Kitaguchi Hongu Fuji Sengen Jinja

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For centuries every Fuji pilgrimage on the north side began here, under cryptomeria older than the shrine records. Ten minutes from the Fuji Five Lakes golf belt, it turns a spare pre-round hour into the most atmospheric stop in Fujiyoshida.

Climbers still tap the trailhead gate at the back of the grounds for luck — the old Yoshida Trail starts right there.