Mount Fuji, the volcano and national symbol, is located in Japan.
Mount Fuji stands on Honshu, Japan’s largest island, near the Pacific coast and southwest of Tokyo. It rises to 3,776 metres, making it Japan’s highest mountain. Its remarkably symmetrical cone has made it one of the country’s most recognizable landscapes and a frequent subject of art, photography, and travel writing.
Fuji is a stratovolcano formed through repeated volcanic activity. The present cone developed over older volcanic structures, including Mount Komitake and an earlier volcano commonly called Ko-Fuji. Its last confirmed eruption began in December 1707 and continued into early 1708.
The mountain crosses the prefectural boundary between Shizuoka and Yamanashi. Mount Fuji and its cultural significance were added to the UNESCO World Heritage List in 2013 as a cultural site, emphasizing its role in Japanese artistic and religious traditions.