Its former name in the Ainu language was Onnenupuri. The name Shari in Ainu means marshes where reeds are growing. It is also known by the names Okhotsk Fuji (オホーツク富士, ohōtsuku fuji) or Shari Fuji (斜里富士, shari fuji).
^ abcd地図閲覧サービス 2万5千分1地形図名: 斜里岳(斜里). 25000:1 Topographical maps (in Japanese). Geographical Survey Institute. Retrieved 12 January 2010.
^ ab"SHARI-DAKE". Quaternary Volcanoes in Japan. Geological Survey of Japan, AIST. 2006. Archived from the original on 19 December 2012. Retrieved 12 January 2010.