Fujisankomitake Shrine

Ko Mitake is an ancient mountain that existed before the formation of Mount Fuji. The small Mitake and the ancient Fuji are the bases. After many volcanic eruptions, the present-day Mount Fuji has been formed. Mt. Fuji Koomitake Shrine was established in 937 on the summit of Koomitake (the fifth station of Mount Fuji), a holy place for mountain worship. As a spiritual place of mountain belief, it has been a place of prayer since ancient times, and many worshipers and practitioners have visited. Every July 1st, to celebrate the opening of Mt. Fuji, the opening festival is held in the early morning. The area around the fifth station of Mt. Fuji is called the "Tengu Garden" and is said to be dominated by tengu. The Tengu deity named Koomitake Tarobo Masajin is enshrined in Koomitake Shrine on Mount Fuji as the god of opening the way. There are many treasures related to Tengu in the shrine, and the large axe placed in the atrium actually weighs a hundred guns (375 kilograms)! Since ancient times, in order to test their strength, people tried to lift a big ax, and it was very lively.