富士山を英語で説明しよう！

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at 3,776 meters Mount Fuji is Japan's
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highest mountain since ancient times the
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Japanese have felt a deep affinity with
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this map
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let's take a look at Mount Fuji through
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the four seasons and explore the
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mountains timeless appeal its shape is
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the result of repeated volcanic
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eruptions which began around 100,000
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years ago the appearance of the mountain
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varies constantly depending on the
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seasons and even the time of night
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the reasons for this are related to
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mount Fuji's location near the sea and
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its unique conical shape that sweeps up
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from the coastal plain moist air blowing
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off the ocean hits the side of the
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mountain and is forced upwards creating
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clouds of all shapes and sizes clouds
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like this are known as Casa Google
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literally
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bamboo hat clouds sometimes iridescent
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clouds glinting with the seven colours
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of the spectrum form known as mount
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Fuji's Aurora this is an extremely
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unusual phenomenon but can only be seen
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once a year or even more rarely
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Mount Fuji also appears to change
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depending on the strength and angle of
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the sunlight this phenomenon which can
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be seen at the moment when the Sun
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appears above the summit of the mountain
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is called diamond's fuji against the
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sunlight the silhouette of the mountain
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stands are very clearly
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the beauty of Mount Fuji was often
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depicted in the ukiyo-e woodblock prints
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of one artist in particular captures car
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oxide in the 19th century Hawks I
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created a series of prints depicting
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various scenes of Mount Fuji this
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world-famous series is called 36 views
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of Mount Fuji the series includes some
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of oxides best-known works this is south
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wind clear sky or as it is better known
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red fruity his use of bold colors
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depicts the ever-changing face of Mount
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Fuji in the early morning
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another well-known prince in the series
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feels in or Whalley province near hawks
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i has created a sense of depth by
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contrasting the large barrel frame with
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the tiny peak of man 30 and in the great
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wave man fuji seems to be swallowed up
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by a giant crashing wave
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over the centuries the beauty of Mount
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Fuji has been the subject of paintings
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poems and photographs through the ages
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Mount Fuji has also been an object of
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worship even today many people regard
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climbing Mount Fuji as a special
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once-in-a-lifetime experience in the
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early 19th century people unable to make
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a pilgrimage to the mountain created
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miniature versions of Mount Fuji
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sometimes these mounds were made from
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lava rock actually taken from man Fuji
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and people would climb to the top to
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pray for good fortune just as if they
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had climbed the real thing
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from time immemorial Mount Fuji has had
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an important emotional significance for
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the Japanese many people continue to
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treasure the mountain as a beautiful and
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comforting presence