It is also an active volcano. Last week, the Japanese government revised its volcanic hazard map for Mount Fuji for the first time in 17 years. This comes as new data shows that lava flows from a ...

An observation map by the meteorological agency also ... MORE: Reporter's Notebook: Climbing Japan's tallest peak, Mount Fuji ...

The new plan reflects a 2021 update on volcanic hazard maps of ... Hikers at Mount Fuji’s fifth station or higher will be instructed to descend from the mountain when the Japan Meteorological ...

An almost perfectly conical volcano, Mount Fuji is a familiar symbol of Japan, located 70 mi/115 km southwest of Tokyo. It is 12,388 ft/3,774 m high and beautifully snow-capped in winter. Ascendi ...