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| Above, a Shinkansen view of Mount Fuji. Photo by Armand Vaquer. |
Mount Fuji has been a major symbol of Japan.
It has been a mecca for mountain climbing, tourism, photography and art. I have been to one of the Fifth Stations on the mountain (with G-Tour in 2004) and have photographed it from a Shinkansen.
With all that being said, it is easy to forget that Mount Fuji is still an active volcano. Local municipalities are weighing on how to evacuate the areas surrounding it should it erupt.
The Japan Times reported:
Mount Fuji attracts thousands of foreign tourists each year, but many forget that Japan’s highest peak is an active volcano. With the risk of an eruption ever-present, a critical question looms: how could such visitors be evacuated safely in the event of a disaster?
On Thursday, around 150 participants from local governments, national ministries, transportation companies, airlines and foreign embassies convened in the gateway town of Fujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi Prefecture, to examine this very question.
To read more, go here.
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