If a missile is dropped on Mount Fuji in Japan, will Japan suffer huge trauma?

Mount Fuji is the symbol of Japan. It is a dormant active volcano. According to data, Mount Fuji was formed due to an earthquake in 286 BC. Since records began, Mount Fuji has erupted 18 times. The last time was 1707.

Mount Fuji

Looking into the distance, Mount Fuji looks like a perfect cone. It is a volcano whose current shape was formed by an eruption about 10,000 years ago. The most recent eruption was in 1707, but an earthquake triggered an eruption in 1907.

Japan has many volcanoes and earthquakes. About 60 of Japan's 186 volcanoes are active and occasionally erupt. Mount Fuji, the highest peak in Japan, is an active volcano. It erupted on a large scale in 1707. At that time, a large amount of sandblasted even Edo Castle (now Tokyo), which was 100 kilometers away.

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And other active volcanoes not far from Mount Fuji are indeed not peaceful. A volcano on the large island of Izu Islands near Tokyo erupted in 1986, causing Thousands of island residents fled. In 1991, the Nagasaki Unzendake volcano in Kyushu erupted, destroying hundreds of kilometers of farmland and causing many casualties, many of which were journalists and experts who came to report and study.

Today, we can still see the damaged houses in Nagasaki after the Fugendake volcanic eruption in November 1990. A total of 11 houses were buried by landslides, and now only the roofs are slightly damaged. Exposed to the ground.

Mount Fuji is so dangerous, why do so many residents dare to live around it? That's because the total area of ??Japan is not as large as that of Sichuan Province, but their population is more than 100 million. Land is scarce and they have no choice but to live there.

The two craters on the top of Mount Fuji have formed two beautiful volcanic lakes. At the foot of the mountain, there are various caves left after the volcanic eruption, some of which are still erupting. The walls of the Fugaku Wind Cave are covered with stalactite-like icicles, which are called "ten thousand years of snow". When the weather is clear, you can see the natural wonder of "Shadow Fuji" from the top of Fuji Mountain.

At the northern foot of Mount Fuji is the Fuji Five Lakes, with very pleasant scenery; at the southern foot is a vast plateau pasture with green grass and flocks of cattle and sheep. Not only the natural scenery is stunning all year round, but there are also various places for leisure activities. It is suitable for camping, swimming, fishing, etc. in summer, and it is a good place for skiing and skating in winter. Every year in July and August, Japanese people compete here to climb mountains. It is said that bathing in the volcanic lake on the top of the mountain can ward off disasters.

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