Ohachi (Mount Fuji) - Ohachi

Japanese: 御鉢(富士山) - おはち
Ohachi (Mount Fuji) - Ohachi

…In contrast, Mt. Fuji is a volcano that arose on flat land, and although it contains two older volcanoes, Komitake and Ko-Fuji, its nearly 4,000m mountain body is entirely made up of volcanoes, and it is rare in the world for a mountain to have a diameter of about 40km at its base. The summit is called the Ohachi, and in addition to the highest peak, Kengamine, the eight peaks of Mt. Hakusan, Mt. Kusushi (Mt. Yakushi), Mt. Dainichi, Mt. Izu, Mt. Joju, Mt. Komagatake, and Mt. Mishima surround the crater. It is known that white smoke rose from the crater until the Middle Ages, but current volcanic activity only leaves steam vents in some areas. …

*Some of the terminology that refers to "Ohachi (Mount Fuji)" is listed below.

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Japanese:

…これに対し富士山は平地に生じた火山で,内部に小御岳(こみたけ),古富士という二つの古い火山をかかえているとはいえ,4000m近い山体がすべて火山で構成されており,基底部の直径が約40kmにも達している山は世界でも珍しい。山頂部は御鉢と呼ばれ,最高峰の剣ヶ峰のほか白山,久須志岳(薬師岳),大日岳,伊豆岳,成就岳,駒ヶ岳,三島岳の富士八峰が火口のまわりを囲んでいる。中世まで火口から白煙が立ちのぼっていたことが知られるが,現在の火山活動は一部に蒸気孔を残すのみである。…

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