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Fuji

Japan’s highest mountain, a young composite cone built over older volcanic centers.

35.361°N138.731°E
Form
Stratovolcano
Elevation
3,776 m
Last known eruption
1707–1708
GVP number
283030

Fuji is an icon and an active volcano. The Hōei eruption opened vents on its flank and carried ash east toward Edo, showing that a quiet profile is not a forecast.

Tectonic setting

Near the junction of the Philippine Sea, Amur, and Okhotsk plate domains.

Membership note

Included in the current Smithsonian PROF regional definition.

Hōei eruption

A flank eruption with widespread tephra fall; exact impacts vary by historical source.

range precision

This is a curated profile excerpt, not the complete eruption catalog. Historical year, month, and day fields remain nullable in the analytical database.

Claim-level values in this profile resolve to the source below. Dataset membership and narrative interpretation are stored separately.

Fixture version5.3.6 fixtureConfidenceauthoritativeFixture refreshedJuly 15, 2026