When did Mt. Fuji erupt? At what time and on what day of the year? How many people died? What was the damage?

rocky No-Name

Dear No-Name,

Like most volcanoes, Mt. Fuji has erupted numerous times. "Volcanoes of the World" by Tom Simkin and Lee Seibert lists 63 eruptions of Mt. Fuji. Since records have been kept, Mt. Fuji has erupted 13 times (from 781 to 1707 AD). Perhaps if you decide which of the eruptions you need to know about you can find a book of old Japanese history which will have the detailed information you need.

Scott Rowland, University of Hawaii


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