, but Japan’s iconic Mount Fuji remains snowless, marking the latest date without a snowcap since records began 130 years ago.
Aokigahara (青木ヶ原, 'Blue Tree Meadow'), also known as the Sea of Trees (樹海, Jukai), is a forest on the northwestern flank of Mount Fuji on the island of Honshu in Japan, thriving on 30 square kilometres (12 sq mi) of hardened lava laid down by the last major eruption of Mount Fuji in 864 CE. [1]
Fuji Five Lakes and View of Mount Fuji from the Five Lakes area Lake Kawaguchi Lake Motosu Lake Sai Lake Shōji Lake Yamanaka. Fuji Five Lakes (富士五湖, Fuji-goko) is the name of the area located at the base of Mount Fuji in the Yamanashi Prefecture of Japan. It has a population of about 100,000 [1] and sits about 1,000 meters (3,300 ft ...
Fuji-Hakone-Izu National Park covers 1,227 square kilometres (474 sq mi). [1] Rather than being a specific spot, the park is a collection of dispersed tourist sites that dot the region. The farthest point south, the isle of Hachijō-jima, is several hundred kilometers from Mount Fuji. The park includes a variety of geographic features including ...