When you think of Japan, the first thing that comes to mind is cherry blossoms and Mount Fuji. Mt. Fuji is known as the "sacred mountain" by the Japanese people and is the symbol of the Japanese nation.

Mt. Fuji is located in Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan, at an altitude of 3,776 meters, making it the highest mountain in Japan and one of the largest active volcanoes in the world.

It is a sacred mountain that many people long to visit, as it is shrouded in mystery and often inspires fantasies of seeing it without actually doing so. Every summer, 200,000 to 300,000 people climb Mt. Fuji, with many of them attempting to reach the summit at sunrise.

Climbers usually start the ascent the day before, spending the night in a hut on the mountain before beginning their climb early the next morning to watch the sun rise over the horizon. Mt. Fuji has long been a place of spiritual training for monks and a pilgrimage site for the lower classes. The many shrines at the foot of the mountain attest to its importance in terms of faith and history.

The most representative images of Mount Fuji date back to the Edo period. Woodblock printers Katsushika Hokusai and Kakegawa Hiroshige created a series of works related to Mount Fuji, depicting the mountain from different angles and backgrounds, giving people from all over the world a glimpse of the local style and lifestyle.

Katsushika Hokusai is particularly known for his influence on the Western painter Van Gogh, and even on the composer Debussy. The stunning views of Mount Fuji were popular during the Edo period and laid the foundation for it to become a treasured heritage of global importance.

Mount Fuji was not born as a symbol of Japan and has experienced ups and downs in between. It is an active volcano that was once a nightmare for ancient Japan. About 10,000 years ago, Mt. Fuji was a very active volcano due to crustal movement near the Izu Peninsula, extrusion, and the formation of the Fuji mountain range.

It would erupt for a while without moving, which was an insurmountable existence for the ancient Japanese. At that time, if anyone said that Mount Fuji was the symbol of Japan, we think their heads would shake like a rattle.

Since records began, Mount Fuji has erupted 18 times, and each eruption has brought nothing but disaster to the Japanese people, leaving an impression of fear.

With the seasons and times of the year, Mount Fuji presents a variety of different scenes. In addition to the Red Fuji, there are other precious sights such as the Diamond Fuji, Pearl Fuji, Shadow Fuji, and Reverse Fuji.

At sunrise and sunset, the sun coincides with the peak of Mount Fuji, and the sun passing through the mountain looks like a dazzling diamond.

This view is also very beautiful. Among the five lakes of Fuji in Yamanashi Prefecture, Lake Yamanaka is called a sacred place for observation.