an etymology of Mt.Fuji

     It is called "Fujisan" why and it is wrapped in the veil of the mystery whether it come to write it as "Mt. Fuji." But at least many books of the solution of a riddle are published, and there is no established theory.
 
     First, why does it pronounce with "Fuji"? Various opinions which turn down "Fuji" which points out a slope and hanging down in "Buji" and the ancient Japanese which "Bu" which means fire in "Funci", "Buji", and Korean which point out the mountain of fire in Ainu language, "Buru".
  
    Next, why does it write it as "Fuji"? It is written to the account of the Hitachi national ground of the Nara period which appears first by record as "Fukuji."
It is a little behind and appears in the Ten Thousand Leaves by an "endless mountain", " Fujinoutakamine", and "Fujinoumine."
The early stages of the Heian period become the beginning being written as "Fuji."
   
    In addition, it is written as "non-death (perpetual youth and longevity)", "Fuji (there is nothing with two)", etc. A mental climate also has many opinions which ask for the origin. The ageless legendary-hermit-with-miraculous-power thought, the descent-of-the-emperor-from-the-gods tradition of Niniginomikotowhich are symbolized by Moon Princess's tale and Jyofuku tradition.
  
     Furthermore, there is also an idea of connecting to the Asama shrine faith which deified tree Hanasaki Torihime which suppresses fire.
A view that especially Chinese legendary-hermit-with-miraculous-power thought is concerned deeply is strong. It is being written that "why Mt. Fuji is FUJI Sun" was unified into "Mt. Fuji" in process of national formation of ancient Japan.
One more, a thing opinion with sufficient local Yamanashi .
"Reading" and "worth" of "the country in   Suruga of   worth of raw reading which country   Shoots and acts as Yadorigi" which appears also in the Ten Thousand Leaves are connected with "Mr. Fuji." "Reading" is "Kousui (the dead's country)."A "paddle" has a meaning of an egg. The country of worth is an ageless legendary hermit's with miraculous power ground, and was considered to be "a ground where the dead revive." They say that Seirei which touches a boundary was positioned in the country as a mountain of "non-death" and "a revival."
   
    Moreover, also in this way, it is told. The old man of Taketori and the old man called found the lovely girl out of the bamboo at a certain time.
When raised with its wife, the girl grew up to be a beautiful princess who emits a wonderful light from the body.
   
    Although five persons' Tokyo young noble proposed, the princess told on the difficult problem and young nobles have been frustrated one after another.
Although Mikado heard this rumor and took out usage to the princess's basis soon, the princess told that she was a person of the lunar world.
The day when a princess returns to the lunar world at last came on.
   
    Although Mikado dispatches many armers and tried to protect a princess, it is made aghast and can take out no hands. The princess gave the old man of Taketori the medicine , a pile, and non-death, and has ridden and returned to the vehicle of the moon. If a princess stops an old man having and it is resolute into this world, the medicine of non-death will have been burned in the alp in Suruga.
   
    Then, smoke comes to rise from the summit of the mountain, and it came to call the mountain "non-death."