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Kitaguchi Hongu Fuji Sengen Jinja

Yamanashi · Fujiyoshida · Shrines & Temples

Japanese name: 北口本宮冨士浅間神社

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WHAT TO DOKitaguchi Hongu Fuji Sengen Jinja

The start of the Yoshida trail up Mount Fuji. This was the road the Fuji-ko pilgrims of the Edo period took to the summit. A component of the Fujisan World Cultural Heritage site.

WHEREYamanashi

Gunnai (Northern Foot of Mt. Fuji) · Fujiyoshida

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The start of the Yoshida trail up Mount Fuji. This was the road the Fuji-ko pilgrims of the Edo period took to the summit. A component of the Fujisan World Cultural Heritage site.

About this place

Kitaguchi Hongu Fuji Sengen Shrine is a shrine in Kamiyoshida, Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi. Its former shrine rank was prefectural shrine, and it is now a Beppyo Shrine of the Association of Shinto Shrines. It is the starting point of the Yoshida route for climbing Mount Fuji, and is registered as a World Cultural Heritage site as part of "Fujisan Area", one of the component assets of "Fujisan, Object of Worship and Wellspring of Artistic Inspiration". Konohanasakuya-hime no Mikoto Tenson Hikohononinigi no Mikoto - her husband Oyamatsumi no Kami - her father

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Founded:788 (traditional) Designation:Important Cultural Property, World Cultural Heritage Site Blessings:Mountain worship, Warding off evil

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