The July sun shone on the snow-capped peak of Mount Yōtei, glinting with a pure, radiant glow. From the base of the mountain, this nearly two-thousand-meter-high white volcano that stands in the southern part of Ezo land resembled the Mount Fuji of the Northern Country, and was thus revered by the Wa people as the 'Ezo Fuji.'
"Ezo Fuji, indeed, is a divine mountain housing the ancient spirits of the mountains in the Northern Country! The Ezo people call it 'Male Mountain,' while the adjacent Kao Bie Mountain is called 'Female Mountain.' These two mountains, one male and one female, are like the ancient Heavenly Deities from Ezo legends, dividing the expansive Ezo land and making it impossible for us to cross boundaries..."
