The active volcano in Japan that is a World Heritage Site and national symbol is Mount Fuji.
Mount Fuji is Japan's highest mountain, rising to 3,776 metres on Honshu, roughly 100 kilometres southwest of Tokyo. Its near-symmetrical cone was built by repeated volcanic eruptions, and the present volcano formed over older volcanic structures. Although it has been quiet since the Hoei eruption of 1707–08, Fuji remains classified as an active volcano.
The mountain has deep religious significance in Shinto and Buddhism. Pilgrims have climbed it for centuries, and its striking profile became a defining subject in Japanese art. Katsushika Hokusai's ukiyo-e series Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji helped make the mountain internationally recognisable.
UNESCO inscribed “Fujisan, sacred place and source of artistic inspiration” as a cultural World Heritage Site in 2013. This status recognises shrines, pilgrimage routes and artistic traditions as well as the mountain itself. Mount Everest is higher, Kilimanjaro is in Africa, and Mount Vesuvius is in Italy.