🗻 Fujisan, sacred place and source of artistic inspiration
Mount Fuji and the Oshino Hakkai springs—UNESCO World Heritage Site
📋 Fast Facts
- UNESCO World Heritage Site inscribed in 2013 as "Fujisan, sacred place and source of artistic inspiration"
- Stratovolcano located in central Honshu, Japan; highest peak at 3,776 metres
- Sacred in Shinto and Buddhist traditions; major pilgrimage destination for centuries
- Oshino Hakkai comprises eight spring-fed ponds fed by Mount Fuji's volcanic aquifer; Kagamigaike Pond renowned for reflections of Mount Fuji
Mount Fuji stands as Japan's most iconic natural and cultural landmark, revered across the nation for over a ...