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93-566: Gotemba is located in far eastern Shizuoka Prefecture at an altitude of 250–600 metres (820–1,970 ft). Mount Fuji is located to the west, and Mount Hakone to the east, with the Tanzawa Mountains to the north and Mount Ashitaka to the south. The area is noted for its numerous golf courses , with the Mitsui Sumitomo Visa Taiheiyo Masters taking place annually. Per Japanese census data,

186-577: A Boeing 707 , broke up in flight and crashed near the Mount Fuji Gotemba New fifth station, shortly after departure from Tokyo International Airport . All 113 passengers and 11 crew members died in the disaster, which was attributed to the extreme clear-air turbulence caused by lee waves downwind of the mountain. There is a memorial for the crash victims a short distance down from the Gotemba New fifth station. Today, Mount Fuji

279-654: A constantly remaining symbol of World Peace. The Vienna Peace Pagoda, on the Danube River, ( 48°11′28″N 16°27′17″E  /  48.1912047°N 16.4548101°E  / 48.1912047; 16.4548101  ( Vienna Peace Pagoda ) ) was built on land donated by Elisabeth Lindmayer. Nipponzan Myohoji monks constructed the Pagoda, which was completed in 1983, the first peace pagoda in continental Europe. The Nipponzan Myohoji order led by Rev. Gyosei Masunaga have been active here for 25 years. On 26 June 1998,

372-651: A daily limit of 4,000 hikers on the trail and close it between 4 p.m. and 3 a.m except for guests in mountain lodges. The Shizuoka prefectural government subsequently announced that it would also close the Subashiri, Gotemba and Fujinomiya trails at the same time period with the same exceptions, citing also concerns over congestion. In Shinto mythology, Kuninotokotachi (国之常立神 , Kuninotokotachi-no-Kami , in Kojiki )(国常立尊 , Kuninotokotachi-no-Mikoto , in Nihon Shoki )

465-570: A focus for the Burmese community in Britain. The Milton Keynes Peace Pagoda ( 52°03′28″N 0°43′32″W  /  52.057697°N 0.725436°W  / 52.057697; -0.725436  ( Milton Keynes Peace Pagoda ) ) was completed in 1980 at the western edge of Willen lake in Willen , Milton Keynes . This was the first Nipponzan-Myōhōji Peace Pagoda in the western world . There

558-717: A foreigner was by Sir Rutherford Alcock in September 1860, who ascended the mountain in 8 hours and descended in 3 hours. Alcock's brief narrative in The Capital of the Tycoon was the first widely disseminated description of the mountain in the West. Lady Fanny Parkes, the wife of British ambassador Sir Harry Parkes , was the first non-Japanese woman to ascend Mount Fuji, in 1867. Photographer Felix Beato climbed Mount Fuji two years later. On March 5, 1966, BOAC Flight 911 ,

651-500: A high of nearly 80 bodies in 2002. The recent increase in suicides prompted local officials to erect signs that attempt to convince individuals experiencing suicidal intent to re-think their desperate plans, and sometimes these messages have proven effective. The numbers of suicides in the past creates an allure that has persisted across the span of decades. Many hikers mark their routes by leaving colored plastic tape behind as they pass, raising concern among prefectural officials about

744-410: A new evacuation plan was developed to account for the 2021 hazard map update. The forest at the northwest base of the mountain is named Aokigahara . Folk tales and legends tell of ghosts, demons, Yūrei and Yōkai haunting the forest, and in the 19th century, Aokigahara was one of many places poor families abandoned the very young and elderly. Approximately 30 suicides have been counted yearly, with

837-651: A popular symbol in Japanese culture, including making numerous movie appearances, inspiring the Infiniti logo, and even appearing in medicine with the Mount Fuji sign . In September 2004, the staffed weather station at the summit was closed after 72 years in operation. Observers monitored radar sweeps that detected typhoons and heavy rains. The station, which was the highest in Japan at 3,780 m (12,402 ft),

930-593: A two-year period, and was inaugurated on 8 November 1972. It was established by Sri Nitya Nanda Kanungo, Governor of Bihar, with the spiritual guidance of Nichidatsu Fujii , whose monks helped build the Peace Pagoda. The Shanti Stupa in Ladakh was built by Nipponzan-Myōhōji monks, headed by Head monk Nakamura, with the help of local people. The Shanti Stupa holds the relics of the Buddha at its base, enshrined by

1023-712: Is 58 m high and situated on a small hill. Founded in 1964, the Gotemba Peace Pagoda in Shizuoka Prefecture ( 35°17′05″N 138°57′23″E  /  35.284637°N 138.956364°E  / 35.284637; 138.956364  ( Gotemba World Peace Pagoda ) ) includes a Nipponzan-Myōhōji temple. This Peace Pagoda (Stupa) was built by Nipponzan-Myōhōji monks in 1959 halfway up Mount Moiwa ( 43°01′49″N 141°19′51″E  /  43.030385°N 141.330728°E  / 43.030385; 141.330728  ( Sapporo Peace Pagoda ) ). It

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1116-436: Is 780 m (2,560 ft) in diameter and 240 m (790 ft) deep. The bottom of the crater is 100–130 m (330–430 ft) in diameter. Slope angles from the crater to a distance of 1.5–2 km (0.93–1.24 mi) are 31°–35°, the angle of repose for dry gravel. Beyond this distance, slope angles are about 27°, which is caused by an increase in scoria . Mid-flank slope angles decrease from 23° to less than 10° in

1209-677: Is a Buddhist stupa : a monument to inspire peace, designed to provide a focus for people of all races and creeds, and to help unite them in their search for world peace. Most, though not all, peace pagodas built since World War II have been built under the guidance of Nichidatsu Fujii (1885–1985), a Buddhist monk from Japan and founder of the Nipponzan-Myōhōji Buddhist Order. Fujii was greatly inspired by his meeting with Mahatma Gandhi in 1931 and decided to devote his life to promoting non-violence. In 1947, he began constructing Peace Pagodas as shrines to world peace . The first

1302-416: Is a Nipponzan-Myōhōji Order temple and monastery nearby ( 52°03′20″N 0°43′34″W  /  52.055436°N 0.726181°W  / 52.055436; -0.726181  ( Nipponzan-Myōhōji Order temple and monastery ) ). The London Peace Pagoda ( 51°28′55″N 0°09′32″W  /  51.482018°N 0.159025°W  / 51.482018; -0.159025  ( London Peace Pagoda ) )

1395-655: Is a five-tiered concrete stupa in Nihonmachi ( Japantown ) between Post and Geary Streets at Buchanan. It is part of the Japan Center complex which opened in 1968. It was designed by Japanese architect Yoshiro Taniguchi and presented to San Francisco by the people of Osaka , Japan. This stupa is not associated with Nipponzan-Myōhōji. The New England Peace Pagoda ( 42°29′56″N 72°29′28″W  /  42.498994°N 72.491108°W  / 42.498994; -72.491108  ( New England Peace Pagoda ) )

1488-580: Is an active stratovolcano located on the Japanese island of Honshu , with a summit elevation of 3,776.24 m (12,389 ft 3 in). It is the tallest mountain in Japan, the second-highest volcano located on an island in Asia (after Mount Kerinci on the Indonesian island of Sumatra ), and seventh-highest peak of an island on Earth. Mount Fuji last erupted from 1707 to 1708 . The mountain

1581-460: Is an international destination for tourism and mountain climbing . In the early 20th century, populist educator Frederick Starr 's Chautauqua lectures about his several ascents of Mount Fuji— in 1913, 1919, and 1923—were widely known in America. A well-known Japanese saying suggests that a wise person will climb Mt. Fuji once in their lifetime, but only a fool would climb it twice. It remains

1674-683: Is beside Gitai Mandir. It is a large stupa of white color. Statues of Buddha are mounted on the stupa, facing in four directions. It also has a small Japanese Buddhist temple with a large park. There is a temple near the stupa where prayers are done for universal peace. Work on Hanaokayama Peace Pagoda , the first Peace Pagoda constructed by Nipponzan Myohoji Japanese Buddhist monks, began in 1947 atop Mount Hanaoka, Kumamoto ( 32°47′48″N 130°41′09″E  /  32.796605°N 130.685959°E  / 32.796605; 130.685959  ( Hanaokayama Peace Pagoda ) ) with basic hand tools. It took seven years to build, being inaugurated in 1954: it

1767-426: Is called 御来光 goraikō , "arrival of light". There are four major routes to the summit, each has numbered stations along the way. They are (clockwise, starting north): Kawaguchiko, Subashiri, Gotemba, and Fujinomiya routes. Climbers usually start at the fifth stations, as these are reachable by car or by bus. The summit is the tenth station on each trail. The stations on different routes are at different elevations;

1860-523: Is designated as a national park, it is illegal to camp above the fifth station. There are eight peaks around the crater at the summit. The highest point in Japan, Ken-ga-mine, is where the Mount Fuji Radar System used to be (it was replaced by an automated system in 2004). Climbers are able to visit each of these peaks. Paragliders take off in the vicinity of the fifth station Gotemba parking lot, between Subashiri and Hōei-zan peak on

1953-430: Is from July to August, while huts and other facilities are operating and the weather is warmest. Buses to the trail heads typically used by climbers start running on July 1. Climbing from October to May is very strongly discouraged, after a number of high-profile deaths and severe cold weather. Most Japanese climb the mountain at night in order to be in a position at or near the summit when the sun rises. The morning light

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2046-401: Is located about 100 km (62 mi) southwest of Tokyo and is visible from the Japanese capital on clear days. Mount Fuji's exceptionally symmetrical cone, which is covered in snow for about five months of the year, is commonly used as a cultural icon of Japan and is frequently depicted in art and photography, as well as visited by sightseers, hikers and mountain climbers. Mount Fuji

2139-481: Is located on Walapane, Central Province of Sri Lanka. This is also called Japanese Sama Viharaya Walapane. Peace Pagoda is an enormous shrine, recently restored to become one of the most prominent landmarks in Walapane. In addition Peace pagoda is located on a top of a mountain providing adorable views of a mountain range to the visitors. With many opportunities for tourists whom are eager to cycling and walking among

2232-510: Is one of Japan's " Three Holy Mountains " ( 三霊山 , Sanreizan ) along with Mount Tate and Mount Haku . It is a Special Place of Scenic Beauty and one of Japan's Historic Sites . It was added to the World Heritage List as a Cultural Site on June 22, 2013. According to UNESCO , Mount Fuji has "inspired artists and poets and been the object of pilgrimage for centuries". UNESCO recognizes 25 sites of cultural interest within

2325-410: Is one of the two gods born from "something like a reed that arose from the soil" when the earth was chaotic . According to the Nihon Shoki , Konohanasakuya-hime , wife of Ninigi , is the goddess of Mount Fuji, where Fujisan Hongū Sengen Taisha is dedicated for her. In ancient times, the mountain was worshipped from afar. The Asama shrine was set up at the foothills to ward off eruptions. In

2418-581: Is one of them. Work on the Stupa began in 1972 and it was dedicated on 1 November 1992. A Vishwa Shanti Stupa/World Peace Pagoda in New Delhi ( 28°36′08″N 77°15′12″E  /  28.602352°N 77.253413°E  / 28.602352; 77.253413  ( Vishwa Shanti Delhi Peace Pagoda ) ) was inaugurated on 20th. November 2007 by monks and nuns of Nipponzan-Myōhōji , the Dalai Lama and

2511-639: Is the centre of many activities for the propagation of world peace and the unification of Korea. One such activity is the Lotus Sutra writing movement, and on 15 August each year people come and place hand-written copies of the Lotus Sutra into the Pagoda. This stupa is not associated with Nipponzan-Myōhōji. The Lumbini Shanti Stupa/Peace Pagoda ( 27°29′56″N 83°16′35″E  /  27.4989001°N 83.2762546°E  / 27.4989001; 83.2762546  ( Lumbini World Peace Pagoda ) ) in Nepal

2604-622: Is the first Nipponzan-Myōhōji Peace Pagoda to be built in the US and was completed in 1985. The Franklin County Technical School brought students from their electrical, plumbing, and carpentry shops to assist in building the temple. The Grafton Peace Pagoda in Grafton, New York ( 42°45′04″N 73°24′32″W  /  42.751109°N 73.408756°W  / 42.751109; -73.408756  ( Grafton Peace Pagoda ) )

2697-621: Is the word for "fire", ape huchi kamuy being the fire deity. Research on the distribution of place names that include fuji as a part also suggest the origin of the word fuji is in the Yamato language rather than Ainu. Japanese toponymist Kanji Kagami argued that the name has the same root as wisteria ( 藤 , fuji ) and rainbow ( 虹 , niji , but with an alternative reading, fuji ) , and came from its "long well-shaped slope". Modern linguist Alexander Vovin proposes an alternative hypothesis based on Old Japanese reading */puⁿzi/ :

2790-635: The 14th Dalai Lama himself It is situated at a hilltop in Changspa village providing a bird's eye view of Leh town and the surrounding mountain peaks. The 14th and current Dalai Lama inaugurated the Shanti Stupa in August 1985. The stupa at Vaishali was inaugurated 23 October 1996. Vaishali is an important place in the life of the Buddha . Vishwa Shanti stupa was a dream of Nichidatsu Fujii. It

2883-534: The Dhamma Talaka Pagoda was dedicated in the Ladywood district of Birmingham . The Burmese monk and scholar, Aggamahapandita Rewata Dhamma , was the prime mover behind the planning of the pagoda and the new monastic complex that developed on the same grounds. Enshrined above its dome are Buddha relics once belonging to the Burmese royal family. The building therefore serves as a pilgrimage site and

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2976-634: The Great Smoky Mountains Peace Pagoda ( 35°52′17″N 83°10′13″W  /  35.8713972°N 83.1702692°W  / 35.8713972; -83.1702692  ( Great Smoky Mountains Peace Pagoda ) ) is under construction. Land for the construction of the Great Smoky Mountains Peace Pagoda was purchased in 2000 and, by the end of 2014, a temple, gardens, Stone Pagoda, Spirit Garden, and guest house had been completed. Construction of

3069-483: The Heian period (794–1185), volcanic activity subsided and Fuji was used as a base for Shugendō , a syncretic religion combining mountain worship and Buddhism. Worshippers began to climb the slopes and by the early 12th century, Matsudai Shonin had founded a temple on the summit. Fuji-kō was an Edo period cult centred around the mountain founded by an ascetic named Hasegawa Kakugyō (1541–1646). The cult venerated

3162-772: The St Norbert Arts Centre in St. Norbert ( Winnipeg, Manitoba ), Canada . The Asociación Cultural Tibetana A.C. ("Garuda") is constructing a stupa at Los Álamos, Valle de Bravo, Mexico State under the patronage of Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche . The Peace Pagoda in San Francisco ( 37°47′06″N 122°25′47″W  /  37.785054°N 122.429827°W  / 37.785054; -122.429827  ( Peace Pagoda in San Francisco ) )

3255-605: The United States Marine Corps . Gotemba was elevated to city status on February 11, 1955, through the merger of Gotemba Town with neighboring Fujioka Village, Harasato Village, Ino Village, and Tamaho Village. The city expanded through annexation of Takane Village on January 1, 1956 and the Furusawa District of Oyama Town on September 1, 1957. The Gotemba Interchange on the Tōmei Expressway

3348-562: The abolition of the han system in 1871 and the establishment of Shizuoka Prefecture. The opening of Gotemba Station on what was then the Tōkaidō Main Line on February 1, 1889, spurred development of the area. With the establishment of the modern municipalities system on April 1, 1889, Gotemba Town was created within Suntō District , along with Fujioka Village, Harasato Village, Ino Village, Tamaho Village, and Takane Village. However,

3441-417: The piedmont . Scientists have identified four distinct phases of volcanic activity in the formation of Mount Fuji. The first phase, called Sen-komitake , is composed of an andesite core recently discovered deep within the mountain. Sen-komitake was followed by the " Komitake Fuji", a basalt layer believed to be formed several hundred thousand years ago. Approximately 100,000 years ago, "Old Fuji"

3534-555: The "number one" mountain of the known world of the three countries of India, China, and Japan". The mountain is mentioned in Japanese literature throughout the ages and is the subject of many poems. The summit has been thought of as sacred since ancient times and was therefore forbidden to women. It was not until 1872 that the Japanese government issued an edict (May 4, 1872, Grand Council of State Edict 98) stating, "Any remaining practices of female exclusion on shrine and temple lands shall be immediately abolished, and mountain climbing for

3627-520: The 1830s), poetry, music, theater, film, manga , anime , pottery and even Kawaii subculture. Before its explosive eruption in 1980 , Mount St. Helens was once known as "The Fuji of America", for its striking resemblance to Mount Fuji. Mount Taranaki in New Zealand is also said to bear a resemblance to Mount Fuji, and for this reason has been used as a stand-in for the mountain in films and television. Peace Pagoda A Peace Pagoda

3720-492: The 2020s. In 2021, a new hazard map was created to help residents plan for evacuation, stoking fears because of its increased estimate of lava flow and additional vents. Soon afterwards, a 4.8 magnitude earthquake hit the area, sending the phrase "Mt Fuji eruption" trending on Twitter . However, the Japan Meteorological Agency assured the public the earthquake did not increase the eruption risk. In 2023,

3813-642: The Expo site for the World Expo´88. It was relocated to its new riverfront location at the conclusion of the Expo for the opening of the Parklands in 1992. It now features commemorative displays of the Expo and is a place for quiet and reflection. There is a Peace Bell, and a Peace Post in the Pagoda garden. The Peace Pagoda in Brisbane was built by German architect Jochen Reier and architect Dean Ricker for

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3906-962: The Lt. Governor of Delhi. It is situated in Millennium Indraprastha Park , North-East of Humayun's Tomb , adjacent to Delhi Ring Road. A traditional Japanese garden has been constructed in the area around the stupa. The garden is a joint project by the Fujii Guruji Vishwa Shanti Stupa Committee and the Delhi Development Authority. The Dhauli Giri Shanti Stupa (Peace Pagoda) was built in Bhubaneswar , Orissa State ( 20°11′33″N 85°50′22″E  /  20.192392°N 85.839454°E  / 20.192392; 85.839454  ( Dhauli Giri Peace Pagoda ) ) during

3999-639: The Mount Fuji locality. These 25 locations include the mountain and the Shinto shrine, Fujisan Hongū Sengen Taisha . The current kanji for Mount Fuji, 富 and 士 , mean "wealth" or "abundant" and "man of status" respectively. However, the origins of this spelling and of the name Fuji continue to be debated. A text of the 9th century, Tale of the Bamboo Cutter , says that the name came from "immortal" ( 不死 , fushi, fuji ) and also from

4092-678: The New England Peace Pagoda were awarded the Courage of Conscience award on 5 June 1998 in Sherborn, Massachusetts . World Peace Pagoda Analayo ( 23°25′32″N 91°08′04″E  /  23.425505°N 91.134444°E  / 23.425505; 91.134444  ( World Peace Pagoda Analayo ) ) is located at the premises of New Salban Vihara, Comilla . It is the first Thai architecture Pagoda in Bangladesh and which

4185-533: The Shizuoka Prefectural Board of Education. The city also has one private high school, and the prefecture also operates one special education school for the disabled. The Peace Pagoda built in 1964 by Nipponzan-Myōhōji-Daisanga is a noted symbol of the city. [REDACTED] Media related to Gotemba, Shizuoka at Wikimedia Commons Mount Fuji Mount Fuji ( 富士山 , Fujisan , Japanese: [ɸɯꜜ(d)ʑisaɴ] )

4278-653: The Terai (lowlands of Nepal) and was then carved by hand with intricate patterns. Over 300 Nepalese artisans in the Kathmandu area helped to build it. The Kingdom of Nepal was awarded with the gold medal for best nation building of the IGA´83 in Munich. Today the Peace Pagoda is part of Munich's Westpark because thousands of citizens and visitors helped to keep the "Asian Essemble" – and especially this Nepalese Shiva Pagoda – as

4371-462: The Tōmei Expressway, and Gotemba is noted for a number of golf courses and a spacious outlet shopping center. Retailing company Chelsea Japan rented former Gotemba Family Land Amusement Park, and officially opened in July 2000 as Gotemba Premium Outlets . Gotemba has ten public elementary schools and six public junior high schools operated by the city government, and two public high schools operated by

4464-808: The World EXPO´88 on behalf of the Kingdom of Nepal. Reier also constructed the Peace Pagoda in Munich, Germany, for the IGA ´83 and the World EXPO´90 Peace Pagoda in Osaka, Japan. This Pagoda is not associated with Nipponzan. The Peace Pagoda in Munich 's Westpark was built by German architect Jochen Reier (APAC) on behalf of the Kingdom of Nepal in 1982-1983. The temple was constructed with 80 tons of precious Sissam timber (rose wood) logged in

4557-672: The character yama ( 山 , "mountain") used in Sino-Japanese compounds. In Nihon-shiki and Kunrei-shiki romanization , the name is transliterated as Huzi . Other Japanese names which have become obsolete or poetic include Fuji-no-Yama ( ふじの山 , "the Mountain of Fuji") , Fuji-no-Takane ( ふじの高嶺 , "the High Peak of Fuji") , Fuyō-hō ( 芙蓉峰 , "the Lotus Peak") , and Fugaku ( 富岳／富嶽 ) , created by combining

4650-709: The east, Fujiyoshida to the north, Fujinomiya to the southwest, and Fuji to the south - as well as several towns and villages in the area. It is surrounded by five lakes : Lake Kawaguchi , Lake Yamanaka , Lake Sai , Lake Motosu and Lake Shōji . They, and nearby Lake Ashi in Kanagawa Prefecture , provide expansive views of the mountain. The mountain is part of the Fuji-Hakone-Izu National Park . It can be seen more distantly from Yokohama, Tokyo, and sometimes as far as Chiba , Saitama , Tochigi , Ibaraki and Lake Hamana when

4743-776: The eastern part of Japan, and the Izu Peninsula respectively. The Pacific Plate is being subducted beneath these plates, resulting in volcanic activity. Mount Fuji is also located near three island arcs : the Southwestern Japan Arc , the Northeastern Japan Arc , and the Izu-Bonin-Mariana Arc . The Fuji triple junction is only 400 kilometres (250 mi) from the Boso Triple Junction . Fuji's main crater

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4836-438: The evening of March 15, 2011, there was a magnitude 6.2 earthquake at shallow depth a few kilometres from Mount Fuji on its southern side. About 11,000 years ago, a large amount of lava began to erupt from the west side of the top of the ancient Fuji mountain. This lava formed the new Fuji which is the main body of Mount Fuji. Since then, the tops of the ancient Fuji and the new Fuji are side by side. About 2,500–2,800 years ago,

4929-399: The fifth stations are usually staffed during the climbing season, but huts below fifth stations are not usually staffed for climbers. The number of open huts on routes are proportional to the number of climbers—Yoshida has the most while Gotemba has the fewest. The huts along the Gotemba route also tend to start later and close earlier than those along the Yoshida route. Also, because Mount Fuji

5022-399: The first character of 富士 , Fuji , and 岳 , mountain . Mount Fuji is an attractive volcanic cone and has been a frequent subject of Japanese art especially after 1600, when Edo (now Tokyo) became the capital and people saw the mountain while traveling on the Tōkaidō road. According to the historian H. Byron Earhart , "in medieval times it eventually came to be seen by Japanese as

5115-407: The foot of the mountain offer historical sites. The Murayama is the oldest route, and the Yoshida route still has many old shrines, teahouses, and huts along its path. These routes are gaining popularity recently and are being restored, but climbing from the foot of the mountain is still relatively uncommon. Bears that live on the mountain have been sighted along the Yoshida route. Huts at and above

5208-520: The forest's ecosystem. The closest airport with scheduled international service is Mt. Fuji Shizuoka Airport . It opened in June 2009. It is about 80 km (50 mi) from Mount Fuji. The major international airports serving Tokyo, Tokyo International Airport (Haneda Airport) in Tokyo and Narita International Airport in Chiba are approximately three hours and 15 minutes from Mount Fuji. Approximately 300,000 people climbed Mount Fuji in 2009. The most popular period for people to hike up Mount Fuji

5301-442: The form of parasitic cinder cones , ceased in 1707. The largest cone, Omuro-Yama , is one of more than 100 cones aligned NW-SE and NE-SW through the summit. Mt. Fuji also has more than 70 lava tunnels and extensive lava tree molds. Two large landslides are at the head of the Yoshida-Osawa and Osawa-Kuzure valleys. As of December 2002 , the volcano is classified as active with a low risk of eruption. The last recorded eruption

5394-416: The highest fifth station is located at Fujinomiya, followed by Yoshida, Subashiri, and Gotemba. There are four additional routes from the foot of the mountain: Shojiko, Yoshida, Suyama, and Murayama routes. Even though it has only the second-highest fifth station, the Yoshida route is the most popular route because of its large parking area and many large mountain huts where a climber can rest or stay. During

5487-403: The image of abundant ( 富 , fu ) soldiers ( 士 , shi, ji ) ascending the slopes of the mountain. An early folk etymology claims that Fuji came from 不二 ( not + two ), meaning without equal or nonpareil . Another claims that it came from 不盡 ( not + to exhaust ), meaning never-ending . Hirata Atsutane , a Japanese classical scholar in the Edo period , speculated that

5580-486: The mountain as a female deity, and encouraged its members to climb it. In doing so they would be reborn, "purified and... able to find happiness." The cult waned in the Meiji period and although it persists to this day it has been subsumed into Shintō sects. As a national symbol of the country, the mountain has been depicted in various art media such as paintings, woodblock prints (such as Hokusai 's Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji and 100 Views of Mount Fuji from

5673-438: The name is from a word meaning "a mountain standing up shapely as an ear ( 穗 , ho ) of a rice plant". British missionary John Batchelor (1855–1944) argued that the name is from the Ainu word for "fire" ( fuchi ) of the fire deity Kamui Fuchi , which was denied by a Japanese linguist Kyōsuke Kindaichi on the grounds of phonetic development ( sound change ). It is also pointed out that huchi means an "old woman" and ape

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5766-449: The opening of the Tanna Tunnel on December 1, 1934, resulted in the route of Tōkaidō Main Line shifting south to Atami , leaving Gotemba on the spur Gotemba Line , which resulted in temporary depopulation. During the pre-war era, Gotemba was a major base area for the Imperial Japanese Army , and still houses military facilities and a large training area (the East Fuji Maneuver Area ) for the modern Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force and

5859-529: The population of Gotemba has grown over the past 50 years. The city has a climate characterized by hot and humid summers, and relatively mild winters ( Köppen climate classification Cfa ). The average annual temperature in Gotemba is 13.2 °C (55.8 °F). The average annual rainfall is 2,874.6 mm (113.17 in) with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 24.1 °C (75.4 °F), and lowest in January, at around 2.7 °C (36.9 °F). Gotemba

5952-617: The pressure in Mount Fuji's magma chamber could be 1.6 megapascals higher than it was before its last eruption in 1707. This was interpreted by some media outlets to mean that an eruption of Mount Fuji could be imminent. However, since there is no known method of directly measuring the pressure of a volcano's magma chamber, indirect calculations of the type used by NRIESDP are speculative and unverifiable. Other indicators suggestive of heightened eruptive danger, such as active fumaroles and recently discovered faults , are typical occurrences at this type of volcano. Eruption fears continued into

6045-417: The purpose of worship, etc., shall be permitted." Tatsu Takayama, a Japanese woman, became the first woman on record to summit Mount Fuji in the fall of 1832. Ancient samurai used the base of the mountain as a remote training area, near the present-day town of Gotemba . The shōgun Minamoto no Yoritomo held yabusame archery contests in the area in the early Kamakura period . The first ascent by

6138-402: The seventh station to near the fifth station, one could run down these ash-covered paths in approximately 30 minutes. There are also tractor routes along the climbing routes. These tractor routes are used to bring food and other materials to huts on the mountain. Because the tractors usually take up most of the width of these paths and they tend to push large rocks from the side of the path,

6231-431: The sites, this is a quite relaxing getaway from the busy life patterns. Created by the Kingdom of Nepal for the 1988 World Exposition, Brisbane 's World Expo '88 , the Brisbane Nepal Peace Pagoda is now a permanent commemorative structure of the Expo. It is located at the transformed Expo site, South Bank Parklands . The three-story Pagoda was constructed of 80 tons of art-carved Nepalese Terai timbers and assembled on

6324-408: The sky is clear. It has been photographed from space during a space shuttle mission. The summit of Mount Fuji has a tundra climate ( Köppen climate classification ET ). The temperature is very low at the high altitude, and the cone is covered by snow for several months of the year. The lowest recorded temperature is −38.0 °C (−36.4 °F) recorded in February 1981, and the highest temperature

6417-512: The south side of the mountain, in addition to several other locations, depending on wind direction. Several paragliding schools use the wide sandy/grassy slope between Gotemba and Subashiri parking lots as a training hill. On 1 February 2024, the Yamanashi prefectural government imposed a mandatory fee of 2,000 yen ($ 13) for hikers using the Yoshida trail beginning in the summer season as part of efforts to ease congestion and provide funding for safety protocols. It later announced that it would impose

6510-457: The summer season, most Mount Fuji climbing tour buses arrive there. The next most popular is the Fujinomiya route, which has the highest fifth station, followed by Subashiri and Gotemba. The ascent from the new fifth station can take anywhere between five and seven hours while the descent can take from three to four hours. Even though most climbers do not use the Subashiri and Gotemba routes, many descend these because of their ash-covered paths. From

6603-602: The then Prime Minister of India and Mongolian Buddhists. It is notable for being built partially of steel . The Peace Pagoda in Nagasaki , the site of the second A-Bomb attack, was inaugurated by Nipponzan in 1970. At Mount Kiyosumi, the most predominant ceremonies held by Nipponzan tend to take place. The Pagoda was inaugurated in 1969. Built in 1984, dedicated 13 May 2001, the peace pagoda at Narita-shi in Chiba Prefecture ( 35°44′29″N 140°23′54″E  /  35.741317°N 140.398277°E  / 35.741317; 140.398277  ( Narita-shi Peace Pagoda ) )

6696-563: The top part of ancient Fuji caused a large-scale landslide due to weathering, and finally, only the top of Shin-Fuji remained. There are ten known eruptions that can be traced to reliable records. Following the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake , there was speculation in the media that the shock may induce volcanic unrest at Mount Fuji. In September 2012, mathematical models created by the National Research Institute for Earth Science and Disaster Prevention (NRIESDP) suggested that

6789-633: The towns of Bandarawela Etampitiya road 6 Kilometers towards Bandarawela to Etampitiya. It was completed by Niponzan Myohoji monks in 1982. The Unawatuna Peace Pagoda ( 6°00′57″N 80°14′16″E  /  6.0158585°N 80.2377972°E  / 6.0158585; 80.2377972  ( Unawatuna Peace Pagoda ) ), built by Nipponzan Myohoji monks, is on the headland between Unawatuna and Galle . The Walapane Peace Pagoda ( 7°05′23″N 80°51′40″E  /  7.089642°N 80.861027°E  / 7.089642; 80.861027  ( Walapane Peace Pagoda ) ), built by Nichidatsu Fuhi monk,

6882-411: The tractor paths are off-limits to the climbers on sections that are not merged with the climbing or descending paths. Nevertheless, one can sometimes see people riding mountain bikes along the tractor routes down from the summit. This is particularly risky, as it becomes difficult to control speed and may send some rocks rolling along the side of the path, which may hit other people. The four routes from

6975-414: The word may have been borrowed from Eastern Old Japanese */pu nusi/ 火主, meaning "fire master". In English, the mountain is known as Mount Fuji. Some sources refer to it as "Fuji-san", "Fujiyama" or, redundantly, "Mt. Fujiyama". Japanese speakers refer to the mountain as "Fuji-san". This "san" is not the honorific suffix used with people's names, such as Watanabe-san, but the Sino-Japanese reading of

7068-464: Was 17.8 °C (64.0 °F) recorded in August 1942. Fuji's seasonal snowcap begins at an average date of 2 October. In 2024, the snowcap formed on 6 November, the latest-occurring since records began in 1894. Mount Fuji is located at a triple junction trench where the Amurian Plate , Okhotsk Plate , and Philippine Sea Plate meet. These three plates form the western part of Japan,

7161-570: Was active from 400,000 to 100,000 years ago and is located 20 km (12 mi) southeast of Mount Fuji. Mount Fuji started erupting 100,000 years ago, with Ko-Fuji (old-Fuji) forming 100,000 to 17,000 years ago, but which is now almost completely buried. A large landslide on the southwest flank occurred about 18,000 years ago. Shin-Fuji (new-Fuji) eruptions in the form of lava , lapilli and volcanic ash , have occurred between 17,000 and 8,000 years ago, between 7,000 and 3,500 years ago, and between 4,000 and 2,000 years ago. Flank eruptions, mostly in

7254-468: Was built by Nipponzan monks under the leadership of Nichidatsu Fujii and was inaugurated on 27 February 1988. Ceremonies here are attended by large numbers of people. The Bandarawela Peace Pagoda (also known Sama Chethiya in Sinhala ) ( 6°49′28″N 80°59′09″E  /  6.824508°N 80.98587°E  / 6.824508; 80.98587  ( Bandarawela Peace Pagoda ) ) is located between

7347-671: Was built to commemorate peace after World War II and can be seen from almost anywhere in Sapporo . It contains some of the ashes of the Buddha that were presented to the Emperor of Japan by Prime Minister Nehru in 1954. Later, another part of these were presented to Mikhail Gorbachev by the famous Nipponzan-Myōhōji monk, Junsei Terasawa. The Stupa is built in Jeju Island on the site where Venerable Masters Bowoo (d. 1565) and Jiahn (d. 1729) died. They gave their lives for Buddhism. The Stupa

7440-625: Was completed in 1985 on the south side of the River Thames in Battersea Park , London . Granting permission to build it was the last legislative act of the Greater London Council . The Comiso Peace Pagoda ( 36°57′45″N 14°38′02″E  /  36.9625422°N 14.6339001°E  / 36.9625422; 14.6339001  ( Nipponzan-Myōhōji Order stupa at Comiso ) ), built by Nipponzan Myohoji monks,

7533-811: Was completed in 1969 at Rajgir hills near Rajgir , near the Vulture's Peak where the Buddha is believed to have preached the Lotus Sutra . The dedication coincided with the 100th anniversary of the birth of Mahatma Gandhi . The site also includes a Nipponzan Myohoji temple. The shanthi stupas in India were established by Fuji Guru for World Peace. The Nipponzan Myōhōji Buddhist temple at Charlimont in Darjeeling ( 27°01′39″N 88°15′32″E  /  27.027585°N 88.259012°E  / 27.027585; 88.259012  ( Darjeeling Peace Pagoda ) )

7626-501: Was completed on May 25, 1969. Gotemba has a mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a unicameral city legislature of 21 members. Gotemba has a mixed economy. Agriculture has traditionally been dominated by rice , irrigated by water from Mount Fuji, and has been supplemented by the growing of various green vegetables and the raising of pigs. Development of light industries, especially in food processing and electronics has profited through Gotemba's location on

7719-613: Was constructed by Buddhist monks from the Japanese Nipponzan Myōhōji organisation. Besides being an impressive sight in itself, the shrine is a vantage point which has views of the Annapurna range and Pokhara city. The shining golden statue depicts the Buddha in the posture he assumed when he was born. The Ampara Peace Pagoda ( 7°17′07″N 81°39′14″E  /  7.2852855°N 81.6539499°E  / 7.2852855; 81.6539499  ( Ampara Peace Pagoda ) )

7812-654: Was constructed by Nipponzan Myohoji monks and dedicated in November 2001 at the Buddhist pilgrimage site in kapilvastu district lumbini zone Nepal, where Queen Mayadevi is said to have given birth to Siddhartha Gautama, who in turn, as the Buddha Gautama, gave birth to the Buddhist tradition. Balanced on a narrow ridge high above Phewa Tal, the brilliant-white Shanti Stupa in Pokhara is a massive Buddhist stupa which

7905-728: Was dedicated on 24 May 1998, the Reverend Morishita at Comiso (Contrada Canicarao, 100) in Sicily, Italy near the NATO base there. The Peace Pagoda in Latvia ( 56°39′46″N 23°57′33″E  /  56.662912°N 23.959158°E  / 56.662912; 23.959158  ( Latvia Peace Pagoda ) ) was opened on 28 June 2014 near Garoza village in Salgale parish , Ozolnieki Municipality . A stupa has been constructed at

7998-690: Was designed by Thai architect. The 100 feet tall Pagoda is rich in Thai artistic beauty both inside and outside. A 30 feet Standing Buddha image installed in front of the pagoda is a symbol of compassion and kindness. It is inaugurated in 2017. Founder: Venerable Sugato Bhikkhu by the support of his spiritual teacher Most Venerable Phrathep Mongkolyarn chief abbot of Wat Phutthabucha, Bangkok, Thailand with his Thai devotees. The Rajgir Vishwa Shanti Stupa/World Peace Pagoda ( 25°00′16″N 85°26′40″E  /  25.004553°N 85.444539°E  / 25.004553; 85.444539  ( Rajgir Peace Pagoda ) )

8091-518: Was formed over the top of Komitake Fuji. The modern, "New Fuji" is believed to have formed over the top of Old Fuji around 10,000 years ago. Pre-Komitake started erupting in the Middle Pleistocene in an area seven km ( 4 + 1 ⁄ 2  mi) north of Mount Fuji. After a relatively short pause, eruptions began again which formed Komitake Volcano in the same location. These eruptions ended 100,000 years ago. Ashitake Volcano

8184-560: Was founded by nun Jun Yasuda, who serves as its caretaker, and was dedicated in 1993. The site, originally donated by local activist Hank Hazelton and built over several years by the surrounding communities, includes a temple, gardens, pond and the pagoda. Each year on September 11 , a group of marchers begin a walk at the Grafton Peace Pagoda Site and end in New York City two weeks later. As of January 2015 ,

8277-518: Was inaugurated at Kumamoto in 1954. Peace Pagodas were built as a symbol of peace in Japanese cities, including Hiroshima and Nagasaki where atomic bombs took the lives of over 150,000 people, almost all of whom were civilian, at the end of World War II . By 2000, eighty Peace Pagodas had been built around the world in Europe, Asia, and the United States. The Nipponzan-Myōhōji monks of

8370-524: Was replaced by a fully automated meteorological system. Mount Fuji was added to the World Heritage List as a Cultural Site on June 22, 2013. Mount Fuji is a very distinctive feature of the geography of Japan . It stands 3,776.24 m (12,389 ft) tall and is located near the Pacific coast of central Honshu , just southwest of Tokyo . It straddles the boundary of Shizuoka and Yamanashi prefectures . Four small cities surround it - Gotemba to

8463-533: Was the Hōei eruption which started on December 16, 1707 ( Hōei 4, 23rd day of the 11th month ), and ended about January 1, 1708 ( Hōei 4, 9th day of the 12th month ). The eruption formed a new crater and a second peak, named Mount Hōei , halfway down its southeastern side. Fuji spewed cinders and ash which fell like rain in Izu , Kai , Sagami , and Musashi . Since then, there have been no signs of an eruption. However, on

8556-476: Was the first of over 80 built by Fujii and his followers all over the world. The Hiroshima Peace Pagoda ( 34°24′21″N 132°28′41″E  /  34.4058702°N 132.4779358°E  / 34.4058702; 132.4779358  ( Hiroshima Peace Pagoda ) ) was built in 1966 by Nipponzan Myohoji Buddhist monks. It commemorate the lives lost in the A-bomb blast, and contains gifts of Buddha's ashes from

8649-548: Was the location of the earliest known settlement founded in the region of Shizuoka which dates back 2,000 years ago. The inhabitants of the area (including Gotemba) were not ethnically Yamato and were likely Ainu . Gotemba was the site of a shōen belonging to Ise Shrine in the Heian period . During the Edo period the area was part of Odawara Domain . After the start of the Meiji period , it became part of Shizuoka Domain until

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