Fujisan Hongu Sengen Taisha
Head shrine of more than 1300 Sengen shrines across Japan. Fujinomiya city, vermilion two storey honden, sacred spring water from Fuji at the source.
Sacred mountain
Mt Fuji shrines.
Mt Fuji is a kami, a Shinto deity. Sengen shrines around the base enshrine Konohanasakuya hime and protected the historic climbing pilgrimage.
Where to visit
The most important Sengen shrines
Kitaguchi Hongu Fuji Sengen
Fujiyoshida. Cedar lined approach and the traditional starting point of the Yoshida climbing trail.
Arakura Fuji Sengen
Home to the Chureito pagoda. The shrine itself sits below the famous five storey pagoda overlooking Fuji.
Kawaguchi Asama
Quiet shrine on the north shore of Lake Kawaguchi with a thousand year old cedar avenue.
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