Despite the fact that the inclusion of a Japanese word in the list of possible kartvelisms on the world map may threaten the reputation of the entire list as such, it is still worth mentioning for several reasons. First, the word "fuji" (the name of a mountain sacred to the Japanese) has no etymology in Japanese. People do not know what it means. While in the Georgian language, "fudze" (ფუძე) means, no more and no less, "home". This immediately brings to mind the Japanese hypothesis as the destination of one of the Israeli tribes. And it is worth remembering that the roots of such real Georgian surnames as Matitaishvili, Kululagashvili and Kaglezashvili are words from the languages of Polynesia, the Australian aborigines, and the Sioux Indians. Also, do not forget that the roots of several Georgian surnames coincide with Japanese toponyms. And that Fujiyama is very far from being the only Japanese word that interprets from the Kartvelian point of view.
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