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Arakura Fuji Sengen Jinja Shrine (新倉富士浅間神社) is located in Arakurayama in Fujiyoshida City (富士吉田市). It is a shrine where you can see magnificent Mt.Fuji (富士山) from the front.

15 minutes on foot from 'Shimo Yoshida station (下吉田駅)' on the Fuji Express line.

we will glad you when refered in sight-seeing.

"Railroad crossing" in the along of the road. You can take a picture of a very big Mt.Fuji (富士山).

However, please do not invade the rail track absolutely! You will be arrested!

Torii (鳥居) seen from the bottom stairs.

On the left side of the precincts (境内) there is a Temizuya (手水舎 / Hand-wash Place).

Manner of Temizuya (手水舎)

* In this process, carried out with one dipper-full of water!!

1. Put water in "Ladle" which is placed in the Temizuya.
2. Holding Ladle in your right hand, wash your left hand.
3. next, wash your right hand.
4. Put water in the left hand and move to mouth, wash the mouth.
5. Hold the Ladle vertically so remaining water runs down and clean the handle.

This is a general usage Manner.

This is the Honden (本殿). It seems there is a benefit of 安産祈願 (safe delivery) and child rearing.

Arakura Fuji Sengen Jinja (新倉富士浅間神社) manner of worship

1. Let's put a coin in the saisen box.
2. Twice, bow your head and let's say a deep greeting.
3. Match your hands at the chest height, clap two times, and pray to the god.
4. Finally, let's bow again and say a deep greeting once.

Goshinboku (ご神木 /Sacred tree).

This day was a weekday, but a lot of foreign tourists were visiting.

When the weather is nice, you can see the beautiful Mt.Fuji (富士山) from the precincts (境内) of shrine.

You can see the town of Fujiyoshida.

Shiogama Jinja Shrine (塩釜神社) in the precincts.

From the second Torii gate, the staircase which is near 400 stages will start.

* There is Atago Jinja Shrine (愛宕神社) in the middle of the mountain.

Torii & Shimenawa (注連縄) & Mt.Fuji.   It is cool!

This is a valuable place to take pictures of Mt.Fuji and red torii together.

It is very valuable that you can take pictures of Mt.Fuji and Shimenawa (注連縄) together.

photographed on Mar. 2015.

The Goju-no-to (五重塔 / five-story pagoda) of Arakurayama Sengen Koen (新倉山浅間公園) is a very popular sightseeing spot. Because there are many stairs, it is very hard to climb, but you can see the town of Mt.Fuji (富士山) and Fujiyoshida!