Kawaguchi Asama Shrine
Created as a place of worship for Mount Fuji, the country’s most sacred mountain, visitors are drawn to Kawaguchi Asama Shrine in Yamanashi Prefecture for its humbling views and serene atmosphere. There are about 1,300 shrines around Japan with the name “Asama,” which means they are dedicated to Mount Fuji and connect with the appeasement or worship of volcanoes. These shrines are dedicated to Konohanasakuya-hime (cherry blossom princess), the goddess of volcanoes and Mount Fuji. Kawaguchi Asama Shrine is no different and was built in the year 865 as a means of appeasing the anger and eruption...