Mount Fuji (Fujisan) is with 3776 meters
Japan's highest mountain. It is not surprising
that it has been worshipped as a sacred mountain. The current
kanji symbol for Mt. Fuji mean wealth or abundant
and warrior respectively(abundant or wealthy warrior). Fuji-san is sometimes referred to as Fuji Yama,
because the third character of its name can also be pronounced "yama".
However, this name is obsolete in Japan. In fact, the Japanese
phrase "Fujiyama, geisha" means the Japan
that is misunderstood by the West. The suffix -san, meaning a mountain, has
nothing to do with the Japanese title -san used for people.Other Japanese
names for Mt. Fuji, which have become obsolete or poetic, include
Fuji-no-Yama (the Mountain
of Fuji), Fuji-no-Takane (the High Peak of
Fuji).