Mount Fuji (ふじさん) is the most famous mountain in Japan. It is also known as 'fujisan'. Mt Fuji (ふじさん) includes cultural, spiritual and physical geography in Japan (にほん).

Intro

ふじさんはおおきいです。

Fuji san wa ookii desu.

Fujisan is big.

More than 200, 000 people climb to the summit each year and more than 13, 000 shrines are dedicated to Fuji mountain (ふじさん). The mountain is classified as an active volcano, however it has a low risk of eruption. Fujisan is basically three mountains. They are called Komitake (こみたけ) , Kofuji (こふじ) and Fuji (ふじ) volcano.

The Eruption

The eruption began on October (じゅうがつ) 26th of 1707, when Honshu (ほんしゅ) was hit by an earthquake. In less than 2 (に) months on December (じゅうにがつ) 16th, Mt Fuji (ふじさん) began to erupt. Over the next few weeks, Mt Fuji (ふじさん) erupted 0.68 km3 of material before the eruption ended at the start of 1708. Ash from the eruption only reached as far as Tokyo (ときょ).

The mountain is about 3, 776 meters in height while the crater is about 500 meters wide. The last time Mount Fuji (ふじさん) erupted a large crater accompanied by a mini sized volcano appeared next to Mount Fuji (ふじさん).

Description

Location

The country which fujisan (ふじさん) lies on, as you all know, is Japan (にほん)! It is near the coast of The Pacific Ocean in Yamanashi (やまなし) and Shizuoka (しずおか) in central Honshu (ほんしゅ).

Distance From Fujisan ふじさん - If you Drive

Tokyo ときょ = 138.4 km

Osaka おさか = 407.3 km

Fukuoka ふくおか = 992.7 km

Kyoto きょと = 358.8 km

KObe こべ = 426.6 km

In the winter it can be as cold as -21 Celcius. In the summer it can be as hot as 7 Celcius. The best season to go hiking is between July (しちがつ) and April (しがつ). It has one of the shortest hiking seasons in the world.

Weather

ふじさんはさむいです。

Fujisan wa samui desu.

Fujisan is cold.

Animals どぶつ

You may think there are no animals (どぶつ) living on Mt Fuji (ふじさん) be, but you are wrong. About 37 species of mammals (ほにゅるい) with 100 species of birds (とり) live on or at the foot of Mt Fuji (ふじさん). Believe it or not, even amphibians (りょせいるい), reptiles (はちゅるい), freshwater fish (たんすいぎょ) and insects (むし) live there too!

As you can see there are many animals (どぶつ) on the mountain. According to this diagram, these are the birds (とり) that have been spotted lately. They are recognized by meters on the diagram. These organisms live within these ranges.

わたしはふじさんがすきです。

Watashi wa fujisan ga suki desu.

I like animals.

Within 1000m :

1 Ural Owl = ふくろう (Fukurou)

2 Scops Owl = こんはずく (Konohazuku)

3 Eastern Crowned Warbler = せんだいむしく (Sendaimushikui)

4 Japanese paradise Flycatcher = さんこうちょう(Sankouchou)

5 Blue and White Flycatcher = おおるり (Ooruri)

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