51 i i 2ii i3 li4 il5 Thesourceof fiercemountanandscencbeautyof theworshpBegnnngof theworshpPopuarizationVsitingaroundsacredwater pacesA road to theitFuji-koCircuitCircuitPilgrimagePilgrimageWorship-Ascentsumm “Yoshida Ascending Route” has kept an ancient atmosphere, which is the only route leading from the foot to the summit of Fujisan among the present routes. It was located in the northern side of Fujisan and so popular that many people aimed for the summit along this route, chanting “rokkon-shojo”, meaning purification of the six roots of perception, in the Edo period. It was a time-honored main route for Fuji-ko. There were places for purification, shrines, temples, tea houses, and mountain huts through the route to the sacred summit, which formed a unique grand space of Fujisan worship. Due to the opening of Fuji Subaru Line Toll Road in 1964, the ascending route below the 5th station rapidly became obsolete. Nevertheless, Yoshida Ascending Route has been protected and was listed as an asset of Fujisan World Cultural Heritage Site in 2013. The part from “Umagaeshi” to the 5th station is called “Kiyama”, literally woody mountain, which is a different world from the part beyond the 5th station. It looks as if it’s a green time tunnel, with abandoned sites being silently scattered in the young and fresh primeval forest of larch, hemlock and fir. “Road to Fujisan was not built in a day”. First, let’s aim for the 5th station which is regarded as the boundary between heaven and earth. The 3rd and 4th stations command bracing views and you can follow the ancient road of World Heritage, while enjoying hiking.■e 1st Station - Suzuhara ShrineWorship-Ascentnice view.A Road to the Summit / Yoshida Ascending RouteThe statue of Dainichi-Nyorai Buddha used to be enshrined here. This is the first site of shrines in Yoshida Ascending Route. Dainichi-Nyorai Buddha is regarded as the original Buddha of Asama-no-Okami, the Goddess of Fujisan. The worldview of a mixture of Shintoism and Buddhism is shown.The 3rd station is also called “Chujiki-do”, meaning a lunch place, because if worship-ascenders start from Oshi-machi in Kamiyoshida early in the morning, they would have lunch here. It also commands a On the big rock next to the hut, Gozaishi Sengen Shrine used to be dedicated. The rock was believed to be a sacred rock on which a deity stayed. It is also said that Hasegawa Kakugyo (1541-1646), the founder of Fuji-ko, practiced ascetic training here.Generally, Umagaeshi refers to a point where people let horses go back and start walking because a trail becomes steep. This is considered to be the boundary between common world and sacred world, and a pair of monkey statue is welcoming you. There used to be four tea houses in the Edo period.present, the small shrine is dedicated and the hall for worship has been left.It is said that this is the first shrine built in Fujisan. The main shrine was removed to the southern side of Lake Kawaguchiko and reconstructed as Sato-miya, or a village shrine. At There used to be a tea house to enshrine Daikokuten God. The statue of Daikokuten God is now set in place in the village at the foot of the mountain. The building has been rotted away with harsh wind and snow, and now only the site can be seen.There seems to be “the first torii of Chugu” at the 5th station according to a map drawn in the end of the Edo period (1603 – 1868). Many facilities such as “Chugu Public Office”, “Chugu Sansha Shrine”, and mountain huts were gathering around here, because this place was considered as the boundary that people stepped in the sacred ground called Chugu.Creation Worshipfrom afar27Ancient road of Fujisan worship, along which most people have headed for the summit from the foot since the Edo period (1603 – 1868).■e 3rd Station - Chujiki-do■e 4th and a half Station - Gozaishi rock and Inoue Hut■e 2nd Station - Fuji Omuro Sengen-jinja Shrine ■e 4th Station - ■e site of Daikoku Hut ■e 5th Station - Chugu, the boundary between heaven and earthUmagaeshiYoshida Ascending Route
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