2.Fujisan Hongu Sengen Taisha Shrine

Having the precinct covering Mt. Fuji 8th station and above, it consists of two shrines: the “Hongu” in Fujinomiya at the southern foot, and the “Okumiya” at the summit. Renowned as the No.1 shrine of Suruga region, this is the grand head shrine of all Sengen-jinja shrines nationwide. The “Hongu” was established in 806 during Heian period by Sakanoue no Tamuramaro, which meant the the relocation of the original “Yamamiya”, which used to be at the present Yamamiya Sengen-jinja Shrine, it is said. The present main shrine hall was built by Tokugawa Ieyasu in 1604 in Edo period. This is the starting point of Omiya-Murayama Ascending Route.