Mount Fuji - Hakone, Japan
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N 35° 14.601 E 139° 01.169
54S E 319798 N 3901827
Mount Fuji, Japan's highest mountain, appears on this 1967 Japanese postage stamp.
Waymark Code: WM17B46
Location: Kanagawa, Japan
Date Posted: 01/17/2023
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Mount Fuji is an active volcano. It stands on Honshu on the border between Yamanashi and Shizuoka Prefectures and can be seen from Tokyo and Yokohama on clear days.
Mount Fuji is the highest mountain in Japan at 3,776.24 m (12,389 ft), 2nd-highest peak of an island (volcanic) in Asia, and 7th-highest peak of an island in the world. It is a dormant stratovolcano that last erupted in 1707–1708. Mount Fuji lies about 100 kilometers (60 mi) south-west of Tokyo, and can be seen from there on a clear day. Mount Fuji's exceptionally symmetrical cone, which is snow-capped for about 5 months a year, is a well-known symbol of Japan and it is frequently depicted in art and photographs, as well as visited by sightseers and climbers.
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Stamp Issuing Country: Japan
Date of Issue: 1967
Denomination: 50
Color: Multicolored
Stamp Type: Single Stamp
Relevant Web Site: Not listed
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