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Fujisan south

Fuji-ko Iseki in Hitoana at 206
On the shrine compound there remain approximately 230 monuments that adherents set up to pray for or pay homage to Kakugyo and other predecessors and to record the number of worship-ascents they completed.
Shiraito Falls in Fujinomiya at Kamiide
The Shiraito Falls is listed as one of "Japan’s Top 100 Waterfalls", in a listing published by the Japanese Ministry of the Environment in 1990.
Fujisan Motomiya Yamamiya Sengen Shrine in Fujinomiya at 740 Yamamiya
There is no building in the place for the inner shrine, and it is presumed that the unique configuration of creating a place for worshipping Fujisan from afar remained in a form of ancient Fujisan worship in which the mountain was worshipped in order to ward off eruptions.
Fujisan Hongu Sengen Taisha in Fujinomiya at 1-1 Miyacho
It is the ichinomiya of former Suruga Province, and is the head shrine of the 1300 Asama or Sengen shrines in the country.
Murayama Sengen Shrine in Fujinomiya at 1151 Murayama
Inside the shrine grounds is a Dainichido Hall, which marks the close links between Shinto and Buddhism, as well as a sacred tree – a magnificent cedar – which points the way to heaven.
Suyama Sengen Shrine in Susono at 722 Suyama
Passing through the vermillion torii gate that faces the Yozawa River, one is presented with an avenue of Japanese cedars that are 300 to 500 years old. These giant trees create a serious, grave atmosphere and the temizuya (place for ritual cleansing of hands and mouth with water when visiting shrines) and shrine office are decorated with offcuts from the holy tree depicting important events throughout the shrine’s long history.
Higashiguchihongu fujisengen Shrine in Oyama at 126 Subashiri
Fuji Sengen Shrine was built in 802 to hold religious services to pray to extinguish the eruption. Konohana-sakuya-himeno-mikoto, a goddess is enshrined there. She is also a symbol of the beautiful cherry blossom.

Fujisan north

Lake Yamanaka in Yamanakako @
It is the largest of the Fuji Five Lakes in surface area and the highest in elevation. It is the third highest lake in Japan, with a mean surface altitude of 980.5 metres (3,217 ft). It is also the shallowest of the Fuji Five Lakes, with a maximum water depth of 13.5 metres (44 ft). It was formed by lava flows from an ancient eruption of Mount Fuji.
Lake Kawaguchiko + Springs in Oshino Hakkai at Deguchi + Sokonashi + Nigori + Choshi + Waku + Kagami + Shobu + Okama
Because it comes from Mount Fuji, the water here is sacred. In old times people wishing to climb Mount Fuji came here first to purify themselves by washing in the eight ponds.
Yoshida Lava Tree Molds in Fujiyoshida at Kenmaruo-5590 Kamiyoshida
Yoshida Tainai (lava tree mold) were formed at the east end of a lava flow at the time of Mt. Fuji's eruption in 937 more than 1,000 years ago. Several trees overlapped each other and formed complicated tree molds, hence the allegorical image of being inside the woman womb, which led to the Tainai (womb) religion. The Yoshida Tainai became an object of worship for the disciplinants who visited Mt. Fuji, and the worshippers and mentors of Fuji-ko (Mt. Fuji religion) have protected them for a long time.
Funatsu Lava Tree Molds in Fujikawaguchiko at 6603 Funatsu
The confusingly named Funatsu Tanai Lava Tree Mold comprises a roughly 70-meter (230-ft) series of caves just beneath the northern foot of Mount Fuji. Formed by lava flows roughly 1,000 years ago, this is believed by Fuji worshippers to represent the womb of the goddess of Mount Fuji, Konohana Sakuya-hime.
Fuji Omuro Sengen Shrine in Fujikawaguchiko at 3951 Katsuyama
The main shrine becoming the Japanese important cultural property is Mt.Fuji oldest shrine built in 699 years. It was on the second stage of Mt.Fuji first. Satomiya was built on the shore of Lake Kawaguchiko which was a current place to be easy to worship for 958 years.
Kawaguchiko Asama Shrine in Fujikawaguchiko at 1 Kawaguchi
In 864, Mt. Fuji had a historically large-scale eruption. The outflow of lava spread all over the town at the north side of Mt. Fuji, and segmented “Seno-umi.” This outflow of lava damaged the town seriously. In the next year, people held a festival of fire extinction, dedicated to the goddess of Mt. Fuji, Asamano-Okami, in obedience to Imperial command. Since then, the shrine constructed at that time has been still worshiped as the shrine dedicated to the goddess of Mt. Fuji for more than 1,000 years.