7 Best spots to view Mount Fuji
As featured in “the 36 views of Mount Fuji” by the Japanese ukiyo-e artist, Hokusai (1760 – 1849), Mount Fuji can be seen from countless locations. However, more often than…
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Mount Fuji – mountain of inspiration
Arguably one of Japan’s greatest artists, Katsushika Hokusai (1760 – 1849) was an ukiyo-e painter and printmaker of the Edo period. Born in Edo (now Tokyo), Hokusai is best-known as…
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Lord of the Ring of Fire
Mount Fuji has been formed by a series of volcanic eruptions that occurred over approximately the last 100,000 years, depositing layers of basalt and andesite rock. At 3,776 metres,…
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The World Revolves Around Mount Fuji
Seen as the epicentre of the World for the Japanese, Mount Fuji or Fuji-san is a sacred place and a source of great artistic inspiration. Rising in the centre of…
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Japan’s New Open Era
Isolated and closed to the rest of the world, Japan has fascinated the avid explore for centuries. With the “Meiji Ishin” (Meiji Restoration) of 1868 Japan decided to slowly open…
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