Researchers found evidence of six previously unknown major eruptions of majestic Mount Fuji between 4,000 and 5,000 years ago. The discovery may lead to a review of conventional studies on ...

YAMANAKAKO, Yamanashi Prefecture--Solidified lava from eruptions of Mount Fuji in the distant past offers frightening clues of what awaits if the sacred mountain blows its top again. Researchers ...

But another view reveals the site of Mount Fuji’s last confirmed eruption, which began on December 16, 1707, during Japan’s Hoei era. The image of a tranquil Fuji became enshrined in ...

It appears that these magma bodies exist beneath volcanoes over their whole lifetime, not just during an active state.' ...

Last week, the Japanese government revised its volcanic hazard map for Mount Fuji for the first time in 17 years. This comes as new data shows that lava flows from a major eruption could spread as ...

There are many alternative ways to experience central Japan’s sacred peak without the crowds, from hiking its sister summits to touring vineyards on the mountain’s slopes.

Mount Fuji is many things to Japan – including, it's sometimes forgotten, the nation's largest active volcano. The last eruption was more than three centuries ago, but with every passing year ...

Mount Fuji, as seen on January 30, 2024. A 1707 "megaquake" in the Nankai Trough off the coast of Japan triggered the last eruption of Mount Fuji. Mount Fuji, as seen on January 30, 2024.

Japan's iconic Mount Fuji has been silent for over 300 years since the Hoei Eruption of 1707. Currently, there are no signs of an eruption. Historical records indicate, however, that Mount Fuji ...

Toyota's "Woven City," a $10 billion smart city at the base of Mount Fuji, is beginning to take shape. The Japanese automaker announced the "city of the future" in 2021, with the 175-acre site set ...

As a part of the Arakura Sengen Shrine, founded in 705, the land surrounding the pagoda was once covered in lava from the legendary volcanic eruption of Mount Fuji in 807. So not only will you be ...

The company said the 175-acre site at the base of Mount Fuji would be a testing ground for robotics and self-driving tech. Chairman Akio Toyoda said the city could include "pet robots" for older ...