By LISA VOGT/ Special to Asahi Weekly
March 5, 2024 at 07:00 JST
Mount Fuji is Japan’s tallest mountain, rising 3,776 meters above sea level. The nearly perfectly shaped volcano has been worshipped as a sacred mountain. It towers over Shizuoka and Yamanashi prefectures. (Photo by Lisa Vogt)
More than 10 times?! This is the reaction I get when I tell people how many times I’ve climbed to the summit of Japan’s highest peak. [Read More]
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