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Which city in Japan is Mount Fuji? Is it worth seeing?

Mount Fuji is between Shizuoka Prefecture and Yamanashi Prefecture in Japan, and it is worth seeing.

Mount Fuji is an active volcano. At an altitude of 3776.24 meters, it is the highest peak in Japan. As a symbol of Japan, Mount Fuji is widely known all over the world. It is composed of basalt volcanoes with a prominent curved appearance, and its mountains extend to the coast of Suruga Bay.

As Mount Fuji is a representative famous mountain in Japan, some places in Japan are named after "Mount Fuji". Near the foot of Mount Fuji, there are Fuji City, Fuji Palace City and Fuji Prefecture in Shizuoka Prefecture. In Yamanashi Prefecture, there are Fuji Yoshida, Fuji Kawaguchi and Fuji Kawamachi. Other places where you can see Mount Fuji are usually named after "See Mount Fuji".

Painting in the Edo period, the famous Japanese ukiyo-e painter Ge Xibei Tai created 46 continuous prints "Thirty-six Scenes of the Rich Moon" with Mount Fuji as the theme (about 183 1 year). At first, the painter planned to draw only 36 pictures according to the topic, but later, because of its popularity, he added 10.

Among them, spectacular works depicting the majestic beauty of Mount Fuji, "Open the Wind and Clear the Green" and "White Rain under the Mountain" are widely known, and these two paintings are also affectionately called "Red Fuji" and "Black Fuji". There is also a famous surfing masterpiece in "Thirty-six Scenes of Swing", which depicts waves.