While past eruptions led to ash falling ... its estimates of what would unfold should Mount Fuji erupt on a scale of the Hoei eruption in 1707, the last time the sacred peak blew its top.

The Hoei eruption began on December 16, 1707, during Japan's Edo period. The blast was centered on the southeastern slope of Mount Fuji, and the event lasted until January the following year.

Mount Fuji's last eruption began on December 16, 1707. It was centered on the southeastern slope and lasted until the following January. Records from the period show that a village about 10 ...

Climbers will be urged to leave Mount Fuji immediately when scientists detect signs of a volcanic eruption under a new ... the last time in 1707, volcanologists and officials are calling for ...

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