History / Culture / Tour Spots in The Base of Mt. Fuji Area
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- Kitaguchihongu Fuji Sengenjinja
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4.5255 Reviews - Travel / Tourism
- Yamanashi Pref. Fujiyoshidashi Kamiyoshida 5558
- This shrine boasts some 1,900 years of history and is also known as the starting point for the Mt. Fuji Yoshida Trail. The shrine flourished in the Edo period as a center for Mt. Fuji worship, and one can still sense the vestiges of this period on the shrine’s extravagant grounds. The goddess of Mt. Fuji, Konohanasakuya-hime, is enshrined here, and it is said she grants easy childbirth and the prevention of fires. The Yoshida Fire Festival, considered one of Japan’s top three unusual festivals, is held here very year on August 26 and 27.
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We would strongly recommend having a guide that knows the history if this place, it will only elevate the experience. This is a starting point for the ascent of Mt Fuji and understanding the rituals...
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- Yamanashi Prefectural Maglev Exhibition Center
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4.0192 Reviews - Leisure / Hobbies
- Yamanashi Pref. Tsurushi Ogatayama 2381
- This facility in Tsuru City, Yamanashi Prefecture is a place where people can learn first-hand how superconducting magnetic levitation (SCMaglev) railways work. Visitors can also watch tests on the Yamanashi maglev test line or check out models and exhibits that introduce SCMaglev technology and the Chuo Shinkansen. The adjacent Waku-waku Yamanashi-kan features an area with tourist information on Yamanashi Prefecture on its second floor, while its first flour features a shop that offers local products.
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Even if you only have a passing interest in trains (or even none at all!) this is well worth calling into if youre on your way to Fuji. The staff were all very helpful - enthusiastic even to help...
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- Mt. Fuji Radar Dome
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4.071 Reviews - Travel / Tourism
- Yamanashi Pref. Fujiyoshidashi Araya 1936-1
- A place where you can learn about weather observation and the history of Mt. Fuji Radar which ended its 35-year-long role atop the peak as a fort for typhoon observation, Mt. Fuji Radar Dome has a theater where you see a documentary of the people who passionately worked to build Mt. Fuji's radar facilities. Also, it is popular as a learning facility where you can experience the cold at Mt. Fuji's peak.
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I was looking forward to visiting this weather predictor dome that sat at the top of Mount Fuji and was airlifted to it’s current ground level position when it was made redundant in 1998 as it was...
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- Arakura Fujisengen-jinja Shrine
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- 2-4-1 Asama, Fujiyoshida-shi, Yamanashi Prefecture
- This shrine located in Fujiyoshida City, Yamanashi Prefecture was built in the year 705. It is worshipped by locals for protection from disasters, household harmony, safe childbirth, and children's healthy growth. Some of the shrine's landmarks include a sacred tree worshipped for children's growth and a five-storied pagoda that serves as a monument to the faithful who have fallen in battle. In the spring, the temple is visited by many who come to see their 300 cherry blossom trees in full bloom.
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- Narusawa Mt. Fuji Museum
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3.552 Reviews - Leisure / Hobbies
- Yamanashi Pref. Minamitsurugunnarusawamura Giragono 8532-63
- A place where you can have fun learning various information about Mt. Fuji-from Mt. Fuji's origin, nature at its foot, what the inside looks like, clouds and climate, too-the Narusawa Mt. Fuji Museum has displays divided into five areas with different themes, so you can thoroughly enjoy the charms of Mt. Fuji. At the cafe only open in summer, you can eat the Mt. Fuji sundae (with lava)-an original of the Mt. Fuji Museum.
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This is the place we will get information, whether historical or geographical pertaining to the Mount Fuji of Japan. A must visit place prior your climb of the mountain.
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- Araya Yama-jinja Shrine
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- Yamanashi Pref. Fujiyoshidashi Araya 1230
- This shrine stands on the Gan-no-ana lava flow plateau located between Araya and Mt. Fuji. Built in 1534, the shrine is beloved by locals by the nickname Yama-no-kami-sama. The shrine's deity is Oyamatsumi-no-Mikoto, the guardian of mountains. Also known as a deity of industry, praying to him is said to bring about prosperity in business, prosperity in forestry, luck with money, and other benefits.
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- Oshi, Former Togawa Family Residence
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4.018 Reviews - Travel / Tourism
- Yamanashi Pref. Fujiyoshidashi Kamiyoshida 3-14-8
- This is a house where Mt. Fuji’s Oshi (low ranking Shinto priest) priests have worked for generations. Oshi were people who carried out missionary work and prayer for the Mt. Fuji religious faith, looking after the lodgings and meals of Fujiko believers who were making the pilgrimage up Mt. Fuji. This is a presently existing invaluable building which supported the Mt. Fuji faith. The main building which was constructed in 1768 has been designated as an Important Cultural Property of Japan in 2011. It is also a constituent asset of the World Heritage Fuji, and you can see materials such goshinzen room and mountain climbing costumes at the Residence.
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Its small but the entrance fee is very cheap. When visited in conjunction with the nearby Kitaguchi-hongu Fuji Sengen Shrine, it gives you an idea of how one starts a pilgrimage to Mt Fuji.
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- Arayayama Shrine Okumiya
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- Yamanashi Fujiyoshida-shi
- A 40-minute drive from the Kawaguchiko Interchange and the Fujiyoshida Interchange. This Shinto shrine is located at Mt. Fuji's second station, commonly known as Heda no Tsuji. Frequently featured in the media in recent years, the shrine is believed to grant worshippers improved luck with money and business prosperity. The shrine is primarily dedicated to Oyamatsumi-no-Kami, a god of both mountains and sea, and the rear shrine is built on a site once used as a rest area by those who engaged in maintenance work on the mountain. The current shrine was newly built in 2011. A festival for the rear shrine is held in the morning of October 16. Note that in most years the shrine is closed to visitors from late November to the end of April because the path to the shrine is closed during this time.
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- Kawaguchiko Motor Museum / Air Museum
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- Yamanashi prefecture Narusawa village Fuji cherry blossom plateau
- Only open in August every year, the Kawaguchiko Motor Museum shows off a variety of cars, divided into Hall A, with exhibits from the birth of cars to the 1950s with different themes, and Hall B, with exhibits of cars from the 1950s to the present. You can also see airplanes in the adjacent airplane building and cars displayed outside near the parking lot.
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- Fujisan Museum
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- Yamanashi Pref. Fujiyoshidashi Kamiyoshida 2288-1
- Focusing on display of materials related to worship of Mt. Fuji, the Fujisan Museum (Fujiyoshida City Museum of History and Folklore) depicts the industries, folklore, history and compositional assets of Fuji Yoshida region. The adjacent Oshi (Former-Togawa family House), whose main building was built in 1768 and whose back parlor was added around the end of Shogunate, still exists as it did then, so you can see it today and learn many important historical things.
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- Mount Fuji Research Institute, Yamanashi Prefectural Government
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- Yamanashi Pref. Fujiyoshidashi Kamiyoshida Kenmaru 5597-1
- This research institute in Fujiyoshida City, Yamanashi Prefecture is dedicated to collecting knowledge about Mt. Fuji and disseminating this information to the public. In addition to publishing an academic journal, the institute also organizes events related to Mt. Fuji and its forests including guided walks and special exhibitions. The institute also offers lectures on demand to high schools students.
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- Kana-dorii Gate
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- Yamanashi Fujiyoshida-shi Kamiyoshida 2-6-1 Near
- A Torii gate just a five-minute walk from Mt. Fuji Station or a five-minute drive from the Kawaguchiko Interchange. It towers over the street and has the kanji for Mt. Fuji framed upon it. It was first built in 1788 and was repeatedly destroyed and rebuilt. The current gate was constructed in 1957. It was originally called the Karakane-dorii as it was made from bronze imported from ancient China ('Kara' meaning ancient China and 'Kane' meaning bronze) and the current Kana-dorii name is said to be a corruption of the original name. It serves to welcome believers who are coming to climb Mt. Fuji and passing through the gate moves you from the secular world to the world of the Mt. Fuji faith.
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- Fujiyama Museum
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- Yamanashi Fujiyoshida-shi Shinnishihara 5-6-1
- An art museum located on the grounds of La Ville de Gaspard et Lisa adjoining Fuji-Q Highland just of the Kawaguchiko Interchange on the Chuo Expressway. Built to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the establishment of Fuji Kyuko Co., Ltd., the museum displays works of art depicting Mt. Fuji created by various modern artists collected over a 40-year period. The museum holds special exhibitions featuring original drawings of popular French characters Lisa and Gaspard, as well as works depicting Mt. Fuji created by the likes of Shigeo Nagashima and Tsurutaro Kataoka. The museum also holds painting classes and daily crafting classes as needed, making this a fun destination for children and adults alike.
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- Omuro Sengen Shrine Shimo Sengen
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4.013 Reviews - Travel / Tourism
- Yamanashi Fujiyoshida-shi Shimoyoshida 5221
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This was a beautiful shrine I visited while on the way to the pagoda. This shrine is in town and pretty easy to get to, there are even parking spots available. I love these types of shrines in Japan...
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- Tsuru Museum Museum Tsuru
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3.57 Reviews - Leisure / Hobbies
- Yamanashi Tsuru-shi Kamiya 1-chome 5-1
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谷村町駅から徒歩2分ほど。 入館料は300円。展示室内の撮影不可。展示室は2室あるが、常設展で使われているのは第一展示室のみ。都留の歴史解説パネル、この地方の絹織物「郡内縞」を紹介する電子紙芝居や織機などが展示されている。大きなスペースを占めるのが生出神社(おいでじんじゃ)の例祭「八朔祭」で使用される屋台。その飾幕の下絵は葛飾北斎が手掛けたという。会議室のような一室には都留市出身の洋画家・増田誠の...
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- Otsuki Local Museum
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3.57 Reviews - Travel / Tourism
- Yamanashi Otsuki-shi Saruhashimachi Saruhashi 313-2
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猿橋駅から徒歩15分ほど。 入館料110円。1階の企画展示室、2階の常設展示室には農具・民具・歴史資料などを展示。1階ホールには猿橋の歴史や構造に関する解説があり、新旧猿橋の部材なども置かれているので、実際の猿橋と合わせて見学するといいでしょう。
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- Tsuru O Agata Local Museum
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3.54 Reviews - Travel / Tourism
- Yamanashi Tsuru-shi Ogatayama 1565-1
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建物は明治時代に地元の住人の寄付によりに建てられた小学校の校舎です。今でもおしゃれな洋風の建造物で、ここが小学校だったとは驚きです。廃校後は修復、復元され郷土資料館となっていて、建物自体は文化財に指定されています。 教室の復元のほかにも学校に関する資料などが展示されています。
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- Tsuru Merchant Library
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3.54 Reviews - Travel / Tourism
- Yamanashi Tsuru-shi Kamiya 3-1-20
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資料館を訪れてみたら、係りの方が都留市の歴史や過去の産業などを簡単に説明して下さいました。 こちらの資料館は、かつて都留市が織物街として栄えた頃、絹問屋として大正中期に建てられた商屋作りの建物です。応接間もあり、その時代としてはかなり進んだ発想が取り入れられていました。
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- Shofukuji Temple
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4.52 Reviews - Travel / Tourism
- Yamanashi, Fujiyoshida-shi, Asama, 1-chome5-38
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A visit is essential because this temple located in the heart of the forest. It is surrounded by tall trees older than 100 years old. The atmosphere is soothing, calm, relaxing. The natural...
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Yamanashi prefecture is the proud home of one of Japan’s most celebrated icons: Mount Fuji. Although the mountain straddles both Yamanashi and Shizuoka, the most breathtaking views of Fuji-san can be seen from the Fuji Five Lakes north of the mountain in Yamanashi prefecture. The plethora of outdoor activities in and around the lakes all have the benefit of the country’s highest mountain as their backdrop, and we can assure you that it is an unforgettable sight.
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