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Doing their job. back to you, kate. >> ian thanks so much for that. google is using its street mapping technology to map out one of the most breathtaking places on earth. japan's mt. fuji. diana magnay went on that ride. >> reporter: google is on a mission to produce a digital map of the world, part of it is that street view technology which provides a 360 degree panoramic view. we've joined a street view trekking team to the top of mt. fuji to find out how that technology works and what it means for you. bit of insight if you plan on making this trek or what you're missing out on if you don...

Fujita. >> reporter: there are no signs of life, just abandoned homes, reminders of the disaster. the town has been tucked away for two years, lost behind checkpoints in a 12-mile no go zone, contaminated with radiation. but google is lifting the veil, using its famed street view technology to capture a panoramic view of this ghost town 21,000 called home. >> we wanted to have our technology come in and take a photo for them so that people can come back and take a look at least through the internet. >> reporter: this is what it looked like nationin the days a the disaster. radiation levels her...

National forest. and, there is something, sorry about that. something new from google. a new aspect to street view technology that lets you actually look inside businesses. what photographers do they take pictures inside a business like this bar in tennessee. the pictures are pieced together digitally to create a 3d view. owners say an unbeatable way to market themselves to new customers. >> i think people who don't like the unknown -- so when you can go and see and familiarize yourself. i thought that was intriguing. >> you can find the new feature when you do a google search for a business...