Mt Fuji Eruption 1707, Tokyo Covered in Ash due to Eruption.

Mt Fuji is Japan’s tallest mountain, at 3,776 meters above sea level with over 300,000 people climb to the top each year, but did you know Mt Fuji is still an active volcano, and it’s overdue for its next eruption.
Mt Fuji last erupted just over 300 years ago, on December 16th 1707. Known as the Hoei eruption, it lasted 16 days and ejected a massive 800 million cubic meters of rock, ash and hot poisonous gases into the atmosphere and over Tokyo. That’s a cube almost 1 km square in size, or over 1 and half times the height of the Tokyo Skytree. Avalanches of volcanic ash rolled down the side of Mt Fuji at speeds of up to 700 km/h destroying villages and farmlands in its path causing many deaths.
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[@JapaneseHistory]

Have you climbed Mt Fuji before, I did in 2015 and nearly died, but that's a story for another time. I'd love to hear yours.

[@Mew178]

Oy don't leave us hanging like that! I considered it but FujiQ seemed a bit more interesting lol.

[@mota6683]

I tried once in 2017 during my first trip to Japan. Planned to take a bus to the 5th station and hike up and down in a day, but the bus service was terminated bue to snow. Not wanting to be deterred, we hiked from the Fuji train station and barely got to the 1st station before the sky started turning dark, forcing us to turn back. But I'm planning to go again, better prepared this time. :)

[@JapaneseHistory]

Mew, I think you made the right choice. My 2015 expedition started well, but bad planning took its toll. My backpack was way too small and I ran out of water at the summit. The 4 hour journey down I had no water and was so dehydrated by the time I got back to the 5th station. Oh I got altitude sickness at 2,800 meters. Never had that before.

[@JapaneseHistory]

​@@mota6683 Yeah, preparation is key Mota. I was unprepared for my first climb. My back pack was too small by about half and in turn I didn't take enough water. Plus there are no bins so you have to take it back with you in your bag. There was not one single place you could buy water from the summit to the 5th station and I was buggered by the time I got back down. I've heard of people starting their hike from the ocean and climbing all the way up to the summit over several days. I know how you must of felt, the mountain looks so big and close from the train station. I'm sure it look like a couple of hours walk to the 5th station from there, but I do remember the bus took a while to climb to the 5th station with lost of winding roads. Better luck on your next expedition.

[@ericaanzara8452]

Mount Fuji erupted before Miahara-Yama!

[@Fujitagalog]

I saw it irl back in October 2023 but me and family only went to 4th station

[@elysiumcore]

I'm in a hotel near the base tonight 👀

[@JapaneseHistory]

That is awesome. I'm sure the view is amazing. Is the weather nice and sky clear?

[@DadCanInJapan]

I like the fact that people around Mt Fuji practiced emergency drills using cars and helicopters (pictured). But prior to that, you said that ash would clog the air filters rendering machinery inoperable and shutting down transportation. Hmmm ...

[@JapaneseHistory]

Lava flow and ash direction move in two different ways my friend. The lava don't follow the air currents. Where as ash does. The trick is to get on the right side of the air currents. Plus it was only a drill.

[@japanesetrainandtravel6168]

I’ve passed by Mt. Fuji numerous times on the Shinkansen but never climbed it. Didn’t know about the eruption. Great video again, Mike!

[@JapaneseHistory]

Thanks, Ken. When I was returning to Tokyo from Osaka in 2018 I passed it on a Hikari Shinkansen service and could view it for about 10 minutes. The sky was clear with no cloud cover at all. Was amazing.

[@fabiashii]

Hachi Ko is my hero

[@JapaneseHistory]

Yes, Hachiko means a lot of things to a lot of people. He was an amazing dog.

[@fabiashii]

@@JapaneseHistory He made me cry, he taught me loyalty and a lot more. I love Hachi Ko

[@Japanesetrainyear2022]

You forgot about 2011 tsunami inn jaoan

[@JapaneseHistory]

I'm not sure about this one.

[@Japanesetrainyear2022]

@@JapaneseHistory i meant, you should make a video of the 2011 tsunami in japan

[@JapaneseHistory]

@@Japanesetrainyear2022 Yes you're right. I still remember it like it was yesterday, but it has been 11 years now. Time goes fast.

[@FeatherFloofs]

Excellent video 😊 loved it!!

[@JapaneseHistory]

Thanks for watching H.

[@auxiliarypowerunit]

Great info!

[@JapaneseHistory]

Thanks for watching, Aaron.

[@ridwanhusain3445]

Does anyone have hoei eruption footage?

[@Pericalypsis]

Nice. I haven't climbed Mt Fuji (climbing season is summer, and summer is too hot in Japan for me). But I've climbed a number of dormant and semi-dormant volcanoes. Mt Nantai (男体山, 2486m) in Tochigi prefecture and Mt Tsurumi (鶴見岳, 1375m) in Ōita prefecture are two examples. But my favourite was Mt Kaimon (開聞岳, 924m) in Kagoshima prefecture, with its perfect conical shape, a hiking path spiralling its way to the summit, and fantastic views of the sea and coastline.

[@JapaneseHistory]

Wow you have climbed quite a few mountains, Ijon Tichy. Other than Mt Fuji I have visited Mt Asama 浅間山 2,568 meters in the Gunma Prefecture and climbed Mt Akagi 赤城山 1,828 metres once again in the Gunma Prefecture. You're not wrong about the weather in the summer time, I remember that summer in 2015 catching the train from Shinjuku to go to the mountain was so hot and humid. When I got to 2,800 meters I stopped and took a break as the sun disappeared for the day. It was dark and I could see all the lights of Tokyo 100km away, all 38 million in one view. As I looked I was freezing it was about 8 degrees, but I knew on the streets of Shinjuku which was amongst the lights it was like 37 degrees and humid. Such a contrast in that one view blew my mind.

[@Pericalypsis]

Yeah, I've done a lot of hiking in Japan, climbed around 40 mountains, and also visited a similar number of castles. I'd like to climb Mt Asama next time I think. I actually came close to doing so on my last visit to Japan, visiting Shiraito Falls (about 5km away from the mountain) and doing a bit of hiking nearby, but there just wasn't enough time and clear weather for the big mountain. Your Mt Fuji climb definitely sounds like it was a memorable experience. I know that some of the views I've seen will stick with me for the rest of my life.

[@Dutch-McLarenJk82-]

Well, it’s only a matter of time before Fuji erupts combined with a 8.0 inland earthquake in the Southern Kanto region. May Japan be safe.

[@tariz32]

Love your channel. Please do videos on Ancient Japan (i.e. Jomon to Kofun periods), would be appreciate!

[@JapaneseHistory]

Will consider it. Thanks for watching.

[@brmnyc]

I always thought Mt. Fuji was considered extinct. Now I'm nervous!

[@JapaneseHistory]

I'm sure there will be plenty of waring when it goes off next time, brmnyc. There are many scientific instruments that monitor the mountains every move. They monitor sulfur dioxide being expelled very carefully and can notice minute changes. But then again they don't always get it right and people do get killed with out notice. I did think about it a few times when I climbed it in 2015.

[@ericaanzara8452]

Why does the end of this video end up with Gojira(Godzilla) and other characters from Destroy All Monsters or All Monsters Attack?

[@JapaneseHistory]

It's a comedy style ending to the topic since Mt Fuji has featured so much in pop culture. Do you like the ending?

[@sarahsimmons9501]

I must say, this eruption sure is pretty big.

[@JapaneseHistory]

Yes, people don't realise how big the last eruption was. Hopefully with good technology and practice exercises the devastation with future eruptions can be minimal.

[@vickieclick6116]

@@JapaneseHistory Yeah. 😄

[@lorenachen2768]

Predicted by Japanese official, Mt. Fuji might erupt in 2022!

[@JapaneseHistory]

Really, what are they basing this prediction on. Has there been some sort of nee data or event?

[@rageracerriley9590]

Didn't happen...!

[@JapaneseHistory]

Yes true. Mt Fuji didn't erupt, but the headline sold some newspapers that day.

[@eri7-11]

Ummm i met a man online who lives in Fuji City. I married him and came to Fuji to live with him. I wasn’t aware of all this. He told me Fuji is inactive and we won’t be killed. After I told him about these videos he laughed and said shouganai yo. Am I screwed here?

[@JapaneseHistory]

I think you'll be fine. It's still an active volcano, but you should have time to escape when it erupts next time. You should consult with your local government about their management plan.

[@meloviechloejalago4566]

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[@JapaneseHistory]

Did you like those sections?

[@vishalsaini6577]

there is some part you use anime pictures. can uh please tell me. which anime is that one.

[@JapaneseHistory]

Yes, what do you mean which animals? I drew them myself in photoshop.

[@reynaldoflores4522]

Climbing Fujisan is way out of my league. Both my body and my wallet cannot afford it . The highest peak I have ever climbed in Japan is Konpira shrine in Kagawa prefecture, Shikoku. There are more than a thousand stone steps up leading to the furthest shrine. Those stone steps really took all the starch out of me !

[@JapaneseHistory]

I climbed Mt Fuji in 2015 and thought about it in 2022. Konpira has 1368 steps it must of been a great climb.

[@Japanesetrainyear2022]

I’m in Japan :(

[@JapaneseHistory]

You will be ok.

[@taylormack]

I had assumed the eruption came from the top of Fuji, so was surprised to learn that it came from the east side. Hopefully when Fuji erupts again it will be small. Many years ago I climbed the volcano Pacaya in Guatemala. You could see lava in the crater from the top, and although it was boiling, there was no smoke and only a few lava streams were coming out of the side on that day. The lava was slow enough you could easily walk around it. Only 2500 mts in altitude, but still impressive to look into a volcano!

[@JapaneseHistory]

Wow Talyor Mack that would have been a sight to see surreal or apocalyptic . Making this video the flowing lava looked hypnotizing as it moved liked rivers. The closets I've been to an erupting volcano was Mt Asama on the boarder of the Gunma and Nagano Prefectures. It last erupted in 2013 and still vents smoke and steam out from it's cone. It's about 2,550 meters high and no one is allowed to climb it anymore.

[@正義香港人]

@@JapaneseHistory If Japan dares to attack China again, China must follow the plan of the former Soviet Union to bomb the Mount Fuji. The bombing must be heavy enough to trigger huge explosion of this active volcano.

[@romuloromero2268]

Please do not call it Japan's tallest 'mountain'. It is not a mountain!!! It's a volcano! Call it 'tallest peak' if you must.

[@JapaneseHistory]

Ok. Thank you.

[@digitallk9316]

Um a volcano a mountain that go boom

[@arnavnigam9259]

It’s a volcanic mountain

[@vickieclick6116]

I love Mount Fuji. It looks so beautiful. But even though it might erupt sometime, I don't care about the eruption because I'm really far away from it.

[@JapaneseHistory]

Yes, I climbed it in 2015, and it was an amazing sight from the top. I guess one day it will erupt again.

[@sarahsimmons9501]

@@JapaneseHistory Yes.

[@hakohito]

Ashes will hit Tokyo if it erupts, but thanks to japanese techonology they migh be able to get rid of it faster and faster sd each ear goes by