MOUNT FUJI
Mount Fuji Guide - with maps, pictures, tours, history, origin of the name
and information on climbing Mount Fuji.
Mount
Fuji (富士山 Fuji-san, 3776 meters) is Japan's highest mountain. Visible from
Tokyo on a clear day, the mountain is located to the west of
Tokyo on the
main island Honshu.
Understanding Mount Fuji
An almost
perfectly symmetrical volcanic cone, the mountain is a near-mythical
national symbol immortalized in countless works of art, including
Hokusai's 36 Views of Mount Fuji.
For
merely seeing Mount Fuji, it's better to maintain some distance. The most
popular place for
sightseeing tours of Mount Fuji and surroundings is
Hakone. Many of the best photographs are taken from
Fuji-Hakone-Izu National Park near or including one of the five lakes that
surround Mount Fuji.
Even for the experienced traveller to Japan,
it is much easier to take one of the organised tours from
Tokyo to see Mount Fuji. Most organised tours
include the near by
Hakone and some include a return trip on the
Shinkansen (bullet train).
Book your tour of Mount Fuji here. |
