The Fujizuka in Nakazato
2026年7月23日
Mount Fuji has long been revered as a sacred mountain, and the practice of making pilgrimages to climb it became particularly popular during the mid-Edo period. However, since actually climbing Mount Fuji was both financially burdensome and dangerous, Fujizuka (mounds modeled after Mount Fuji) were built in various locations for those who could not make the journey.The Fujizuka in Nakazato was built in Bunsei 8 (1825) by members of the Nakazato Kōsha, a group affiliated with the Maruka Kōbu Shū Tanashi-gumi, on the edge of a terrace along the right bank of the Yanagase River. The current Fujizuka stands about 9 meters higher than the surrounding area.Passing through the torii […]