Mount Fuji and lake, Yamanashi prefecture

Mount Fuji (Fuji-san) is the highest mountain in Japan at 3,776 meters, and one of Japan's "Three Holy Mountains" (Sanreizan). It is surrounded by five lakes.

An active volcano that last erupted in 1707�08, Mount Fuji is located near the Pacific coast of central Honshu, just west of Tokyo, from where it can be seen on a clear day.

Its exceptionally symmetrical cone is a well-known symbol of Japan, frequently depicted in art and photographs, and visited by sightseers and climbers.

SOURCE: Courtesy of Japan National Tourism Organization, used with permission.

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