Kitaguchi Hongū Fuji Sengen Shrine
北口本宮冨士浅間神社
attraction · Shinto shrine
Kitaguchi Hongū Fuji Sengen Shrine is the great historic shrine at the foot of Mt. Fuji — and one of the most atmospheric in the whole region. Approached through an avenue of towering cryptomeria, some close to a thousand years old, it opens onto a vermilion, intricately carved main hall set deep in the forest; the whole place has a hushed, ancient feel, especially on a misty early morning before the crowds. With roughly 1,900 years of history, it's also the traditional starting point of the Yoshida pilgrimage route up Mt. Fuji: the great torii here marks the trailhead where climbers once pray
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Kitaguchi Hongū Fuji Sengen Shrine is the great historic shrine at the foot of Mt. Fuji — and one of the most atmospheric in the whole region. Approached through an avenue of towering cryptomeria, some close to a thousand years old, it opens onto a vermilion, intricately carved main hall set deep in the forest; the whole place has a hushed, ancient feel, especially on a misty early morning before the crowds. With roughly 1,900 years of history, it's also the traditional starting point of the Yoshida pilgrimage route up Mt. Fuji: the great torii here marks the trailhead where climbers once pray