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Mt. Fuji seen from the Otome Pass

Mt. Fuji viewed from Otome Pass at the border of Shizuoka and Kanagawa Prefectures, facing west. Otome Pass is part of the road to Gotenba, Shizuoka Prefecture via Sengokubara (Kanagawa) and Hakone. It has been famous since ancient times for its spectacular view of Mt. Fuji. During the Edo Period, travel restrictions were enforced and people were not allowed to pass. This photograph taken at the top of the pass shows a woman in a palanquin, with the bearers on both sides.==Date:unknown, Place:Shizuoka, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number93‐1‐0]

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Mt. Fuji seen from the Otome Pass

Mt. Fuji viewed from Otome Pass at the border of Shizuoka and Kanagawa Prefectures, facing west. Otome Pass is part of the road to Gotenba, Shizuoka Prefecture via Sengokubara (Kanagawa) and Hakone. It has been famous since ancient times for its spectacular view of Mt. Fuji. During the Edo Period, travel restrictions were enforced and people were not allowed to pass. This photograph was taken at the top of the pass. The resting place is visible on the left.==Date:unknown, Place:Shizuoka, Photo:A. Farsari, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number81‐22‐0]

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Subashiri

Distant view of Mt. Fuji from Subashiri in Oyama-machi. The town of Subashiri flourished as the entranceway to Mt. Fuji. It was also on the route over Kagozaka Pass on the Koshu Highway from Gotenba to Yamanashi. Houses and tombstones are visible along the road, as well as a fire bell on the left. Research by the Yokohama Archives of History and the inscription style indicate that this is the work of Felix Beato.==Date:unknown, Place:Shizuoka, Photo:F. Beato, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number78‐18‐0]

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Mt. Fuji seen from the Otome Pass

Distant westward view of Mt. Fuji from Otome Pass at the border of Shizuoka and Kanagawa Prefectures. Otome Pass is part of the road to Gotenba, Shizuoka Prefecture via Sengokubara (Kanagawa) and Hakone. It has been famous since ancient times for its spectacular view of Mt. Fuji. During the Edo Period, travel restrictions were enforced and people were not allowed to pass. This photograph was taken from a point just beyond the pass, overlooking Gotenba.==Date:unknown, Place:Shizuoka, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number64‐54‐0]

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Mt. FUJI from gotenba

The main vehicle of ground transportation until the Meiji era was the horse. Japanese horses were small and ugly compared to European horses but were just as strong. The Japanese horses did not wear horse-shoes but were shod with straw shoes to protect their hooves. The content of the load is unknown.==Date:unknown, Place:Gotenba, Photo:Kusakabe Kinbei, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number4‐15‐0]

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GSDF training near Mt. Fuji

Japanese Defense Minister Taro Kono (upper right) inspects a Ground Self-Defense Force firepower exercise near Mt. Fuji in Gotenba, Shizuoka Prefecture, central Japan, on May 23, 2020. (Pool photo) (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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SDF training near Mt. Fuji

Ground Self-Defense Force personnel sit apart from each other during a firepower exercise near Mt. Fuji in Gotenba, Shizuoka Prefecture, central Japan, on May 23, 2020, to reduce the risk of coronavirus infection. (Pool photo) (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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GSDF training near Mt. Fuji

Ground Self-Defense Force personnel take part in a firepower exercise near Mt. Fuji in Gotenba, Shizuoka Prefecture, central Japan, on May 23, 2020. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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GSDF training near Mt. Fuji

Ground Self-Defense Force personnel take part in a firepower exercise near Mt. Fuji in Gotenba, Shizuoka Prefecture, central Japan, on May 23, 2020. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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GSDF training near Mt. Fuji

Ground Self-Defense Force personnel take part in a firepower exercise near Mt. Fuji in Gotenba, Shizuoka Prefecture, central Japan, on May 23, 2020. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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GSDF training near Mt. Fuji

Ground Self-Defense Force personnel take part in a firepower exercise near Mt. Fuji in Gotenba, Shizuoka Prefecture, central Japan, on May 23, 2020. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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SDF training near Mt. Fuji

Ground Self-Defense Force personnel sit apart from each other during a firepower exercise near Mt. Fuji in Gotenba, Shizuoka Prefecture, central Japan, on May 23, 2020, to reduce the risk of coronavirus infection. (Pool photo) (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Crown prince in central Japan

Japanese Crown Prince Fumihito speaks at a ceremony marking the 60th anniversary of the National Chuo Youth Friendship Center in Gotenba, Shizuoka Prefecture, central Japan, on Sept. 18, 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Crown prince in central Japan

Japanese Crown Prince Fumihito speaks at a ceremony marking the 60th anniversary of the National Chuo Youth Friendship Center in Gotenba, Shizuoka Prefecture, central Japan, on Sept. 18, 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Crown prince in central Japan

Japanese Crown Prince Fumihito and his wife Crown Princess Kiko attend a ceremony marking the 60th anniversary of the National Chuo Youth Friendship Center in Gotenba, Shizuoka Prefecture, central Japan, on Sept. 18, 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Internet users may access views from Mt. Fuji in real time

SHIZUOKA, Japan - The town of Gotenba as viewed from the top of Mt. Fuji on Aug. 3 is one of real-time scenes people can now enjoy by accessing a Web site opened by the Shizuoka branch office of Nippon Telegraph and Telephone West Corp. The Web site (http://www.shizuoka.isp.ntt-west.co.jp/) gives people a chance to see panoramic views taken by a camera attached to the roof of a building housing a telephone exchange near the summit of the 3,776-meter mountain.