12+ Mount Fuji Primary Facts Images. Mount fuji is the tallest mountain in japan, standing at 3,776 meters (12,380 feet). Mount fuji, with an elevation of more than 12,388 feet, is the highest and the most famous mountain in japan.
Analyses of the magma chambers within mt fuji have shown two levels of magma chambers, at around 8 km and 20 km.
It is located on the island of honshu, about 100 km from tokyo and is visible from the city on clear days. Mount fuji (富士山, fujisan, japanese: Tokyo, japan's capital, lies 60 miles (100 kilometers) to the east. However, rain, wind and snow have been slowly causing erosion and creating valleys along its surface.