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MOUNT FUJI JAPAN

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                               Mount Fuji, located on the island of Honshū, is the highest mountain in Japan, standing 3,776.24 metres. It is also the second-highest volcano located on an island in Asia after Mount Kerinci in Sumatra and seventh-highest peak of an island on Earth. It is an active stratovolcano that last erupted from 1707–1708. Mount Fuji lies about 100 kilometres south-west of Tokyo and can be seen from there on clear days. Mount Fuji's exceptionally symmetrical cone, which is snow-capped for about 5 months a year, is commonly used as a cultural icon of Japan and it is frequently depicted in many arts and photographs, as well as visited by sightseers and climbers. Mount Fuji is one of Japan's Three Holy Mountains, along with Mount Tate and Mount Haku. It is also a Special Place of Scenic Beauty and one of Japan's Historic Sites. It was added to the World Heritage List as a Cultural Site on June 22, 2013. According to UNESCO, Mount Fuji has inspired art