Cool facts
Tallest in Japan. Mount Fuji rises about 3,776 meters high, making it the highest mountain in all of Japan.
Sleeping volcano. It's an active stratovolcano, which means it's not extinct, it's just resting for now.
Last eruption. Fuji last erupted way back in 1707 to 1708, more than 300 years ago.
Island giant. It sits on the island of Honshu and is the seventh-highest peak of any island on Earth.
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