When you see good-looking guys and girls, you just want to hide—Mount Fuji: I’d be too shy~

▲ In Fujisawa City, there are opportunities to gaze at Mount Fuji from afar. (Photo / Reporter Chen Ruizhong, the same below)

Reporter Chen Ruizhong / Reported from Japan

Mount Fuji is Japan’s highest mountain and also a sacred peak in the hearts of the Japanese people. Aside from appearing in various media and artworks, it attracts countless travelers every year who wish to see its splendor with their own eyes. However, according to Japanese legend, if visitors come to the foot of Mount Fuji but can’t see it due to thick fog or clouds, the real reason is “the visitor is just too good-looking!”

Fujisawa City in Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan, is located at the foot of Mount Fuji and boasts many famous spots for viewing the mountain. Local legend reveals thatalthough Mount Fuji is Japan’s most beautiful mountain, it is actually a very shy girl. So, if Mount Fuji realizes that a visitor is even more attractive than she is, she will shyly hide her face.Therefore, if you visit Fujisawa City and can’t see Mount Fuji, it means you’ve been certified as a handsome guy or a beautiful girl by Mount Fuji itself.

▲ Those who don’t get to see Mount Fuji can apply for a “Handsome Guy / Beautiful Girl Certificate,” proving they’ve passed Mount Fuji’s judgment.

Thanks to this beautiful legend, any traveler who fails to see Mount Fuji can head to the local government’s tourism office, where the authorities will specially issue an officially recognized Mount Fuji “Handsome Guy Certificate” or “Beautiful Girl Certificate” to take home.