The Five Lakes
Fuji mirrored.
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Mount Fuji is an active stratovolcano on the island of Honshu with a summit at 3,776 metres, the highest mountain in Japan. It stands about 100 km south-west of Tokyo, which can see it on clear days, and about 16 km from the town of Fujikawaguchiko in a straight line. It last erupted in 1707 and 1708. It is one of Japan's Three Holy Mountains, and in 2013 it joined the World Heritage List as a cultural site, for having inspired artists and poets and drawn pilgrims for centuries. Its strikingly symmetrical cone is covered in snow for about five months of the year. The finest views come from the Fuji Five Lakes along its northern foot, where it is mirrored in the water, and from the surrounding hills at sunrise and sunset, framed by cherry blossom in spring and coloured leaves in autumn. Climbers reach the summit in a short summer season, roughly July to early September, and fees and limits now apply on some trails. The mountain is clearest on cold autumn and winter mornings, while summer cloud often hides it.
Fuji mirrored.
About five months a year.
From the nearby hills.
On the border of Yamanashi and Shizuoka prefectures, Japan
Summer, roughly July to early September.
Autumn and winter mornings.