Arakura Fuji Sengen Jinja / 新倉富士浅間神社

As of September 2021, the tourist info office told us Arakura Fuji Sengen Jinja was under construction and we wouldn't be able to see the famous red pagoda with Mt. Fuji in the background.  We still decided to go because it says it's a park.

The path to the shrine was as beautiful as paintings.

三國第一山

The pagoda wasn't under construction. I think it was the photo spot to have the shrine and the Mt. Fuji in the background was blocked off for the construction. Not the actual pagoda was under construction.  😂 That was the limit of my half-assed Japanese.  The red color was stunning.  It would have been wonderful to have a picture of the pagoda and Mt. Fuji in the background.  However, Mt. Fuji was hiding behind the clouds on that day anyway.  So it wasn't a big loss.

Red Pagoda 1

Red Pagoda 2

Arakura Fuji Sengen Jinja:

新倉富士浅間神社

After the shrine, one could keep climbing and climbing.  I couldn't do it because it was just too steep.  So Math Teacher left me and continued on.  After more than half an hour he found this sacred building.

Overall, highly recommend the park, the shrine, and the pagoda.  It was great to pay respect to the shrine, to take photos, and then do a little bit of hiking.