The World Heritage Committee of UNESCO decided Saturday to inscribe Mount Fuji on the U.N. agency's prestigious World Heritage list.
The 3,776-meter volcano straddling Yamanashi and Shizuoka prefectures was approved by the 21-member panel of the U.N. Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization during its 37th session in Cambodia's capital.
Japan's highest and most celebrated peak was designated a "cultural" rather than "natural" site and registered under the title "Mt. Fuji: Object of Worship, Wellspring of Art."