Fujiyama, American heavy bomber B-29 “Superfortness” (Boeing B-29 Superfortness) from the 499th Bomber Group of the US Air Force in flight over Japanese territory. World War II in the Pacific.
Location: Fujiyama, Japan
Shooting time: 1945
Fujiyama (Fuji, Fujisan, Japanese 富士山) is an active volcano on the Japanese island of Honshu, 90 kilometers southwest of Tokyo. The height of the volcano is 3776 m (Kengamine Peak, the highest point in Japan). Currently, the volcano is considered weakly active, the last eruption was in 1707-1708.
Fujiyama has an almost perfect conical shape and is considered sacred, it serves as an object of tourism, as well as a religious pilgrimage for Buddhist and Shinto cults. Fuji has been a popular subject in Japanese art for centuries.
Fujiyama is privately owned and owned by the Shinto Great Shrine of Hongu Sengen (富士山本宮浅間大社), which houses a donation from the shogun Tokugawa Hidetada dating back to 1609.
Mount Fuji is home to a Shinto shrine, a post office, and a weather station. The surroundings of the mountain are part of the Fuji-Hakone-Izu National Park. UNESCO World Heritage Site.