Ichinomiya Asama Shrine (Fuefuki)
The is a Shintō shrine in the Ichinomiya neighborhood of the city of Fuefuki in Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan. It is one of two shrines which vie for the total of "ichinomiya" of former Kai Province. The main festival of the shrine is held annually on April 15. It is also known as simply the History. The foundation of the Ichinomiya Asama Jinja predates the historical period. Per shrine tradition, it was established in reign of the semi-legendary Emperor Suinin (reigned 29 BC – 70 AD) with the shrine first built on its current location in 865  AD. Per the "Nihon Sandai Jitsuroku", this was a period of intense volcanic activity on Mount Fuji, and the shrine was built in order to appease the "kami" of the mountain. The shrine is located near the site of the provincial temple of Kai Province, the Kai Kokubun-ji and the provincial capital during the Nara and Heian periods. The shrine is mentioned in the "Engishiki" records of 926 AD as a and has been regarded as the "ichinomiya" of Kai Province since the end of the Heian period. Through the Sengoku period, the Takeda clan patronized of the shrine , and its extensive land holdings in central Kai Province were confirmed by Tokugawa Ieyasu after the start of the Tokugawa shogunate. The current "Haiden" of the shrine was built in 1672 and is a Tangible Culturalproperty of Fuefuki city. During the post-Meiji restoration system of State Shinto, the shrine was officially designated a , in the Modern system of ranked Shinto shrines. The shrine is a 60-minute walk (or 10-minute car ride) from Yamanashishi Station on the JR East Chūō Main Line.