Which mountain is the highest point in Japan, rising to 3,776 meters?

Mount Fuji is Japan’s highest mountain, rising to 3,776 meters above sea level.

It is a nearly symmetrical stratovolcano on Honshu, Japan’s largest island, west of Tokyo. The present cone formed through several volcanic stages, and the mountain’s last confirmed eruption occurred from December 1707 to February 1708. That event, known as the Hōei eruption, deposited ash over parts of the surrounding region.

Mount Fuji has long been important in Japanese art, religion, and literature. Its distinctive profile appears in works such as Katsushika Hokusai’s “Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji.” The mountain was added to the UNESCO World Heritage List in 2013 as a cultural site, emphasizing its role as a source of artistic inspiration and pilgrimage. Despite its broad shape, Fuji is an active volcano rather than an extinct one.