Special Incidents

One of the most recent eruptions was the Hoei eruption in 1707-1708 which was 300 years ago. This must have caused a lot of problems for the people living in the area around that time as the volcano would have sent rocks and lava sprawling on to the villages and sent ash into the air that made it hard to breathe.

• November 11, 1707 (Hōei 4, 14th day of the 10th month): The city of Osaka suffers tremendously because of a very violent earthquake.
• December 16, 1707 (Hōei 4, 23nd day of the 11th month): An eruption of Mt. Fuji; the cinders and ash fell like rain in Izu
  Izu Province
  It was a province of Japan. Izu bordered on Sagami and Suruga Provinces. Its abbreviated form name was: The mainland portion of Izu Province, comprising the Izu Peninsula is today the eastern portion of Shizuoka Prefecture and the Izu Islands are now part of Tokyo.

What is special about Mount Fuji...

Mount Fuji is a really nice place to visit for us Singaporeans as the temperature is cool and there is sometimes snow. It is a very scenic place as it has beautiful flowers and trees. The National flower of Japan, the Sakura flower could be found on this beautiful mountain.

Who lives there?

Mostly the people who live around Mount Fuji are farmers as the soil around the mountain is quite fertile due to continuous, multiple eruptions of Mount Fuji. These people choose to live there despite knowing the imminent danger of living near volcanoes as they need fertile land to plant crops. Some of the animals that live there are the Japanese Thrush, the Asiatic black bear, Japanese Paradise Flycatcher etcetera.

Natural Vegetation

There are quite alot of plants on Mount Fuji but they progressively get smaller as the altitude increases due to the lack of oxygen. Some of the species that live on the lower parts of the mountain: Konara, Mizunara, Japanese beech, Nikko Fir etcetera. Some of the examples of plants that live on the higher parts of the mountain are: Veitch fir, Miyamaoto Koyomogi, Ontade and finally moss and lichens.

Climate

The temperature there is very low at the high altitude and the cone is covered by snow for several months of the year. The lowest recorded temperature is −38°C, and the highest temperature was 17.8 °C recorded in June 2008. Since the altitude is very high, the amount of oxygen there is quite low, making it not very habitable.

Location

Mount Fuji is the highest mountain in Japan. It is 100km south-west of Tokyo in Asia. It is a distinctive geographical feature of Japan and is widely portrayed in many paintings and artworks of artists. It is a very beautiful place and you can enjoy the panoramic view of the surrounding area in the comfort of cool temperature. There are also many different types of plants and trees and it has a beautiful array of colours.

   This is a video of Mount Fuji

Done by: Kang Ying(31) and En En(32)