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 ...

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.

One thing is certain. Japan is bound to continue experiencing devastating volcanic eruptions, like the last confirmed one of Mount Fuji, known as “Hoei Funka,” in 1707, and even bigger ones.

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

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.

One of the world's most active volcanoes erupted over 1,000 times in the first 19 days of 2025, producing ash clouds over two miles high.

Japan's government and experts have issued a warning about the increasing likelihood of a mega-earthquake striking the nation ...

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That quake – which also triggered the last eruption of Mount Fuji – was followed by two powerful Nankai megathrusts in 1854, and then two in 1944 and 1946. AFP ...