3Worshipped Ascending Routes leading from Sengen-jinja Shrines on the base of Fujisan to the mountaintop Thesourceof fiercemountanand1 i i 2ii i3 li4 il5 scencbeautyof theworshpBegnnngof theworshpPopuarizationVsitingaroundsacredwater pacesA road to theitFuji-koFuji-koCircuitPilgrimageWorship-AscentsummJikigyo Miroku (1671-1733) and Worship of commoners Around the medieval period when furious eruptions came to subside, Fujisan became the mountain for Shugendo where Yamabushi (mountain ascetics) carried out austerities like the other sacred mountains in Japan. “Fuji Shugen” which is the amalgamation of ancient Japanese mountain worship and acient Buddhism had already been established in this period, centering around the Omiya-Murayama Ascending Route on the southern base. It was the solemn and profound Fujisan worship mainly embraced by Buddhists and Shugenja (mountain ascetics). From around the fourteenth century, many commoners began to make worship-ascents of Fujisan, wishing for their reborn in the “other world”. Hasegawa Kakugyo (1541-1646), a Shugendo practitioner, who emerged at the end of the the Sengoku Period (the warring states period of 1467–1590), developed this worship into the more familiar one for commoners.Wooden statue of Gikigyo Miroku It is said that Kakugyo underwent austerities at the Hitoana cave on the foot of Fujisan and obtained the spiritual power from the deities of Fujisan. He is also said to have responded to commoners’ desire to be saved in this world. Thus Fujisan worship became popularized among commoners, and subsequently developed into Fuji-ko in the Edo period (1603 – 1868). What is more, Jikigyo Miroku (1671-1733), who succeeded to the Kakugyo’s teachings, appeared in the Edo period. He preached the teachings that everyone could easily understand as follows : Not the spiritual power exerted by Kakugyo but such individual’s daily behaviors as honesty, mercy and diligence could reach the deities of Fujisan. Such behaviors would enrich our lives much more and eventually would bring peace to the society. While he rebelled against the regime of that time, he continued to spread his teachings, leading a frugal life throughout his life. Therefore he was called “Beggar Miroku”. At last he passed away in the mountain after going on a fast and falling into deep meditation. His philosophy and practice captured the commoners’ heart, and consequently an explosive boom of Fuji-ko had come, centering around the northern base of Fujisan. The “Omiya-Murayama Ascending Route” with the oldest history as the ascending route for Fujisan was also called the front ascending route. Murayama Sengen-jinja Shrine (Kohoji Temple) became the base of the Shugendo of Fujisan which originated from the Medieval period. Shugendo is the syncretic belief of ancient Japanese mountain worship and acient Buddhism. There are the purification spots where Yamabushi (mountain ascetics who carried out austerities in mountains) purified themselves before ascending Fujisan and the platform for the fire-burning ritual called “Goma” remained. It is the closest ascending route leading to Mt. Hoei. It is said that at the time of the Enryaku great eruption occurred in 802, the sacred site to appease the eruption was established in Subashiri and the eruption subsided soon after the prayers to calm it down were offered. Later, Fuji Sengen-jinja Shrine was founded on that site. The Subashiri Ascending Route flourished as the east ascending route which merged with the Yoshida Ascending Route at the 8th station. Now the area from above the 5th station to the mountaintop is designated as the Component Asset.Fuji-ko - Popularization of the worship / Fujinomiya City, Susono City, Gotemba City, Koyama TownSuyama Sengen-jinja Shrine The establishment of the shrine is said to date back to the mythological times of Japan. The Hoei great eruption occurred in 1707 did the tremendous damage to the shrine buildings and the ascending route. After the shrine buildings were reconstructed and the ascending route was restored, the Suyama Ascending Route came to be prosperous as the south ascending route. However, it gradually declined after the opening of the Gotemba Ascending Route. Currently, it is in use as a walking trail.Murayama Sengen-jinja ShrineFuji Sengen-jinja ShrineFuji Sengen-jinja ShrineCreation Worshipfrom afar19Murayama Sengen-jinja Shrine and Omiya-Murayama Ascending Route (present Fujinomiya Ascending Route)Fuji Sengen-jinja Shrine (Subashiri Sengen-jinja Shrine) and Subashiri Ascending RouteSuyama Sengen-jinja Shrine and Suyama Ascending Route (present Gotemba Ascending Route)
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