Download Mount Fuji 5 Lakes PNG. You can see that mount fuji (centre in red) sits in a caldera encircled by mountain ranges, the lakes visible to above mount fuji are the current locations of the five lakes (from left): In ancient times, lava flow from a volcanic eruption of mount fuji spread across the area, damming up rivers and resulting in the formation of these five lakes.
It has a population of about 100,000 and sits about 1,000 meters (3,300 ft) above sea level.
Fuji, when volcanic lava flows blocked and dammed up rivers and streams to create the lakes. It was added to the world heritage list as a cultural site in 2013. Fuji erupted during the ancient times. Fuji five lakes fuji five lakes (富士五湖) are located in southeastern yamanashi prefecture near the border of shizuoka.