1) Kitaguchi Hongu Fuji Sengen Shrine - famous as a spiritual power spot 2) Arayayama Shrine - famous for being one of Japan's three most fortunate shrines with money 3) Arakura-Fuji Sengen Shrine, which has become world-famous for its ability to capture Japan's symbolic "Mt. Fuji," "five-story pagoda," and "cherry blossoms" in one photo at the same time

Kitaguchi Hongu Fuji Sengen Shrine Kitaguchi Hongu Fuji Sengen Shrine, one of the constituent assets of the World Heritage Site of Mt. Fuji, has a history of over 1900 years. As you walk along the approach surrounded by thick cedar trees, you will come across the "Fuji-san Otorii," one of the largest wooden torii gates in Japan. The shrine is also famous as a solemn and powerful spiritual spot.

Arayayama Shrine. Arayayama Shrine in Fujiyoshida City, Yamanashi Prefecture, is said to be one of Japan's three major shrines for good fortune. The shrine, which was founded in 1534, has long been known locally as "Yama-no-Kamisama" (God of the Mountain). It is also famous as a spiritual power spot, so why not visit and increase your luck?

Arakura Fuji Sengen Shrine. Arakura Fuji Sengen Shrine was founded in 705 and is widely revered as a god of protection against disasters, family harmony, safe childbirth, and child-rearing. The shrine grounds are also open as Arakura Fuji Sengen Park, and if you climb the 398 steps of the "Sakuya Hime Staircase," you'll find the Chureito Pagoda and an observation deck. The view from the observation deck is worth a visit.

Kawaguchi Asama Shrine. This shrine was established in 865, the year after the great eruption of Mount Fuji in 864 (Jōgan 6), to calm the volcano by enshrining Asama Ōkami, the deity of Mount Fuji. Within the shrine grounds stand seven sacred cedar trees known as the “Seven Cedars” (Hichihon Sugi). Among them, a pair of closely growing cedars is widely known as the “Matchmaking Cedars.” All of these trees are giant cedars estimated to be about 1,200 years old and are designated as Natural Monuments by Yamanashi Prefecture. It is said to be the first Sengen Shrine built on the northern foothills of Mount Fuji following the eruption in the late 9th century.

Fuji Omuro Sengen Shrine. This is the oldest shrine on Mount Fuji, originally established in 699 at the second station of the sacred mountain (approximately 1,700 meters above sea level). The enshrined deity is Konohanasakuya-hime no Mikoto.

In 958, a “satomiya” (lower shrine) of Omuro Sengen Shrine was built on the shores of Lake Kawaguchi—one of the Fuji Five Lakes—for the convenience of worship and ritual ceremonies. Later, in 1964 (Showa 39), the opening of the Fuji Subaru Line, which significantly changed the history of Mount Fuji, led to the decline of the Yoshida Trail. As the number of worshippers decreased and the harsh natural environment made it difficult to maintain the main shrine building at the second station, it was relocated in 1974 to its current site in Katsuyama on the shores of Lake Kawaguchi as a measure for permanent preservation.

Since then, both the original main sanctuary (Hongū Honden) and the satomiya have been enshrined within the spacious precincts. In 2013 (Heisei 25), it was designated as one of the component assets of the “Mount Fuji World Cultural Heritage” by the UNESCO World Heritage Committee.