Monday, August 30, 2010

The beauty of Mount Fuji in Japan

For Japan, Mount Fuji is much more than the highest mountain in their own country, there are many, even revered Fujiayama Fuji San (the word "san is a Japanese word that shows respect), the highly related to their culture and heritage. For them, the mountain is the representative of God that you can see in their eyes. For the spectator, Mount Fuji is a perfect cone warts no buttons, smooth like porcelain, like the face of a beautiful Japanese girl, how the Statue of Liberty is the United States and France, the Eiffel Tower , Mount Fuji is regarded as a symbol of the pride of Japan.

A single explosion
                                                                 In winter, Mount Fuji

Statistics

Mount Fuji is a dormant volcano Strato (strato volcano which is like an isolated case in Africa Paricutin Kilimanjaro or Mexico) is located in the south central part of Honshu Island in the Pacific coast. The crater at its summit is 610 meters (2000 feet) wide. Mount Fuji has a height of 3,776 meters (12,388 feet), Fuji appears to be the highest summit of the region. Its limited iceberg can be seen even from Tokyo, the Japanese capital in broad daylight, but it is about 100 km to the west. It has only a history of eruptions, and in a December 16, 1707.


Explosion Hui

In the history of Mount Fuji has erupted only once (December 16, 1707 to the Edo period in Japan (where the shogunate ruled Thokugawa), it turned out that in the fourth year, Hui Era "Japanese", but outbreak of the name. It lasted over a month, in which 800 million cubic meters of volcanic ash, which are issued by the three holes on the east side and north-east of the volcano. ash reached even in the Edo region is 100 km. covered by volcanic ash on agricultural land, causing swollen rivers blocked and years of hardship for farmers.

National Park Fuji Hakone Izu National

The national park is mainly intended to protect sites that are important for tourism. Mount Fuji and the five lakes surrounding the mountain are part Hokone Fuji Izu National Park. This is a collection of different places in the four prefectures (locally managed areas - Japan is divided into 47 prefectures and Ken), namely, Yamanashi, Kangawa, Shizuoka and Tokyo. Mount Fuji is surrounded by five lakes, they are L. Kawaguchi, Yamanaka, Sai, Shoji and Motosu (including Kawaguchi is the largest) one of the names of Lake Ashi is correct. Lake of the crowd to tear the added attraction of the beauty of them is that they offer a magnificent view of the Fujiyama!

Japan (Nihon or Nippon) the country of the rising sun


second largest economy in the world Japan is a mountainous island about 200 km east of China, but consists of four main islands (Hokkaido, Honshu, Kyushu, Shikoku) and about 4,000 small islands in the Pacific Ocean. Located at the intersection where three continental plates meet, namely in Eurasia and Philippine plates Okhotsk. These plates are often incompatible with each other causing natural disasters such as volcanic eruptions, earthquakes and tsunamis in Japan and in the vicinity of most endangered sites on earth.

Honshu

For the Japanese mainland Honshu Honshu is also the word means the same thing in Japanese. Honshu Island is located in the southern part of Hokkaido across the Strait of Sugaru. It includes the largest cities in Japan such as Tokyo, Kawasaki and Yakohama etc. Honshu is the largest island of the Japanese archipelago, with a length of 1300 km and a width of 50 and 250 km. It is mountainous with a population of about 98 million euros. Mount Fuji is located in the central part along the Pacific coast.

Not one but three!

Many studies have been conducted an analysis of the actual composition of Mount Fuji, and scientists are left with strange packets of information.

Shin Fuji


Currently, the volcano that we see is a newly created in 5000 years back, and it is hidden underneath. Recent studies have shown that in fact two to three!

Komitake

Let's see what they say. Currently, the volcano has been in three stages, see Fuji (Shin means new Fuji Fuji) was formed on andesite (dark intermediate volcanic rocks) database, called the old Fuji (named komitake).

Sen Komitake

Recent discoveries have revealed the former Fuji resting on top of primitive basalt trained hundreds of thousands of years ago. They called the ancestor of Senator Komitake; meaning Komitake main!

Holy Mountain

On the slopes of Mount Fuji various Buddhist temples are located, thousands of pilgrims from all over Japan to visit this site for purposes of worship. It claims that the name of Fuji himself said it comes from language word "Ainu, which means more sustainable. In winter and early spring are the best seasons, when most pilgrims pay a visit. The mountain lake near the holy chapel, together with all the current atmosphere of joy and devotion.

Can be mounted, can not stop

                                        
Climbing to the summit of Mount Fuji, is considered to be achieved for both young and old, all the pilgrims and tourists participate with enthusiasm. It is ten camps, food and facilities offering climbers. For five of the camp may be subject to travel the road (usually the pilgrims walk to the base station). 5 to advance itself lasts about 4-5 hours, the descent is a little easier, that is one hour shorter. Climbing to the summit can not because they did not stay there usually is.

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