Mount Fuji

The common Japanese readings are “Fujisan” or “Fujiyama.” Depending on context, it may also be called “Fuji no Yama.”

Is Mt. Fuji in Yamanashi or Shizuoka?

Mt. Fuji sits on the border between Yamanashi and Shizuoka Prefectures, so the general answer is “both.”

People sometimes call the view from Yamanashi “Ura-Fuji” (the back side) and the view from Shizuoka “Omote-Fuji” (the front side). However, because even Japanese banknotes feature “Ura-Fuji,” you can’t decide anything based on those nicknames alone.

Both prefectures offer major climbing routes and sightseeing spots, and neither is inferior to the other. For that reason, the most accurate interpretation is that Mt. Fuji belongs to “both.”

The summit is owned by a shrine

The land at the very summit of Mt. Fuji is owned by Fujisan Hongu Sengen Taisha.

The deity enshrined on Mt. Fuji is a goddess called Konohanasakuya-hime no Mikoto, also known as Asama Okami (Asama no Ōkami). “Konohana” means “Sakura (cherry blossom)” and she is famous as a very beautiful goddess.

Because the head shrine of the Sengen shrine network is under the jurisdiction of Shizuoka, this website categorizes it accordingly.