Shinto, an ethnic faith of the Japanese ... in the Japanese tradition recognizes the ambiguous power of Mount Fuji to both destroy and to create,” says H. Byron Earhart, a prominent American ...

From Mt Fuji to onsens, cafes, and more, explore Fujiyoshida, the filming location of 'The Hot Spot', a new Japanese sci-fi ...

Mt. Fuji filmed in 1949, with Shinto priests conducting a purification ceremony. Japan's highest mountain is considered a sacred place in the Shinto religion. An 8th-century collection of ...

A still active stratovolcano whose last eruption was in 1707, Mount Fuji has been a site of Shinto and Buddhist worship for centuries. The number of climbers recovered to pre-pandemic levels ...

So some restrictions are necessary to ensure their safety.” For centuries, Mount Fuji has been a sacred site for Shinto and Buddhist pilgrims, with a shrine at its summit dedicated to ...

a souvenir store attendant barked, addressing a man dressed in shorts and holding a can of beer in front of the red "torii" gate symbolising the entrance to the Shinto shrine up ahead. Mt Fuji ...