Kawanarijimasengen Shrine

This tiny shrine is located on the edge of a shopping center parking lot in Fuji City, Shizuoka, not far from Shin-Fuji Station.

Murayama Sengen Shrine

Murayama Sengen Shrine is another component part of the Mt. Fuji World Heritage sites. This designation was registered on the World Heritage list in June 2013.

This man is the first non-Japanese person to climb Mt. Fuji, British Diplomat Sir Rutherford Alcock, in September 1860. It took him eight hours to reach the summit and three hours to descend.

The Murayama Sengen Shrine was called Fujisan Kohoji Temple until the late 19th century, and was used for both Shinto and Buddhist worship. In 1868, the Japanese government ordered that Shinto and Buddhism be split apart, so the Kohoji Temple was abolished, and the Murayama Sengen Shrine and the Dainichido Hall were separated, but even today the two facilities are side by side, retaining their syncretic form.

Yamamiya Sengen Shrine and Lunch

I had visited Yamamiya Sengen Shrine in 2018, but I had forgotten the name and didn’t realize where we were going until I saw it. (That visit can be seen here.) 

This place is one of the component parts of the Mt. Fuji World Heritage sites. It was registered on the World Heritage list in June 2013.

On a clear day there is a view of Mt. Fuji. See this post for that view.

After visiting Yamamiya Sengen Shrine, we had lunch at a traditional Japanese place.

We sat on the floor at a low table, with a view of the bamboo.

We both ordered the same thing, cold soba noodles and a tempura that seemed to be made of mountain vegetables. It was very good, and just what we needed to continue on with our day.