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The Mount Fuji Research Station: A Scientific Treasure Trove

  • Mount Fuji, soaring in solitary majesty, provides a perfect setting for meteorological observations. (Photo by the author)

    Mount Fuji, soaring in solitary majesty, provides a perfect setting for meteorological observations. (Photo by the author)

  • Weather readings made by Nonaka Itaru and Chiyoko. The last reading is for December 22, 1895, when they were compelled to leave the summit. (Photo courtesy of the Nonaka Itaru and Chiyoko Digital Archive. The original document belongs to their grandson, Nonaka Masaru.)

    Weather readings made by Nonaka Itaru and Chiyoko. The last reading is for December 22, 1895, when they were compelled to leave the summit. (Photo courtesy of the Nonaka Itaru and Chiyoko Digital Archive. The original document belongs to their grandson, Nonaka Masaru.)

  • The radar dome before it was removed in 2001. The structure can be seen today at the Mount Fuji Radar Dome Museum in Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi Prefecture. (Photo by Iwazaki Hiroshi, MFRS summit team leader)

    The radar dome before it was removed in 2001. The structure can be seen today at the Mount Fuji Radar Dome Museum in Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi Prefecture. (Photo by Iwazaki Hiroshi, MFRS summit team leader)

  • Researchers of all ages and affiliations gather at the station for two months every summer. By its thirteenth year (2019), the aggregate number of users had exceeded 5,000. (Photo by the author)

    Researchers of all ages and affiliations gather at the station for two months every summer. By its thirteenth year (2019), the aggregate number of users had exceeded 5,000. (Photo by the author)

  • Japan’s highest live webcam can be accessed in the summer. It provides valuable data on cloud formations. As can be seen here, maintaining the station facilities is an important MFRS activity. (Photo provided by the author)

    Japan’s highest live webcam can be accessed in the summer. It provides valuable data on cloud formations. As can be seen here, maintaining the station facilities is an important MFRS activity. (Photo provided by the author)

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