Mt. Fuji filmed in 1949, with Shinto priests conducting a purification ceremony. Japan's highest mountain is considered a sacred place in the Shinto religion. An 8th-century collection of poems ...

It turns out Mount Fuji, from the eighth station upward, is privately owned. Tokugawa Ieyasu (1542-1616), the first ruler of the Tokugawa Shogunate, gave it to a Shinto shrine in 1606 — Sengen ...

We visit Mt. Mitake in western Tokyo, known for the Shinto shrine on its summit and sacred areas of virtually unspoiled nature. We learn about samurai devotees and the tradition of mountain worship.

Fuji is not considered a dangerous peak ... Climbers also pray in front of the Shinto shrine for the company's future growth. Christopher Demetrakos, who worked at Dentsu in Japan for 13 years ...

If those mentions of “Fuji” have you thinking of Mount Fuji, you’re spot-on. Fujisan Hongu Sengen Taisha is the head shrine of the many Sengan shrines (also sometimes called Asama shrines) that can be ...

The Meiji Shrine is a Shinto (Japan's original religion ... For more information, check out the Meiji Shrine's website. Mt Fuji and Hakone 1-Day Bus Tour Return by Bullet Train (17157 reviews) ...

Visitor numbers to Shinto shrines and Buddhist temples in the greater Tokyo area on Jan. 1 were up compared with the same day of 2021, when Japan was in the grip of a steep surge in the COVID-19 ...