
National Jan 3, 2020
After 300 years, is majestic Mount Fuji 'on standby' for next eruption?
by Tomohiro Osaki
Snow-capped, symmetrically cone-shaped and awe-inspiringly tall, Mount Fuji has for centuries provided Japanese with something of a spiritual backbone, attracting hundreds of thousands of climbers every year. But often overshadowed by its beauty is the fact that the mountain straddling Shizuoka and Yamanashi prefectures is ...