25+ Mount Fuji Rock Type Background. Mount fuji, highest mountain in japan. The mountain contributes to japan's physical, cultural, and spiritual geography.
Mount fuji is a symbol of japan. It is an active volcano, sitting on a triple junction of tectonic activity: It is also a journey into japanese culture.
Volcanoes are generally found where tectonic plates are diverging or converging.
The volcano rises about 3,500 m above the surrounding plain. The volcano rises about 3,500 m above the surrounding plain. Photograph courtesy of mike lyvers. Geologists identified four major stages of volcanic eruption in mount fuji's formation process.