Fujiyama Japanese Steakhouse is named in honor of Mount Fuji, the highest mountain in Japan at 12,388 feet (The highest mountain on earth is Mount Everest at 29,029 feet). The climate is very cold due to the high altitude and the cone is covered by snow for several months of the year.The lowest recorded temperature was -36°F while on June, 2008, the highest temperature was recorded at 64°F.
Mount Fuji's exceptionally symmetrical cone is a well-known symbol of Japan and it is frequently depicted in art and photographs, as well as visited by sightseers and climbers. About 200,000 people climb Mount Fuji every year, 30% of whom are foreigners. This international tourist destination also houses a warrior tradition: ancient samurai used the base of the moutain as a remote training area, near the present day town of Gotemba. As of 2006, the Japan Self-Defense Forces and the United States Marine Corps operate military bases near Mount Fuji.
Mount Fuji, a dormant volcano that last erupted in 1707, is surrounded by 5 lakes: LakeKawaguchi, Lake
Yamanaka, LakeSai, LakeMotosu and LakeShoji.Along
with MountTate and MountHaku, it is one of Japan's
“ThreeHolyMountains.” Mount Fuji is surrounded by 3
small cities: Gotemba (east), Fujiyoshida (north) and
Fujinomiya (southwest).
JAPAN
Area
The total area of Japan is 378,000 square kilometers (145,945 square miles). That's approximately 0.3% of the world. Most Japanese perceive Japan as a small country, but it is bigger than Germany or Italy, though smaller than Sweden.
Islands
Japan is composed of over 2000 islands, 600 of which are inhabited. Honshu, the main island, is the 7th largest island in the world. Hokkaido, Japan's 2nd largest island, is the 22nd larges island in the world.
Population
The population of Japan is approximately 127 million. This makes it the tenth most populated country in the world, ahead of Mexico, and behind Nigeria. In terms of density of population, Japan is 18th in the world, with approximately 327 persons per sq. km., roughly equivalent to Holland or Belgium.
Tokyo
In terms of total population size, the Greater Tokyo area is the largest city in the world. With a population of 26.5 million, more than 20% of all Japanese people live there.
The second largest city in the world is Mexico City with 18 million inhabitants.
Volcanoes
Japan has more active volcanoes than any other country in the world, with more than 10% of all the earth's volcanoes. All this volcanic activity has created more than 10,000 known thermal vents in the surface of the country, and of these, over 2,100 have been developed into hot-spring spas - Onsen.
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