Kawaguchi Asama Shrine

河口浅間神社

4.5Est. 45Fujikawaguchiko, Chubu

UNESCO World Heritage Site

Overview

Atmospheric forest shrine home to massive, thousand-year-old sacred cedar trees.

An ancient shrine established to appease Mount Fuji after a devastating 9th-century eruption. It is hidden away in a grove of magnificent, towering cedar trees that are over a thousand years old. The thick forest canopy creates a deeply spiritual, hushed environment.

Local tips

Take a short hike up the mountain behind the shrine to find the Tenku no Torii, a modern gate framing Mount Fuji perfectly.

Practical info

Japanese name: 河口浅間神社
Nearest station: Kawaguchi Kyoku-mae Bus Stop (5 min walk)

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