The other day I went to a restaurant in Sapporo, the northern capital of Hokkaido, and discovered a wooden engraving of the famous mountain. Even a very simplistic representation of the mountain outline can suggest the rich cultural connotations surrounding the now dormant volcano.
In many places, a mock-up of mount Fuji would be made to worship its image. In the rural town where I was brought up, there was an artificial mount Fuji, on top of which one could find a stone monument. In the old days it was difficult for people to travel, and there had to be substitutes for the real thing.
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I am currently in East Asia for ten days and am experiencing a completely different world, both externally and internally. Oh how I miss Mount Fuji, and what it used to represent, both externally and internally...
SK
Dear:Mr.Mogi
I have not recognized that there had to be substitutes for the real thing clearly. It makes me that I want to live more earnestly. It makes me painful a little , but
I want live more specially. Thank you very much,Mr.Mogi.
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