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mount fuji - japan

Mount Fuji is the highest mountain in Japan located on Honshu Island at 3,776.24 m. An active stratovolcano that last erupted in 1707–08, Mount Fuji lies about 100 kilometres south-west of Tokyo, and can be seen from there on a clear day. Mount Fuji's exceptionally symmetrical cone, which is snow-capped several months a year, is a well-known symbol of Japan and it is frequently depicted in art and photographs, as well as visited by sightseers and climbers. It is one of Japan's "Three Holy Mountains" along with Mount Tate and Mount Haku; it is a Special Place of Scenic Beauty, an Historic Site, and has been submitted for future inscription on the World Heritage List as a Cultural Site.

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Uploaded on June 11, 2012
Taken on June 11, 2012