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*''Japanese'': 富士山 ''(Fuji-san; Fuji-yama)''
 
*''Japanese'': 富士山 ''(Fuji-san; Fuji-yama)''
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Mt. Fuji is the tallest, and most famous mountain in Japan. It is located chiefly in [[Shizuoka prefecture]], but is visible from a considerable distance. In classical and medieval times, it was an oft-mentioned ''[[meisho]]'' (famous site/sight) recalling [[Musashino]] ("the East"), but has since the [[Edo period]] become a major symbol of Japan as a whole.
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Mt. Fuji is the tallest, and most famous mountain in Japan. It is located chiefly in [[Shizuoka prefecture]], roughly one hundred miles from [[Tokyo]],<ref>Christine Guth, ''Art of Edo Japan'', Yale University Press (1996), 114.</ref> but is visible from a considerable distance. In classical and medieval times, it was an oft-mentioned ''[[meisho]]'' (famous site/sight) recalling [[Musashino]] ("the East"), but has since the [[Edo period]] become a major symbol of Japan as a whole.
    
The "[[36 Views of Mt. Fuji]]" series of woodblock prints, and "[[100 Views of Mt. Fuji]]" illustrated book by the ''[[ukiyo-e]]'' artist [[Hokusai]] are among the most famous images in all of Japanese art. The mountain was named a [[World Heritage Site]] in 2013, under the "Cultural" category, as a "sacred place and source of artistic inspiration."<ref>"[http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1418 Fujisan]," official UNESCO World Heritage Site listing.</ref>
 
The "[[36 Views of Mt. Fuji]]" series of woodblock prints, and "[[100 Views of Mt. Fuji]]" illustrated book by the ''[[ukiyo-e]]'' artist [[Hokusai]] are among the most famous images in all of Japanese art. The mountain was named a [[World Heritage Site]] in 2013, under the "Cultural" category, as a "sacred place and source of artistic inspiration."<ref>"[http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1418 Fujisan]," official UNESCO World Heritage Site listing.</ref>
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