Does anyone know any good site about mount fuji and its history?

Question

Like how hot it is, facts and trand trivia about Mount Fuji, and folklore?And eruption history/timeline,and myths and legends, and some good little powerpoint movies? and stuff about the lake surrounding it please. Please provide links. And sources. thank you.^_________________^

Answer 1

The mountain is the home of the Japanese goddess Sengen-Samaand a cultural, historic, and religious symbol. It is the highest mountain in Japan. It straddles the boundary of Shizuoka and Yamanashi prefectures just west of Tokyo, from where it can be seen on a clear day. It is located near the Pacific coast of central Honshū. Three small cities surround it, they are: Gotemba (East), Fuji-Yoshida (North) and Fujinomiya (Southwest). Mount Fuji maintains a snow cap most of the year round even though it is in a temperate climate zone.

Mount Fuji is a well-known symbol of Japan and is frequently depicted in art and photographs, as well as visited by sightseers and climbers.

Elevation 3,776 m (12,388 ft)
Location Chūbu region, Honshū, Japan
Coordinates 35.358° N 138.731° E
Last eruption 1708
First ascent 663 by an anonymous monk
Easiest route Hike

Trivia
- Singer Kyu Sakamoto once had bearers carry a grand piano to the summit for a concert.
- The Atari and Infiniti logos are both stylized representations of Mount Fuji, though some believe that the Infiniti logo is just a road.
- Mount Taranaki or Mount Egmont in New Zealand looks so similar to Mount Fuji from some angles that it has been used as a substitute in films, such as The Last Samurai.
- Volcan Osorno in south Chile also has a striking similarity to Mount Fuji.
- Before Mt. St. Helens erupted in 1980, it was often called the "Mt Fuji of America."
- Mt Fuji and the surrounding area is a frequently utilised battleground in the Godzilla series, most notably in Destroy All Monsters, Godzilla vs The Smog Monster and Godzilla: Final Wars.
- Mt. Fuji is a playable level in the PS2 RPG "Shadow Hearts: Covenant", under the name "Immortal Mountain".
- In the video game "Soul Calibur III" one of the battlefields is titled "Sacred Mt. Fuji - Lava Bed".
- The heel manager, Mr. Fuji, is named after the mountain.

According to Japanese folklore:
- Mount Fuji is said to have arisen in a single night. The place where the earth was taken is Lake Biwa. A fire ceremony is conducted each year on August 26, which has its origin in the myth of Konohana Sakuya Hime.
- wise men climb Mt Fuji once but fools climb it twice.
- The troubles of medieval was a prime cause in the revival in the Shinto belief. Mount Fuji was the abode of the supreme deity and thus, Fujiyama became the protector of the nation. Mount Fuji is only to be climbed after ritual purification.
- When Buddha Amida proved that Mount Haku was taller, Mount Fuji was so angry that she hit Mount Haku over the head, breaking him into eight peaks.

Answer 2

Mount Fuji (FOO jee), is the archetype of the stratovolcano and probably rivals Vesuvius for the best-known volcano. Mt. Fuji lies on the island of Honshu, about 60 miles (97 kilometers) southwest of Tokyo. Fuji has erupted at least 16 times since 781 A.D. Most of the eruptions were moderate to moderate-large in size.
The most recent eruption was in 1707-1708 from a vent on the southeast side of the cone. The eruption ejected 0.8 cubic km of ash, blocks, and bombs. Five historic eruptions have caused damage, including the 1707-1708 eruption; no fatalities. Fuji had two large eruptions (VEI=5) in 1050 and 930 B.C.

Mt. Fuji is famous for its perfectly symmetrical cone.

The Mt. Fuji volcano is the highest in Japan, rising 3776 m, or 12,388 feet above sea level in the form of a typical cone. (about 50 km across the base). At the summit is a circular crater about 500 m across and as much as 250 m deep below the highest point (35o21'N, 138o43'E). The upper have of the volcano is white in color during the winter, small patches of icy snow is left on the shady slopes in the summit crater usually seen in midsummer. Any traces of past glaciation are nowhere to be found on the volcano.

The reason is the volcano is virtually covered all over with lava-flows and pyroclastics ejected by the volcanic eruptions that occurred at the end of the last period of the Quaternary Ice Age. Mt. Fuji is not only a single structure, the volcano is actually a group of "superposed" cones. It consits of three different volcanoes; Komitake, Ko-Fuji (older Fuji Volcano) and the present Fuji (younger Fuji Volcano) which lie one upon the other. The volcano is studded with parasitic cones and flank openings.




The activity of Komitake Volcano started in the middle Pleistocene with the eruption of andesite lava flows. The younger Fuji Volcano exhibited various types of eruptions during 11,000 years. The Japanese call the mountain Fuji-yama or Fuji-san and is considered a sacred mountain.


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Answer 3

There aren't any tours per se, but if you really feel like stressing yourself out, then take the bullet train there, go to the Golden Pavillion, a few other temples and shrines, then take the train back. Kyoto's not really a daytrip from Tokyo. It's a daytrip from Osaka. It's too good for a daytrip though. In fact, if you do decide to go for a day from Tokyo, you might end up cutting your losses and staying there a night so you can see more before heading back to Tokyo. That goes for Nara too. A day trip from Tokyo would probably entail staying in Tokyo. You could spend a day at Odaiba. Of course there's Disneyland and Disney Sea too. They're not too far from Tokyo. Definitely daytrip material.

Answer 4

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