Mount Fuji is the highest mountain in Japan (3,776m / 12,388feet) and is an active volcano. Japanese people love mount Fuji, calling it as Fuji-san. It's a dream for many people to climb up Mount Fuji. It's said that about 300,000 people try to climb Mt. Fuji every year and that 30-40% of them are foreign visitors. Mt. Fuji is located about 60 miles southwest of Tokio.