Mt. Fuji chosen as Heritage site

Mt. Fuji chosen as Heritage site

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken from Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi Prefecture, shows snow-capped Mt. Fuji and its reflection on rice paddies with just-planted rice seedlings on May 25, 2006. The World Heritage Committee of UNESCO on June 22, 2013, decided to inscribe Mt. Fuji on the World Heritage List.

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