Located on the island of Honshu, Japan, and 3776 meters high Mount Fuji (Fuji-san) is the highest peak in the country. In Snow in the winter, this mountain is a symbol of Tokyo, a place where conglomerate million tourists each year for promotion.
This geographical majesty has also the characteristics of a volcano. Although the last eruption dates back to 1707, is considered an active volcano but low risk of rash. Women were forbidden to climb the mountain until 1912.
The dream of every mountaineer is climbing Mount Fuji, and the period allowed for this promotion, is between 1 July and 28 August, and are generally carried out at night to observe the output sun from the top of Mt. A clear day, from the Tokyo Fuji can be seen.
At the foot of the mountain, and ideal for summer tourism are 5 lakes in temperate waters, which form a beautiful landscape, accompanied by plateaus and waterfalls, caves naturally.
Mount Fuji appears in thousands of writings and contemporary paintings, an example of this are the paintings that appear in Fuji Sengen Shrine at the foot of Lake Yamanaka, one point for tourists.
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