Simple strokes of Mount Fuji in Japan
Japans Mount Fuji (Japanese pseudonym: ふじさん, English: Fujisan) is the highest peak in Japan and one of Japans important national symbols. An active volcano spanning Shizuoka and Yamanashi Prefectures, close to the Pacific coast, about 80 kilometers southwest of Tokyo. Mount Fuji is known as the "Holy Mountain" by the Japanese people and is a symbol of the Japanese nation. As one of Japans national symbols, it enjoys a high reputation around the world. It is also often called "Hibiscus Peak" or "Fugaku" and "Fuji Mountain". Since ancient times, the name of this mountain has often appeared in the traditional Japanese poem "Waka". Japanese poets once praised it with poems such as "The jade fan hangs upside down in the East China Sea and the sky" and "Fujis white snow reflects the morning sun". Mount Fuji is one of the largest active volcanoes in the world. It is currently dormant, but geologists still classify it as an active volcano. Since written records began in 781, it has erupted 18 times. The last eruption was in 1707 and has been dormant since then. In August 2002 (the 14th year of the Heisei period), the Institute of Land and Geography of Japan remeasured Mount Fuji and found it to be 3775.63 meters. On June 22, 2013, the 37th World Heritage Conference approved the inclusion of Mount Fuji in Japan on the World Heritage List, making Mount Fuji the 17th World Heritage Site in Japan.
