00:00 Mount Fuji is an important and iconic site in Japan, with cultural and religious significance, as well as being a popular tourist destination and subject for modern art forms.

02:05 Mount Fuji is a stratovolcano located at a triple junction of tectonic plates in Japan, and it is the highest point in the country.

03:52 The word "Fuji" has various possible origins, and Mount Fuji has had 10 to 18 known eruptions in the last 1,250 years, with the most recent one occurring in 1707.

05:33 Mount Fuji holds a special place in Shintoism, with hundreds of Osama shrines in Japan dedicated to appeasing the spirits of the mountain, and it became even more important when the capital of Japan was moved to Tokyo.

07:13 Climbing Mount Fuji was an important religious observance in Fujiko, with the most common practice being to climb the mountain at night in order to reach the summit for sunrise.

08:53 Mount Fuji, although no longer as religiously significant as it once was, is still considered sacred by Shinto and is privately owned, with the peak being transferred back to the Shengen shrine in 2004 after a lawsuit, and while it is a popular tourist destination with hundreds of thousands of people climbing it each year, there is still the possibility of future eruptions.

10:33 If Mount Fuji were to have a major eruption, it could potentially cause significant damage to Tokyo, including shutting down transportation, communications, and the electrical grid, and estimates say it could take three days for emergency vehicles to enter the city.