Key Information
Mount Fuji
| Type | Stratovolcano |
| Height | 12,395 ft |
| First Ascent | 663 CE by En no Odzunu |
| Last Eruption | December 16, 1707 (Hōei eruption) |
Learning Point
- Mount Fuji is one of the most perfectly formed volcanoes on Earth, and probably one of the most iconic. It’s almost perfectly conical shape is the result of thousands of years of activity, though it about 300 years since it last erupted.
Project
- Draw a picture of Mount Fuji.
- Overview
- Cross Section
Location
| Located in | Shizuoka and Yamanashi prefectures, Japan |
Fun Facts
- Mount Fuji is the highest mountain in Japan, over 12,300 ft tall.
- The last eruption of Mount Fuji was in 1707 to 1708.
- The first woman to climb Mount Fuji was in 1832, Tatsu Takayama, after a ban on women climbing the mountain was lifted. The ban was there because the mountain is viewed as sacred.
- A well-known Japanese saying suggests that a wise person will climb Mount Fuji once in their lifetime, but only a fool would climb it twice.
Past Lessons
| 46 | November 28, 2022 | (North America) |
| 209 | August 11, 2026 | (North America) |