Jun 22, 2013 · The solitary, often snow-capped Mount Fuji (Fujisan), rising above villages and tree-fringed sea and lakes, has inspired artists and poets and been the object of pilgrimage for centuries. Fujisan is a solitary strato-volcano, around 100 km south-west of Tokyo that rises to 3,776 meters in height.

Mar 3, 2025 · Lake Shojiko is the smallest of the Fuji Five Lakes. The beautiful scenery of Mt. Fuji standing behind Mt. Omuro is often called "cradling Fuji." The lake is also a popular fishing spot for Crucian Carp and Pond Smelt. Shojiko Tourism Association. Lake Motosuko is the deepest and clearest of the Fuji Five Lakes.

Mount Fuji (富士山, Fujisan) is with 3776 meters Japan's highest mountain. It is not surprising that the nearly perfectly shaped volcano has been worshiped as a sacred mountain and experienced big popularity among artists and common people throughout the centuries.

Fujisan—Sacred Place & Source of Artistic Inspiration (UNESCO) Iconic and inspirational—Japan's most famous mountain OVERVIEW Standing over 3,500-meters tall, Mt. Fuji looms over Shizuoka and Yamanashi, where it …

Taking on Mt. Fuji Tourism Climbing Route 3776! Fuji city is the only place in Japan where you can see Mt.Fuji from sea level to the summit at 3,776m/12,388ft. The noble beauty and the purity of Mt.Fuji is the pride of the Japanese.

This is the land of the famous Fuji Five Lakes – Lake Kawaguchiko, Lake Yamanakako, Lake Saiko, Lake Shojiko, and Lake Motosuko – a picture-perfect landscape most travelers to Japan will recognize from guidebooks and postcards.

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Fujisan’s value as a World Cultural Heritage arises from the fact that it has become an “object of worship” and a “source of artistic inspiration” through its magnificent landscape and its sacred aspect.

KURUI FUJISAN offers one day trips from Kawaguchiko Station. You can explore photogenic places around Mt Fuji with an English speaking guide or an English speaking local assistant. Guides and local assistants in other languages are also available on your request.

The Fujisan World Heritage Center is a celebration of Mt. Fuji, with traditional artwork, a huge sculpture that depicts the mountain in 3D, videos showing the ascent of the mountain, VR to experience a sacred journey to Mt Fuji, plus a guide system that takes visitors around the museum using their smartphones.