Height: 3,776 meters. The precise elevation is 3,775.63 meters, according to measurements done in 1962 by the government's Geographical Survey Institute. But the search for ultimate precision leads to slightly different results, depending on the measurement method. In 1997, Shizuoka University's Faculty of Science used the latest technology and came up with an elevation of 3,776.224 meters.

Crater at summit: Diameter about 800 meters, depth 200 meters

Volume: 1,397 cubic km

Diameter at base: About 39 km east-west, 38 km north-south

Precipitation: About 2.2 billion tons of rain and snow fall on the mountain each year. That is the equivalent of the water held in 11,000 huge tankers, each with a capacity of 200,000 tons.

Volume of water from mountain springs: Each day, about 1.5 million tons of water are released from springs into three major drainage systems: the Kakita River, Wakutama Pond, and the Eight Oshino Ponds. If water flowing into other Mount Fuji drainage systems were included, the tonnage would be more.

Annual number of climbers: About 300,000 (all during the climbing season in July and August). That works out to an average of about 5,000 hikers every day. The higher elevations are officially off limits the other 10 months of the year.

Furthest vantage point to see Mount Fuji: Mount Myoho in Nachi-Katsuura-cho, Wakayama Prefecture, 322.6 km away.

Number of households with the surname Fuji: 362 (6,479th most common surname in Japan). Number of households with the surname Fujiyama: 17 (39,549th most common surname in Japan. Note that the Japanese name for the mountain is “Fuji-san,” not “Fujiyama.”) Fujio is a fairly common name for males, Fujiko for females.

From Tokyo: Take the JR Special Express Azusa from Shinjuku Station to Otsuki, then transfer to a Fujisan Special Express train operated by Fujikyuko and get off at Kawaguchiko Station (2 hrs 50 min). Then take a bus to Kawaguchiko-guchi (50 min).

From Osaka: Take a Hikari Shinkansen train from Shin Osaka Station to Mishima (2 hrs 25 min), then a Fujikyu Yamanashi bus to Kawaguchiko Station (2 hrs 10 min). Then take a bus to Kawaguchiko-guchi (50 min).

From Tokyo: Take a Kodama Shinkansen train from Tokyo Station to Shin Fuji (1 hr 15 min), then a bus to Fujinomiya-guchi (2 hrs 15 min).

From Osaka: Take a Hikari Shinkansen train from Shin Osaka Station to Mishima (2 hrs 25 min), then a bus to Fujinomiya-guchi (2 hrs 5 min).

From Tokyo: Take the Odakyu Special Express Asagiri from Shinjuku Station to Gotemba (1 hr 40 min), then a bus to Gotemba-guchi (40 min) or Subashiri-guchi (1 hr).

From Osaka: Take a Hikari Shinkansen train from Shin Osaka Station to Mishima (2 hrs 25 min), then a JR train on the Gotemba Line to Gotemba (45 min). Then take a bus to Gotemba-guchi (40 min) or Subashiri-guchi (60 min).