The Japanese government will designate Mount Fuji, Japan's highest mountain, as a national historical site.
A Cultural Affairs Agency panel recommended to the culture minister on Friday that the mountain and 10 other sites be officially recognized for their importance to Japanese culture.
Located on the border of Yamanashi and Shizuoka prefectures, the 3,776-meter-high mountain, which is also an active volcano, is a world famous symbol of Japan.
Mt Fuji is also worshipped as a sacred mountain and continues to attract pilgrims. In the ancient poetry book Manyoshu, the mountain is described as a pacifying deity.
The mountain has been legally protected as a place of special scenic beauty, but the new recommendation gives it additional recognition for its place in Japan's history of mountain worship.
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