Eruption of Mount Fuji could shut down Tokyo

Written by on March 31, 2023

It is an artistic icon, a religious site for the Shinto religion and a huge international tourist attraction. But in a reminder that Mount Fuji is also an active volcano, the Japanese authorities have released new evacuation plans for the hundreds of thousands of people living in its vicinity.

Fuji, Japan’s sacred peak, last erupted in 1707. Although there is no sign of an imminent eruption, it is inevitable in the future and could send flows of lava, ash and gases over one of . . .



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