Fujikawaguchiko

Funatsu-Tainai Lava Tree Mold in Fujikawaguchiko, Japan

At the base of Japan’s Mount Fuji, there is a fascinating cave with several stories to tell. Located by the Kawaguchiko Field Center and part of the Mount Fuji World Heritage Site, the Funatsu-Tainai lava tree mold is one of the smaller and quieter caves of the Kawaguchiko area. The straight and narrow shape of this cave is due to a process known as lava tree molding. In the year 937, eruptions…