Usually, the nearly 12,300-foot-high mountain has ... of numerous forms of art, including Japanese ukiyoe artist Katsushika Hokusai’s “Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji.” Today, it attracts ...

such as the Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji, had a profound impact on Western art in the 19th century and allowed the form of Fujisan to become widely known as the symbol of ‘Oriental’ Japan. The ...

Many 19th-century prints of Mt. Fuji contributed to Europe's japonisme trend. Explore the beauty of a mountain that inspires both artists and faith.

“Art was considered a frivolity in our ... s “Great Wave Off Kanagawa” and the image known as “Red Fuji,” admiring the mountain’s red tint. “The Hokusais were stunning,” he remembered.

Mount Fuji looms large as Japan’s tallest mountain and one of its most enduring ... said Timon Screech, an art historian at the International Research Center for Japanese Studies in Kyoto.

Mount Fuji is a UNESCO World heritage site, a world-famous landmark and an icon of Japan. But it has also become a “trash mountain” overcrowded by millions of tourists. To try and bring more ...