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Mt. Fuji I
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The
highest
mountain
in
Japan
with
a
conical
shape.
The
center
of
mountain
worship
for
centuries. |
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 Mt.
Fuji
is
3,776m
high
and
is
the
highest
mountain
in
Japan
situated
at
the
border
of
southeastern
Yamanashi
and
Shizuoka.
With
its
unrivaled
magnificence
and
beautiful
conic
shape,
Mt.
Fuji
has
often
been
selected
as
the
subject
for
paintings
and
literature.
It
is
the
world
famous
symbol
of
Japan. |
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At
the
foot
of
Mt.
Fuji,
there
are
the
Five
Lakes
of
Fuji,
the
Aoki-ga-hara
Sea
of
Forest
that
is
dark
even
during
the
day,
as
well
as
Kitaguchi-Hongu
Fuji-Sengen
Shrine
that
was
constructed
to
calm
the
eruption
of
Mt.
Fuji.
The
Fire
Festival
of
Yoshida,
held
at
the
end
of
the
year
as a
ritual
of
closing
the
climbing
season
for
Mt.
Fuji,
is
one
of
the
three
most
peculiar
festivals
in
Japan. |
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Mt.
Fuji
has
long
been
the
center
for
the
mountain
worship
of
ancient
Japan.
Today,
it
is a
popular
mountain
to
climb,
and
many
people
climb
Mt.
Fuji
to
watch
the
sunrise
called
Goraiko
from
the
top.
The
access
to
the
5th
station
is
well
maintained,
so
you
can
go
up
to
this
point
and
thoroughly
enjoy
the
magnificence
of
Mt.
Fuji
by
just
looking
at
the
beautiful
scenery
close
at
hand
without
endeavoring
to
climb
all
the
way
to
the
top. |
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