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Area:Mt. Fuji/Fuji Five Lakes
Mt. Fuji World Cultural Heritage Site Asset (Registered in June 2013)
In 864, Mt. Fuji had a historically large-scale eruption. The outflow of lava spread all over the town at the north side of Mt. Fuji, and segmented “Seno-umi.” This outflow of lava damaged the town seriously. In the next year, people held a festival of fire extinction, dedicated to the goddess of Mt. Fuji, Asamano-Okami, in obedience to Imperial command. Since then, the shrine constructed at that time has been still worshiped as the shrine dedicated to the goddess of Mt. Fuji for more than 1,000 years. Incidentally, Lake Saiko and Lake Shojiko were generated by “Seno-umi.” This fact indicates how large the outflow of lava was.
The goddess of the shrine is Asamano-Okami (Konohana-no-sakuya-bime). An annual festival is held on April 25, and Daidai-Okagura-sai designated by the prefecture, so called “Chigo-mai” is held on July 28. This historically important shrine has a number of cultural assets, and in the grove of the premises, giant trees stand side by side. You can pray, walk in the woods, or spend time alone and put everything else out of your mind.
Zip-code |
401-0304 |
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Address |
1 Kawaguchi, Fujikawaguchiko-machi, Minami-tsuru-gun |
Nearest I.C. |
Chuo Expressway, Kawaguchiko IC |
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Nearest station |
Fujikyuko Line, Kawaguchiko Station |
Nearest highway bus stop | Kawaguchiko Station |
Nearest bus stop | Fuji-Kenko-center mae (Fuji health center) |
Transportation details |
By car: 10 minutes from Kawaguchiko IC, Chuo Expressway. |
Bus |
5buses |
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Car |
30cars |
Notes |
Free Parking |
Facilities |
Rest room |
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Name |
Fujikawaguchiko Town Tourism Division |
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Telephone number |
0555-72-3168 |
Fax number |
0555-72-2817 |
URL |
Time required |
60 |
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Links |
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Universal Design |
Assistance dogs allowed Others(Free Wi-Fi) |
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This information is current as of March 26, 2019
The contents are subject to change without prior notification.
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