Antique panel "Mount Fuji". Subscription. Japan, 1970-1980sThe sacred Mount Fuji has been revered since ancient times by the inhabitants of Hokkaido, the Ainu. It is believed that the mountain connects the earthly and unearthly. The Japanese believed that immortals lived on it. They call her Fujisan, "sacred". It is a place of pilgrimage, a natural wonder (an active volcano) and a cultural symbol of the Land of the Rising Sun.