Its one of japans three holy mountains (Fuji, Tate, Haku) so its always been an important symbol for the Japanese nation for centuries. The traditional religion of Japan is shintoism and many pilgrims (it used to be mainly monks) used to and still do climb the mountain for the temples.
Probably a more modern reason is that the Japanese nation feel united as a whole (hence foreigners are still a bit of a novelty out there) and Fuji-san is a symbol that unites them as a nation and represents them
Its one of japans three holy mountains (Fuji, Tate, Haku) so its always been an important symbol for the Japanese nation for centuries. The traditional religion of japan is shintoism and many pilgrims (it used to be mainly monks) used to and still do climb the mountain for the temples.
Probably a more modern reason is that the Japanese nation feel united as a whole (hence foreigners are still a bit of a novelty out there) and Fuji-san is a symbol that unites them as a nation and represents them
It is Fuji-san in Japanese.
Mount Fuji
Japan's Fuji-san or Mt. Fuji has been regarded as sacred mountain for virtually as long as humans have lived nearby. It was originally a sacred mountain of the Ainu, the aboriginal inhabitants of Japan
Mount Fuji
Mount Fuji.
Mount Fuji
Another name for Mount Fuji is Mount Fujiyama. Yama means mountain.Its known as the holy mountain. Or the Japanese name for it is Fuji-san (if that helps)
Mt. Fuji.
"Fujiyama" is an incorrect way to refer to Mount Fuji because "yama" means mountain in Japanese, so saying "Mount Fujiyama" is redundant. The correct term is simply "Mount Fuji" or "Fuji-san" in Japanese.
Mount Fuji is on the continent of Asia, on the Japanese Island named Honshu.
Japan
Mount Fuji, an active volcano and Japan's highest peak at 3,776.24m, stands alone. It is near the southern Japanese Alps, the Akaishi range, but Fuji is not in any range.