

It stands on the border between Yamanashi and Shizuoka prefectures and can be seen from Tokyo and Yokohama on clear days.Īnother easy way to view Mount Fuji is from the train on a trip between Tokyo and Osaka. Mount Fuji is an active volcano, which most recently erupted in 1707. It is not surprising that the nearly perfectly shaped volcano has been worshiped as a sacred mountain and experienced big popularity among artists and common people throughout the centuries. Social media users claimed the clip captured a recent fireworks display which was prepared for the 2020 Summer Games, but still occurred on schedule despite the Olympics’ postponement.Mount Fuji (富士山, Fujisan) is with 3776 meters Japan's highest mountain. “Prepared by Tokyo for the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games,” wrote one Facebook user.

“The Olympics cannot be opened because of the Pandemic, but these fireworks cannot be stored until 2021, so the Olympic fireworks are displayed at this time. Please enjoy the Olympic fireworks under the beautiful Mount Fuji. The video was shared globally on Facebook, YouTube, WhatsApp and other social media. But it doesn’t show an Olympic fireworks display, nor a real one, for that matter.Īn internet search for the video reveals it previously appeared on YouTube in 2015, under the title “FWsim Mount Fuji Synchronized Fireworks Show2.”įWsim is a digital fireworks simulation software, according to its website. The YouTube user who posted the video has posted several other simulated fireworks videos in recent years, according to the user’s profile. Fwsim mount fuji software A similar video may be viewed here. Lukas Trötzmüller, the Austrian software developer who created FWsim, confirmed to The Associated Press in an email that the video was made with his software.

Video created digitally using a fireworks simulation software tool has been shared by social media users as a fireworks display at Mount Fuji, Japan and alternatively at Borivali, Mumbai. YouTube users commenting on the video admitted they’d believed the false posts and pointed out the lack of smoke in the air in the computer-generated display. “Are you here because someone claim it’s from Tokyo Olympic 2020?” one commenter wrote. “Even if it is a simulation, that’s still one heck of a show, bravo,” another user commented.
