which tectonic plate is mount fuji on
Stratovolcanoes tend to have many vents including cinder cones and domes found low on all sides of the volcano. Classifying the Three Main Types of Volcanoes explains volcanic types in detail. Tectonic Plates. Mt. Fuji sits on a subduction zone of tectonic plates where the Philippine plate is sinking beneath Japan. A tear in the Philippine plate was discovered by scientists at the University of Kyoto, allowing high volumes of mantle to keep Mt. Fujiâs magma chamber filled.