富ふ士じ塚づか

noun

miniature Mt. Fuji mound

A man-made mound, often built by Fuji-kō (富士講) groups, used as a surrogate for climbing the real Mt. Fuji. Common in Edo-period pilgrimage culture.

See also: 富士講

• 江え戸ど時じ代だいには、富ふ士じ塚づかが各かく地ちに築きずかれた。

  During the Edo period, Fujizuka mounds were built in many places.

• この公こう園えんの富ふ士じ塚づかは、富ふ士じ講こうの人ひと々びとによって作つくられた。

  The Fujizuka in this park was made by members of the Fuji-kō group.