Konohanasakuya-Hime. goddess of Mount Fuji and all volcanoes. Nature deity. she is also the blossom-princess and symbol of delicate earthly life. She is often considered an avatar of Japanese life, especially since her symbol is the sakura. but shrines to her at Kirishima have been repeatedly destroyed by volcanic eruptions. She is also known for having torn up the Yatsugatake Mountains, because it was higher than Fujiyama. Japanese Mythology, Shinto mythology.