As you can now see, the closest city to the iconic Mount Fuji is the small city of Fujinomiya, located towards the South-Western foothold of the mountain, within the Central Shizuoka Prefecture. This city lies between Kyoto and Tokyo, and features a number of extra attractions centered around the world-famous landmark.

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Mount Fuji (富士山, Fujisan) is with 3776 meters Japan's highest mountain. It is not surprising that the nearly perfectly shaped volcano has been worshiped as a sacred mountain and experienced big popularity among artists and common people throughout the centuries.

Mount Fuji (富士山, Fujisan, Japanese: [ɸɯꜜ (d)ʑisaɴ] ⓘ) is an active stratovolcano located on the Japanese island of Honshu, with a summit elevation of 3,776.24 m (12,389 ft 3 in).

5 天之前 · Mount Fuji, highest mountain in Japan. It rises to 12,388 feet (3,776 metres) near the Pacific Ocean coast in Yamanashi and Shizuoka ken (prefectures) of central Honshu, about 60 miles (100 km) west of the Tokyo-Yokohama metropolitan area.

Fuji is a city located at the south of Mount Fuji on Suruga Bay, in Shizuoka prefecture, in Japan. Its sceneries of tea plantations with Fuji-san in the background became famous during Edo period (1603 - 1868). A former station of the Tokaido Road, Fuji’s downtown is still a convenient stopover on the Tokyo-Kyoto trip.

Fuji City is a beautiful and warm city on the east side of Shizuoka Prefecture. It looks up to world cultural heritage Mt. Fuji in the north, with Suruga Bay stretching out before it to the south.

Fujinomiya (富士宮) is a city in Shizuoka Prefecture on the southwestern slopes of Mount Fuji. The city grew up around Fujinomiya Sengen Shrine, the most prominent and important shrine in the region, which is also the traditional starting point of the approach up the mountain.

Fujinomiya is between Tokyo and Kyoto and is the closest city to the majestic Mount Fuji. Fujinomiya city is a short drive from Shin-Fuji station, which takes just over an hour from Tokyo station on the bullet train. Use your JR rail pass to visit for a day or even stay the night at the foot of Japan’s most enduring icon!

6 天之前 · Mount Fuji has been named as a World Heritage Site – but it’s not just for the natural beauty. It’s the historical and religious significance that makes the volcano so important. For centuries, people in Japan have worshipped Mount Fuji, believing that it is a goddess or a place with links to the underworld where many gods live.