From a photogenic distance, Mount Fuji is a nearly perfect ... tons of tephra—rock fragments ejected from the volcano—into Yokohama and Tokyo, some 60 miles east of Fuji.

west of the Tokyo-Yokohama area. It has been dormant since its last eruption in 1707, it is still considered an active volcano by geologists. A symbol of Japan, Mt. Fuji, or "Fujisan," was once a ...

The greater Tokyo metropolitan area would effectively cease to function within hours of a full-scale eruption of Mount Fuji, according ... about 2 cm in Yokohama and about 30 cm in Sagamihara ...

There are many alternative ways to experience central Japan’s sacred peak without the crowds, from hiking its sister summits ...

YOKOHAMA--For tired and hungry motorists ... as even being more impressive than Mount Fuji. However, the crowds that gather there nightly are troubling local police and highway officials.