Mt. Fuji Webcam

Category: Volcano

Mount Fuji (富士山,)is the highest mountain in Japan at 3,776 m (12,388 ft). Along with Mount Tate and Mount Haku, it is one of Japan’s “Three Holy Mountains”.
Mount Fuji is a frequent subject of Japanese art. Amongst the most renowned works are Hokusai‘s 36 Views of Mount Fuji and his One Hundred Views of Mount Fuji. The mountain is also mentioned in Japanese literature and is the subject of many poems.

The volcano is currently classified as active with a low risk of eruption. The last recorded eruption started on December 16, 1707 and ended about January 1, 1708 during the Edo period. This is sometimes called “the great Hōei eruption.” Fuji spewed cinders and ash which fell like rain in Izu, Kai, Sagami, and Musashi.

Mount Fuji is located at the point where the Eurasian Plate (or the Amurian Plate), the Okhotsk Plate, and the Philippine Plate meet. Those plates form the western part of Japan, the eastern part of Japan, and the Izu Peninsula respectively.