Mount Fuji of Japan is a physical, cultural, and spiritual symbol of the country. It is one of the most famous mountains in the world. Mount Fuji (富士山, Fujisan, meaning “wealth” or “abundant” and “a man of status” respectively), rises 3776 meters and is Japan’s highest mountain near the Pacific Ocean coast in Yamanashi and Shizuoka ken (prefectures). It is an active volcano that erupted last 1707. Was being registered as a World Cultural Heritage in 2013. The mountain can be seen from Tokyo and Yokohama on clear days.

Mount Fuji is most popular with tourists who visited Japan. It is also popular to Japanese as on the record there are more than 200,000 people climbing to the summit every year, most peak on the warmer summer months. Aside from tourists, the mountain has been a sacred site for practicers of Shinto (is the indigenous faith or spirituality in Japan).

Faces of Mount Fuji

Red Fuji

“Red Fuji” occurs when during sunrise and sunset that brings the mountain into bright red. Red Fuji rare phenomenon also occurs when the snow from the mountain’s peak begins to melt exposing the reddish color at the beginning of summer, the tinged sunlight emphasizing the mountain to appear vividly red.

Red Fuji becomes so famous from the work of the famous artist Katsushika Hokusai’s work called “Fine Wind, Clear Morning” (gaifūkaisei) of the “Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji” series.

Diamond Fuji and Pearl Fuji

Diamond Fuji occurs in the hours of both sunset and sunrise dancing perfectly on Mount Fuji’s summit. It’s like a diamond sitting at the peak of the mountain thus this called Diamond Fuji.
Pearl Fuji occurs when the full moon is sitting on Mount Fuji’s peak. Diamond Fuji is a sparkly blazing of sunlight while Pearl Fuji is a soft radiance light of the moon. This wonderful scenery can be observed once a month.

Upside-down Fuji

Upside-down Fuji is a reflection of the mountain from the waveless waters of a lake. This can be seen on days with clear air and no wind. As rare as it is, Upside-down Fuji imprinted at the back of 1,000-yen bills.

If you want to see Mount Fuji from Tokyo, the best season is from autumn to winter. December and January are the best months but January had the better result. However, this depends on the weather and climate, and there are some years in which visibility is better during December and some years in which January is the prime month. The best time of day to see Mount Fuji is in the morning from 8:00 a.m., 12:00 p.m., and 4:00 p.m.

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