Mount Fuji

Summary

Mount Fuji is a Volcano^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.39% of volcano entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (26,783 views/month, #1 of 256).^[2]

Key Facts

• Mount Fuji is located in Shizuoka Prefecture^[3].
• Mount Fuji is located in Yamanashi Prefecture^[4].
• Mount Fuji is in the country of Japan^[5].
• Mount Fuji's instance of is recorded as Volcano^[6].
• Mount Fuji's instance of is recorded as highest point^[7].
• Mount Fuji's instance of is recorded as isolated peak^[8].
• Mount Fuji's instance of is recorded as stratovolcano^[9].
• Mount Fuji's instance of is recorded as shintaisan^[10].
• Mount Fuji's instance of is recorded as mountain^[11].
• Mount Fuji is owned by Fujisan Hongū Sengen Taisha^[12].
• Fuji district is named after Mount Fuji^[13].
• Mount Fuji is made of basalt^[14].
• Mount Fuji is part of Fujisan, sacred place and source of artistic inspiration^[15].
• Mount Fuji is part of Three Holy Mountains^[16].
• Mount Fuji is part of 100 Famous Japanese Mountains^[17].
• Mount Fuji is part of Top 100 Geological Sites in Japan^[18].
• Mount Fuji is part of New 100 Famous Japanese Mountains^[19].
• Mount Fuji is part of 100 Famous Yamanashi mountains^[20].
• Mount Fuji is part of 100 Landscapes of Heisei^[21].
• Mount Fuji's Commons category is recorded as Mount Fuji^[22].
• Mount Fuji's Unicode character is recorded as 🗻^[23].
• Mount Fuji comprises Mount Hōei^[24].
• Mount Fuji comprises Hasshinpō^[25].
• Mount Fuji comprises Mount Ōmuro^[26].
• Mount Fuji comprises Ōsawa Failure^[27].

Body

Geography

Mount Fuji is in the country of Japan^[5]. Located in include Shizuoka Prefecture^[3], a prefecture of Japan^[28], in Japan^[29], founded in 1871^[30] and Yamanashi Prefecture^[4], a prefecture of Japan^[31], in Japan^[32]. Part of include Fujisan, sacred place and source of artistic inspiration^[15], a group^[33], in Japan^[34]; Three Holy Mountains^[16], a sacred mountain^[35], in Japan^[36]; 100 Famous Japanese Mountains^[17], a literary work^[37], written by Kyūya Fukada^[38]; Top 100 Geological Sites in Japan^[18], a selection of 100^[39], in Japan^[40], founded in 2007^[41]; New 100 Famous Japanese Mountains^[19]; and 100 Famous Yamanashi mountains^[20].

Physical Characteristics

Mount Fuji covers an area of {'amount': '+19311.9'}^[42]. It sits at an elevation of {'amount': '+3777.24'}^[43].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include Volcano^[6], highest point^[7], isolated peak^[8], stratovolcano^[9], shintaisan^[10], and mountain^[11]. Heritage statuses include part of UNESCO World Heritage Site^[44], Place of Scenic Beauty^[45], Special Place of Scenic Beauty^[46], and Historic Site of Japan^[47].

History and Context

Mount Fuji is owned by Fujisan Hongū Sengen Taisha^[12]. Fuji district is named after it^[13].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Mount Fuji include Fuji Television^[48], a television station^[49], in Japan^[50], founded in 1957^[51], headquartered in FCG Building^[52]; Fuji Speedway^[53], a motorsport racing track^[54], in Japan^[55], founded in 1963^[56]; Fuji^[57], an apple cultivar^[58]; Kyoho^[59], a hybrid grape^[60], founded in 1935^[61]; Fuji Rock Festival^[62], a rock festival^[63], in Japan^[64], founded in 1997^[65]; Fujikawaguchiko^[66], a town of Japan^[67], in Japan^[68], founded in 2003^[69]; Fuji Five Lakes^[70], a group of lakes^[71], in Japan^[72], founded in 0900^[73]; and Fuji-Hakone-Izu National Park^[74], a national park^[75], in Japan^[76], founded in 1936^[77].

Why It Matters

Mount Fuji ranks in the top 0.39% of volcano entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (26,783 views/month, #1 of 256).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[78] It is known by 116 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[79]

Entities named for it include Fuji Television^[48], a television station^[49], in Japan^[50], founded in 1957^[51], headquartered in FCG Building^[52]; Fuji Speedway^[53], a motorsport racing track^[54], in Japan^[55], founded in 1963^[56]; Fuji^[57], an apple cultivar^[58]; Kyoho^[59], a hybrid grape^[60], founded in 1935^[61]; Fuji Rock Festival^[62], a rock festival^[63], in Japan^[64], founded in 1997^[65]; and Fujikawaguchiko^[66], a town of Japan^[67], in Japan^[68], founded in 2003^[69].