3269 - Toyama, Japan

A lovely painting of Mount Fuji 富士山. Mount Fuji is, of course, Japan's most famous natural landmark. It is an active stratovolcano and is 3776 meters high.

Fuji is considered one of Japan's "Three Holy Mountains 三霊山." The Three Holy Mountains are:

Mount Fuji
Mount Haku 白山
Mount Tate 立山

Mount Haku is the home of Shirakawa-gō and Gokayama, both are UNESCO World Heritage Sites.

Mount Tate, or Tateyama, has three peaks - Ōnanjiyama (大汝山, 3,015 m), Oyama (雄山, 3,003 m), and Fuji-no-Oritateyama, (富士ノ折立, 2,999m).

There are four major routes to the summit of Mount Fuji - Kawaguchiko, Subashiri, Gotemba, and Fujinomiya. On each trail are numbered stations. Many climbers take a car or bus to the fifth stations. The summit is the tenth station. Many climbers hike Fuji at night so they can be at the summit for the sunrise. They morning light is called 御来光 goraikō, "arrival of light." July and August are the most popular times to climb Fuji. Climbing between October and May is strongly discouraged.

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3584 - Blaine, Minnesota, United States of America

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2346 - Iwate, Iwate, Japan

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