they first needed to sacred Fujisan, Yoshida Ascending RouteUtsumuro Sengen-jinja ShrineWorship-AscentA Road to the Summit / 528A worldwide rare sacred place created by the natural wonder of Fujisan “Yoshida Lava Tree Molds” were found by Fuji-ko followers in 1892. Lava tree molds are the caves created when a fluid lava flow engulfs the trees. The trees burn as the lava solidifies. Just like Funatsu Lava Tree Molds, Yoshida Lava Tree Molds is also a complex of lava tree molds. Sometime Funatsu Lava Tree Molds are called “the old Tainai”, and Yoshida Lava Tree Molds “the new Tainai”. The total length is 61 meters, and in the deepest room, “Konohana-Sakuya-Hime (goddess of the flowering tree) ”, who is the goddess of Fujisan, is enshrined. Yoshida Lava Tree Molds are usually closed, but they are open to the public only at the annual Tainai Festival. More than 60 lava tree molds are also distributed in the surroundings, which are designated as a Japan’s Natural Monument as the groups of Yoshida Lava Tree Molds.Experience the reborn in “Otainai”, the womb of Fujisan, before climbing. In the Edo period, before people living in the common world make a worship-ascent to purify themselves at sacred places such as lakes and springs at the foot. “Lava Tree Molds” were among the important sacred places for purification, which were peculiar to Fujisan. Among the groups of lava caves created by Fujisan’s volcanic eruptions, the Tainai Lava Tree Molds are the worldwide rare groups of “Lava Tree Molds”. Above all, those resembling the shape of hollowed-out human bodies became objects of worship, called “Otainai” by Fuji-ko followers, and a religious practice of making a circuit inside the caves called “Otainai-meguri (literally, touring inside the body)” was performed. Since “Funatsu Lava Tree Molds” and “Yoshida Lava Tree Molds” are located close to the Yoshida Ascending Route, both were especially considered part of the series of spiritual sites for worship-ascents of Fujisan. Funatsu Lava Tree Molds were found in the Edo period about 340 years ago, which is a large complex of many Lava Tree Molds. At the entrance, the shrine building of “Utsumuro Sengen-jinja Shrine” was erected, and you can still experience “Otainai-meguri” after paying homage at the shrine. Once you enter the inside, you will be struck with the mystery of natural shaping. It amazingly looks like the interior of a human body, which is compared to a mother womb called “Mother Tainai”, the origin of life. As you go into the inner part, it gets narrow like a birth canal. And you will find a room at the deepest part, where Konohana-Sakuya-Hime (goddess of the flowering tree), who is worshiped as the goddess of Fujisan, is enshrined. It has a total length of 68 meters, and when you come out via “Father Tainai”, you will feel as if you were reborn to this world. Some drawings of those days show that “Otainai-meguri” was actively performed with various meanings including wishes to ensure the safe delivery of babies. You can enjoy a guided walking tour in the forest of “Kawaguchiko Field Center”, which is famous for Funatsu Lava Tree Molds and many other lava tree molds.Yoshida Lava Tree MoldsFunatsu Lava Tree Molds
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