About Mt. Fuji and facts
If you plan on climbing Mount Fuji the season is very short. Climbing season begins on the first day in July, and it ends in the last week of August on the 27th. This means climbing season lasts less than two months.
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Mount Fuji facts include the number of lakes surrounding the mountain. There are 5 of them, and these are Lake Motosuko, Lake Kawaguchiko, Lake Shojiko, Lake Yamanakako, Lake Saiko.
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Following the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami, much attention was given to the volcanic reaction of Mt. Fuji. In September 2012, mathematical models created by the National Research Institute for Earth Science and Disaster Prevention suggested that the pressure in Mount Fuji's magma chamber could be at 1.6 megapascals, higher than it was in 1707.
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Mount Fuji is famous for its perfectly symmetrical cone. This photograph shows the shadow of Fuji projected of the adjacent countryside at sunrise.
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