Come join me on a tour of five Tokyo neighborhoods while exploring the stasis and change revolving around Mt. Fuji. It’s hard to imagine Fuji being an even bigger part of people’s lives than before – when Hokusai painted thirty-six views of Mt. Fuji, I’m sure people thought he had exhausted all the ways to […]
Mount Fuji: A Look at the World Heritage Site One Year Later
June 23rd marked the one-year anniversary of Mount Fuji becoming a UNESCO World Heritage site. Interestingly enough, this volcano was named a cultural landmark as opposed to a natural landmark, encouraging us to look more closely at our definitions of nature and culture. Mount Fuji is one of the most-climbed mountains in the world, complete […]