best is Fuji, second is a hawk, third is an eggplant
A traditional proverb listing auspicious things to see in one's first dream of the new year (hatsuyume). The order is fixed and the phrase is used as a set expression.
It is said that seeing Mount Fuji, a hawk, and an eggplant in your first dream of the year is auspicious.
Refers to the first dream of the new year, which is the context in which 一富士二鷹三茄子 is traditionally mentioned.
An Edo-period saying about the three most auspicious sights in the year’s first dream. The reason for the ranking is disputed; traditional explanations invoke auspicious associations and wordplay involving 富士, 鷹, and 茄子.