Today's is Mt Fuji Day 富士山の日.A pretty new school holiday to commemorate Mt Fuji. It was only enacted 2 years ago. It's a day to remind us of the importance to preserve Mt Fuji's natural beauty and to raise awareness of this vital Japanese symbol. Do you know?Why is Mt. Fuji Day designated on 23 February? (This is hearsay though :P) 23 is read as ni-ju-san, which sounds closest to fuji-san, which
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