(Geological Section from the Hōei Eruption)
The Hōei Eruption of December 16, 1707 (November 23 in the old Japanese calendar), deposited enormous quantities of material in a short period of just two weeks. An excavation of Yubune Castle in Yanagishima, Oyama Town, by the Shizuoka Prefectural Archaeological Center discovered the remains of a field whose crops were abandoned after being bur....

(Geological Section from the Hōei Eruption)
The Hōei Eruption of December 16, 1707 (November 23 in the old Japanese calendar), deposited enormous quantities of material in a short period of just two weeks. An excavation of Yubune Castle in Yanagishima, Oyama Town, by the Shizuoka Prefectural Archaeological Center discovered the remains of a field whose crops were abandoned after being buried by volcanic deposits from the eruption. This geological peel is a section of the actual layers that were deposited on top of the field at the Yubune Castle site.

(Volcanic Deposits from the Hōei Eruption)
Of the material ejected by volcanic activity, that which is not lava—such as volcanic ash, pumice, scoria, pyroclastic flow, and surge—is called ‘tephra’. The tephra blown into the air above Mt. Fuji during the Hōei Eruption was carried east by westerly winds. Much of it was deposited in a region called Mikuriya, which encompassed modern Oyama Town and Gotemba City, making post-eruption recovery there very difficult.

In geological terms, Mt. Fuji has a short but dynamic history. Mt. Fuji's last eruption was in 1707, during Japan's early modern Tokugawa period. As 1707 corresponds to the 4th year of the Hōei era in the Japanese calendar, this eruption is known as the ‘Hōei eruption’ or the ‘Great Hōei eruption’.
This section looks at how the Hōei eruption affected people's lives....

In geological terms, Mt. Fuji has a short but dynamic history. Mt. Fuji's last eruption was in 1707, during Japan's early modern Tokugawa period. As 1707 corresponds to the 4th year of the Hōei era in the Japanese calendar, this eruption is known as the ‘Hōei eruption’ or the ‘Great Hōei eruption’.
This section looks at how the Hōei eruption affected people's lives.

It has been said that Mt. Fuji can only be seen for about 100 days a year, but it actually seems like we see Mt. Fuji somewhere every day! Here we will highlight another side of Mt. Fuji that can be seen in everyday life, sometimes working its way into our subconscious and guiding our thinking.

Today, Mt. Fuji is faced with many challenges and various efforts are being made in response. Pull out the drawers and take a look at the present state of Mt. Fuji. Let's then think together about the present and future of Mt. Fuji.

Fujizuka mounds are artificial hills and mounds that are modeled after Mt. Fuji. The outdoor exhibition space is furnished with an original Fujizuka monument made by the expert plasterer Shūhei Hasado. The lava stones used here were gathered from an erosion and sediment control project in the Osawa alluvial fan, with the cooperation of the Mt. Fuji Sabo Office of the Ministry of Land, Infrastru....

Fujizuka mounds are artificial hills and mounds that are modeled after Mt. Fuji. The outdoor exhibition space is furnished with an original Fujizuka monument made by the expert plasterer Shūhei Hasado. The lava stones used here were gathered from an erosion and sediment control project in the Osawa alluvial fan, with the cooperation of the Mt. Fuji Sabo Office of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism.