Mount Fuji’s last eruption blanketed Edo in ash in 1707
Japan’s Mount Fuji last erupted in 1707–1708 during the Hoei eruption, sending ash that blanketed Edo (today’s Tokyo) and built a new crater on the volcano’s flank.
The iconic cone is a stratovolcano stacked from lava and ash layers; it remains closely monitored as an active system.
Beauty can sleep with one eye open. Fuji’s postcard silhouette is also a reminder that calm cones keep score underground.
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