Glossary

Mount Fuji – highest peak of Japan also known as Fuji-San

Hoei – last eruption of Mt. Fuji which was in 1707

Shinto – national religion of Japan

Konohana Sakuya Hime – Shinto Goddess called the Goddess of the flowering trees

Kami – spirits that dwell in trees, lakes, streams, rocks and mountains

Sangaku Shinko – mountain creed