What is a World Heritage?
The Convention Concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage was adopted by a General Session of UNESCO in 1972, "World Heritage" refers to a cultural or natural heritage that was selected based on this convention by the World Heritage Committee as being worthy of preservation for future generations. To be inscribed in the World Heritage List, a site must have outstanding universal value (value which is irreplaceable to humanity and which transcends national borders and generations), and a system must be in placed for preservation and management of the site for the future.
Passing Fujisan on to the Future
Yamanashi Prefecture and Shizuoka Prefecture are working together with related municipalities and organizations to carry out activities that will allow people to learn about the wondrous nature of Fujisan and develop the spirit needed to protect its natural beauty. We hope that people not only in Japan but from countries around the world will help to protect Fujisan as a World Heritage,
Fujisan Conservation Donations
In order to preserve the global treasure of Fujisan for future generations, climbers are asked to contribute to the Fujisan Conservation Donations. These donations are used for projects aimed at protecting the Fujisan environment and ensuring safety.
Published by Fujisan World Cultural Heritage Council
Yamanashi Prefecture: Fujiyoshida City, Minobu Town, Nishikatsura Town, Oshino Village, Yamanakako Vilage, Narusawa Village, Fujikawaguchiko Town, Fujiyoshida City and Two Other Villages Organization for the Protection of the Prefectural Estates Given by the Imperial Family, Narusava and Fujikawaguchika Organization for the Protection of Protectural Estates Given by the Imperial Family Shizuoka Prefecture: Shizuoka City, Numazu City, Mishima City, Fujinomiya City, Fuji City, Gotemba City, Susono City, Shimizu Town, Nagaizum, Town, Oyama Town
Yamanashi Prefecture Office
Fujisan World Heritage Division, Culture and Tourism Department, Yamanashi Prefectural Government 1-6-1 Marunouchi, Kofu City, Yamanashi Prefecture 400-8501 Tel. 055-223-1330    Fax. 055-223-1438    E-mail fujisan-hz@pref.yamanashi.lg.jp
Shizuoka Prefecture Office
Fujisan World Heritage Division, Sports,Culture and Tourism Department, Shizuoka Prefectural Government 9-6 Ote-machi, Aoi-ku, Shizuoka City, Shizuoka Prefecture 420-8601 Tel, 054-221-3746   Fax, 054-221-3757   E-mail sekai@pref.shizuoka.lg.jp www.fujisan-3776.jp Editorial assistance  National Council on Fujisan World Heritage to ətoos bərlsilduq ədi to noitibə terit ərit to 19voЭ "Iju-I , tM to eweiV xis-ythirlT", eds yd benigsui ,"xewoT latti3 ent to sweiV 9E" beltit erigstpordiil to seites as betsers oels eraiviA inneH naxismtniq ,bedsilduq tetsI esw ti nerlw erooe *19M ed" ent to noitibe text eds to nevoo ent no betuteet asw "aveW teens" enT ,noitstiqsni 101 moo1 edt ni "swispsneX tho evsW tsə1D" to noitoubolqə1 s gnurl evsrl of behoqə1 si erl ,"19M b.J" m9og pinodgm/s ed besogmoo yssude0 ebus10 neipisum natW , string e-oyixlU to snoissearqxe tolos eds yd beonsultni ensw dgoD nsV bus tensM əbus!O as rlous shətnisq teinoissəngmi fisdt bise si ti bus ,әqоïuЭ ni nяluqoq әmisәed nesiju-] gnitoiqeb string xbooldboow to sənəs "iju-] .jM to sweiV xis-yhidT" enT sees ener sts ue beonəulini oals evsrl string e-oyixU yrutneo-riter yhse ni nessiju生to sagemi snT WORLD HERITAGE Sacred Place and Source of Artistic Inspiratio risgel, ni es Tow 26 269e19v0 atsitus no apneultni us asw bus seas of suoney mont nees as nes iju-l atoiqab tring xboxiboow a-oyixU airfT isendoH edidenetsM ,iju7 ,iM to ewsiV xie-yividT mozi umse0 isze0 bus ixləsoS əmusteN yd axhow yustetil ni es Ilew es ,nexlieT emeyoxloY yd (enhementIU beyO nesiju¯) *iju¯ ofun9," Builuied usanos-gniblot edt ni baysthoq naed sed nistanom edt bus ,samit tnesser ni bebst ton asri noitsviqeni sitsihs to eoluos s as nssi[u7] to eulsv enT ,tenoM bus dgoS neV se dous etsitns metsew no fosqmi egnsl e beri bus ,sseesnevo behoqxe ອາອw əsənT ,әgidәoлiH swsgetU yd "obis沈oT edt to anoitst2 әendT-yтti7" bus issuxioH sXlideustsX yd "iju7 ,1M to sweiV xis-ythirIT" gnibuloni salqmsxə nwonx-lləw rtiw trelngog emesed nesiju生guitoiqeb stung xboldboow e-oyixU ,yuntneo d161, ed1 ul , ອຂາອν ອຂອnidЭ bue sweed nxlied ni se lləw es ,nisqsb ni evitsmsn esorq teablo edt ,(iettuO oodmsG ent to elsT enT) "histsgonoM hotexleT" bus , yuleoq eseneqel, to noitbelloo guitsixe teeblo eds si bus yuulneo d18 edt ni beligmoo asw doidw ,"udeov-nsM" as dous axhow Isoisaslo ni benutset si tl nətsərtt bue 'sməoq ,ərutsıətil ,agnitnisq lo toeidus eds need sed bus ,the lo sxhow esseltnnos to noitsers eds beniqsni sed til  senthuol hərtto mon eteins tot oals tud ,anosneq əzənsqst tot ylno ton noitstiqeni pitsitus to so nuos a naed sed naeiju7 ,ytused tserp bns sonsoitingsm rltod diW S&ƏSTIPAO XTOWITA uo uesilng jo əsuən
World Heritage Site Fujisan
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– Origins of Fujisan worship –
In ancient times, villages and ceremonial sites were created among the foothills in places providing the best views of Fujisan. During the 8th and 9th centuries, people believed that the repeated eruptions represented the anger of the god of fire, Asama no Okami. To placate this god, the custom of ""Yohai" (worship from afar) was created, with people looking up at and worshipping Fujisan from the foothills, and many places of worship were built ( IEG Kitaguchi Hongu Fuji Sengen-jinja Shrine,  a Yamamiya Sengen-jinja Shrine). Repeated large-scale eruptions of Fujisan occurred beginning from the year 800. It is believed that shrines worshipping Asama no Okami such as  🇨🌸 Fujisan Hongu Sengen Taisha Shrine,  �	Kawaguchi Asama-jinja Shrine, and 🌸 Fuji Omuro Sengen-jinja Shrine were constructed in the foothills to pacify the mountain. Man-yoshu This is the oldest existing colection of pcems in Japan. In it, the poet Yamabe no Akahito describes the beauty of Fujisan. "When trom Tago shore ! We rowed far out and turned to bok. I Pure white it was ! The towering cone of Fui / Gleaming under falen snow!" (Tago, a coastal area near Yul-Kanbara in Shimizu District, Shizucka Prefecturel becoming fuy) Kitaguchi Hongu Fuji Sengen-jinja Shrine This shrine criginated as a place to worship Asama no Okami from atar. With the expansion of the Fuji-ko faith it subsequently grew as the ttarting point for the Yoshik Ascending Route Sengen–jinja Shrine Kawaguchi This Sengen-jnja strine is said to have been cuilt following an eruption in the late 9th century. The region of Kawaquchi prospered as a post station on the Misaka Road, a route built by the government to connect the capital and the Kofu Basin This is thought to be the exarliest Sengen shrine built on Fujisan. It consisted of a nain shrine that was a cer for Shugen do and Fuji-ko worshippers, located at th 2nd station on the Yosnic Ascending Boute, and ar auxiliary shrine on the Alsta no Chiei Shotcku Taisti Eden, scroll 3 (part/ and the Fujisan as – Popularization of Fujisan worship – Volcanic activity on Fujisan subsided in the 12th century. Fujisan became a place for mountain worship, and practitioners of the Shugen-do Buddhist faith began climbing to the peak to gain spiritual power from the gods of the mountain. ( 🌸🌸 Mountaintop worship sites) One among them was the ascetic Buddhist priest Matsudai, who is s said to have climbed Fujisan numerous times as part of his spiritual practices. It is said that Matsudai constructed Dainichi Temple at t he peak and Fujisan Kobo Temple (now 🌸 Murayama Sengen-jinja Shrine) at Murayama in the southern foothills, both of which became centers for the religious training of many priests, Beginning from the 14th century, ordinary believers called "Doja" came to make worship ascents of the mountain, guided by the Shugen-do priests, A number of ascending routes starting from the Sengen-jinja shrines ( B Suyama Sengen-jinja Shrine,  B Fuji Sengen-jinja Shrine, and others) were constructed ( 🌸🌸 Omiya-Murayama Ascending Route, [13] Suyama Ascending Route, [[5] Subashiri Ascending Route, [15] Yoshida Ascending Route), and villages were built to accommodate the Doja at each of the route starting points, Fujisan Hongu Sengen Taisha Shrine This shrine is the headquarters for the Sengen-jnja shrines in al parts of Japan. Initially built to worship Asama no Okar and pacify the erupting bleano, it was moved to i This shrine is the predecessor Sengen-jinja Shrine Kofu City of Fujisan Hongu Sengen Taisha Shrine. In place of the usual main shrine building, a t wered ctl the fires o was buit, and was 〈 KOFU STATION facility for worshipping by the spring water of Fujisan. Worshipped by Oshino Hakkai springs These eight springs are fed these eight springs togethe Fujisan'. They consist of Wakuike Pond, Nigorike like Pond, Snoburke Shiraito no Taki waterfalls This lava tunnel is said to be where the goddess of Fujsa resides. It became a holy sit to the Fuji-ko faith as an portant place in the Kawaguchiko The Fuji Five Lakes are composed of Lake Saiko, Lake Shojiko, Lake – Flourishing of Fujisan worship – The "Fuji-ko" faith of Fujisan worship originated in the 17th century with Hasegawa Kakugyo, a priest who trained at Fujisan. A new religious practice emerged, with Fuji-ko adherents worshipping Fujisan as they made pilgrimages to the places where Kakugyo had trained, including ￼ Hitoana Fuji-ko Iseki, 図Shiraito no Taki waterfalls, 誕生Lake Saiko, IES Lake Shojiko,  ■ 3 Lake Motosuko,  ■ Lake Yamanakako,  ■ Lake Kawaguchiko,  🇨 – 🇨 Oshino Hakkai springs,  🇨 Funatsu lava tree molds, and ￼Yoshida lava tree molds. In the 18th century, the Fuji-ko faith spread explosively among the general population. The pilgrimage routes to the various spiritual sites became roads that connected the Sengen-jinja shrines in the foothills and other famous sites and historical ruins which became Component Parts of the Fujisan World Heritage, and these roads were travelled by large numbers of Doja, 9 [[] “Oshi” Lodging Houses were built at the starting points of the worship-ascents to house the "Oshi" who guided and took care of the Doja. Map of pilgrimage routes to Fujisan in the mid 19th century The Fujisan pilgrimage routes were not a series of single paths, but rather a number of different routes created according to the purpose of travel. This map shows the many mid-19th century pilgrimage routes that were constructed as the Fuji-ko faith flourished, This series of Uklyo-e prints shows the 53 post towns along the Tckaldo Route, and depict the beauty of Fuisan as seen from different places In Japan Collection ot Srizuoka City Tokaido Hiroshige Museum ot an – Modernization and Fujisan worship – Beginning from the late 19th century, as railways and automobile roads were constructed in the area around Fujisan and ascents beginning from the fifth station became popular, motivations for climbing Fujisan diversified to include sightseeing and other purposes. However the religious faith in Fujisan is still carried on, with many climbers worshipping the "Goraiko" sunrise at the peak and performing the ritual "Ohachimeguri" walk around the crater rim, Gunjo Fuji (Yokoyama Taikan) which suffered major damage during the Hoei Eruptien (1707). Fuji Sengen-jinja Shrine, this remains the only ascending route way from the foothils to the peak Mihonomatsubara pine tree grove numerous collections of Japanese poems beginning with the Man-yoshu, and is also the scane of the Nch play "Hagoromo" Mishima City Constituent Elements are cultural SHIJN-FUJI STATION FUJI STATION City Component Parts universal value. Elements properties such as ascending routea Fullsan Mountain Area An area established around a property in order to effectively Shimizu Management zone 13    Oshino Hakkai springs (Nligoriike Pond) 19    Oshino Hakkai springs (Kagamiike Pond) 200   Oshino Hakkai springs (Shobuike Pond) │ Funatsu lava tree molds Yoshida lava tree molds 28    Hitoana Fuji-ko sekl — ☭ Shiraito no Taki waterfalls 25    Mihonomatsubara pine tree grove 0      Fuji Sengen-jinja Shrine 7  Kawaguchi Asama-jinja Strine Fuji Omuro Sengen-jinja Shrme 10  "Oshi" Lodging House 10  "Osni" Lodging House []]    Lake Yamanakako 12    Lake Kawaguchiko ■  ■ Oshino Hakkai springs (Okamaike Pond) 15  Oshino Hakkai springs (Sokonashiike Pond) 16  Oshino Hakkai springs (Choshiike Pond) ■ Oshino Hakkai springs (Wakuike Pond) Component Parts.同じでもいFunatsu lava tree molds         Yoshida lava tree molds Among the lave tree molds formed when fowing lava engulfed a tree, the ones which resemble a human womb are called "Otainai". One religious practice of the Fuj-ko adherents was the ""Otainaimeguri" pilgrimage to these sites * The inside of the main cave of Yoshida lava tree molds (22) is not open to the public When the worship-ascents of the Shugen-do sdnerents pegan sites of worship were constructed along the rim of the crater at the mountain's peak. Worshippers also performed the "Onachmegur valk to the eight ridges around the crater, thought to represer ight petals of the lotus flower that symbolizes FUJINOMIYA STATION Fuji City Omiya–Murayama Murayama Sengen-jinja Shrine Constituen and lakes located in the Buffer zone An area established outside a property and its buffer zone. “Goraiko” sunrise seen from the peak This folding screen painting the deep blue mountain slopes and snowcap. Go here for details many artists. It appears in ( MOSHIMA STATION conserve the property house of the Togawa ta and house of the Osano family) These faciftios provided meals and accommodation when they made • The house of the Osano Pond, Kadamike Hond "the eight lakes at the base were honored with the title people since ancient times Asama–jinja Shrine Fuji Omuro This is the oldest example of narrative Iterature in Japan. In it, the Japanese emperor takes the clixr of immerially which he received from Princess Kaguya and burns it on the highest mountain in Japan, inadvertently making the mountain / mmortal fushi in Japanese, later Shotoku Taishi Eden (1069) This senes of hanging scrolls depicts the life of Prince Shotcku. who ruled Japan around the 6th century. One scene shows the prince riding his beloved steed on the slopes of Fuisan Image: TNM Image Archives Mountaintop worship sites Pert of the Fuji-ko faith was the "Uchinakkaimegun" signmage pathe in the eight lakes at the base of Fujisan, which notupe the Fu Tokaido Fifty-Three Stations, Hara: Fuji in the Morning (Utagawa Hiroshige) Motosuko, Lake Yamanakako, and Lake Kawaguchiko. 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It is said to be where Hasegawa Kakugyo purified his body before entering Hitoaria, and became a site (The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter) City Collection of the Tokyo Natoral Museum Ascending Route An Areas that has outstanding to Doja and Fuji-ko adheren Hitoana Fuji-ko Iseki Taketori Monogatari Yamanakako Yoshida Ascending Route