Japan: ‘The Circular Pine Trees of Aoyama’. Ukiyo-e woodblock print from the series 'Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji' by Katsushika Hokusai (31 October 1760 - 10 May 1849), c. 1830. Mount Fuji is the highest mountain in Japan at 3, m (12,389 ft). An active stratovolcano that last erupted in 1707–08, Mount Fuji lies about 100 km southwest of Tokyo. Mount Fuji's exceptionally symmetrical cone is a well-known symbol and icon of Japan and is frequently depicted in art and photographs. It is one of Japan's ‘Three Holy Mountains’ along with Mount Tate and Mount Haku.

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