As a part of the Arakura Sengen Shrine, founded in 705, the land surrounding the pagoda was once covered in lava from the legendary volcanic eruption of Mount Fuji in 807. So not only will you be ...

Mount Fuji is many things to Japan – including ... It was home to Fujisengen Shrine, which served as the gateway to a mountain trail. After those fateful weeks in winter, nobody would pass ...

For more information, check out the Meiji Shrine's website. Mt Fuji and Hakone 1-Day Bus Tour Return by Bullet Train (17534 reviews) ...

It turns out Mount Fuji, from the eighth station upward, is privately owned. Tokugawa Ieyasu (1542-1616), the first ruler of the Tokugawa Shogunate, gave it to a Shinto shrine in 1606 — Sengen ...

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In southern Spain, I once saw Catholic supplicants crawling to the hilltop shrine of a saint on blood-shredded knees; in Iran and Afghanistan, Shia Muslims of the more zealous variety flagellate ...

Hayama, a beach town one hour away from Tokyo, is home to the Imperial Villa, charming cafes, a commanding view of Fuji, ...

Mount Fuji, a UNESCO World Heritage site and an icon ... The small town is home to the famous orange “floating shrine” torii gate, which is part of a 1,400-year-old Shinto complex.