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Mount Fuji (富士山
Fujisan?, IPA:
[ɸɯᵝꜜdʑisaɴ] (
listen)), located on
Honshu Island, is the highest
mountain in
Japan at 3,776.24 m (12,389 ft).
[1] An
active stratovolcano that last erupted in 1707–08,
[5][6] Mount Fuji lies about 100 kilometres (60 mi) south-west of
Tokyo, and can be seen from there on a clear day. Mount Fuji's exceptionally symmetrical cone, which is snow-capped several months a year, is a well-known symbol of Japan and it is frequently depicted in art and photographs, as well as visited by sightseers and climbers.
Mount Fuji is one of Japan's "Three Holy Mountains" (三霊山
Sanreizan?) along with
Mount Tate and
Mount Haku. It is also a
Special Place of Scenic Beauty and one of Japan's
Historic Sites.
[7] It was added to the
World Heritage List as a Cultural Site on June 22, 2013.
[7] As per
UNESCO, Mount Fuji has “inspired artists and poets and been the object of pilgrimage for centuries”. UNESCO recognizes 25 sites of cultural interest within the Mt. Fuji locality. These 25 locations include the mountain itself,
Fujisan Hongū Sengen Shrine and six other
Sengen shrines, two lodging houses,
Lake Yamanaka,
Lake Kawaguchi, the eight Oshino Hakkai hot springs, two lava tree molds, the remains of the Fuji-kō cult in the Hitoana cave,
Shiraito Falls, and
Miho no Matsubara pine tree grove;
[8] while on the low alps of Mount Fuji lies the
Taisekiji temple complex, where the central base headquarters of
Nichiren Shoshu Buddhism is located.
Source: Wikipedia
The model is created at a scale of 1:75,000 with a vertical exaggeration of 1.25x. It features a built-in base, so it sits perfectly on a desk or in a frame.
Model Data Sources: Japanese Space Agency