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　Mt.Fuji, inscribed on the UNESCO's World Heritage List in 2013 (as "Fujisan, sacred place and source of artistic inspiration"), is domestically designated a national park (Fuji-Hakone-Izu National Park) and (national) special places of scenic beauty (Fuji-san). In fact, Japanese mountains designated both national park and (national) special places of scenic beauty are only two: Mt.Fuji and Mt.Unzen.

　They share the properties like below: the mountain visible as a whole from more than 4 prefectures around; the mountain having been worshipped since ancient times and having supported spiritually the people widespread over the base region; the mountain having repeated vital eruptive activities over the course of recorded human history. The mountains sharing the above properties are very rare in Japan.

　Hokusai Katsushika, the internationally known ukiyoe artist in Edo Era, was fascinated with Mt.Fuji, and he published "Fugaku Sanjurokkei (36 views of Mt.Fuji)" and "Fugaku Hyakkei (100 views of Mt.Fuji)" depicting Mt.Fuji from various directions with local objects and people lives of that time. Using an analogy from the publications, we planned and conducted photography contests named "Unzen-dake Hyakkei (100 views of Mt.Unzen)" calling for photographs of the mountain taken from various directions with local objects and people lives. We created this website "100 Views of Mt.Unzen" to introduce the charms of the mountain holistically based on the applied photographs from across the country.