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Heritage Assets Tour Course
This course runs by spots where it is possible get in touch with the spirits of the World Cultural Heritage Site Mt. Fuji. These include oshi no ie (pilgrims’ inns), which served as lodgings and provided visitors with sacred Fuji teachings related to believing in and worshiping Mt. Fuji, and a shrine where Konohanasakuya-hime (Cherry Tree Blooming Princess), who is known as the deity of Mt. Fuji, is enshrined. This course has few ups and downs, so is recommended for cyclists of all levels including beginners. On this course, it is possible to enjoy many different landscapes while cycling past shrines, through forests, and along lakes.
On this course, you can visit the three Sengen shrines, and meet with the spirits of the World Cultural Heritage Site Mt. Fuji.
After the starting point, a road without any ups or downs continues for a while. After the passing Fuji Omuro Sengen-jinja Shrine, along the 6-km stretch between Chichisaki-kita Intersection and Funatsu Tainai Jukei Lava Tree Mold, there is an upward slope that has an elevation difference of about 200 m, the largest on this course.
Course guide
The starting point is Kenritsu Fuji-Hokuroku Parking Lot.
The course goes through a town of pilgrims’ inns and through Kana-dorii Gate, passes near to Lake Kawaguchiko, and then heads toward Kawaguchi Sengen-jinja Shrine.
Cross over Kawaguchiko-ohashi Bridge and head toward Fuji Omuro Sengen-jinja Shrine.
The course proceeds southward on Funatsu-guchi Mountain Trail and toward Funatsu Tainai Jukei Lava Tree Mold.
After going northward on Yoshida-guchi Mountain Trail, the course goes by Kitaguchi Hongu Fuji Sengen-jinja Shrine and then returns to Kenritsu Fuji-Hokuroku Parking Lot, which is the finish line.
Course information
| Difficulty level |
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Elevation difference | 301m |
| Travel distance | 36km | Gradient |
Access
| Start | Kenritsu Fuji-Hokuroku Parking Lot |
| Finish | Kenritsu Fuji-Hokuroku Parking Lot |
| Access by car |
From Tokyo: [When using the Chuo Expressway] Chuo Expressway Hachioji Interchange -> Chuo Expressway Kawaguchiko Interchange, from here drive of about 5 minutes [When using the Tomei Expressway] Tomei Expressway Tokyo Interchange -> Gotemba Interchange -> local road -> Higashifuji-goko Road Subashiri Interchange -> Fujiyoshida Interchange, visible from here From Nagoya: Tomei Expressway Nagoya Interchange -> Gotemba Interchange -> local road -> Higashifuji-goko Road Subashiri Interchange -> Fujiyoshida Interchange, visible from here From Shizuoka: Tomei Expressway Fuji Interchange or Shin-Tomei Expressway Shin-Fuji Interchange -> National Route 139, from here drive of about 1 hour and 30 minutes |
| Access by train | Fujikyuko Line Fujisan Station, from here bicycle ride of about 25 minutes on local road |
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