Word: suehirogari
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Dates: during 1988-1988
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...Japanese, the character that represents the numeral -- two vertical lines widening toward the bottom -- indicates suehirogari, or increasing prosperity. So does Mount Fuji, whose graceful slopes mirror the character. To observe the once-in-a-century day, nearly 1,000 Japanese climbers gathered at the top of Fuji in the early-morning hours of the 8th. They erected a cairn at the crest with 216 stones collected from mountains whose names include the word fuji, such as Kofuji or Rishirifuji. At 8:08 the last stone was placed by an eight-year-old boy, Akinori Yasuda. His birthday...
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