Fujisan Hongu Sengen Taisha Shrine Okumiya — Attraction in Fujinomiya

Beautiful shrine on Fuji's peak with plenty of benches and windbreaks for hikers. The shrine does not open until 0600, so if you arrive at 0400 to watch the sunset. be prepared to wait or skip the final stamp. it is extremely cold, even when it's hot in the city, and it's hard to carry extra clothes when it's blazing, but you will need winter clothes to survive. You should also bring something waterproof to sit on, as the benches...

Seems to be about the same as the other shrine on the rim - just a bit larger and a bit nicer. A few hundred yen will get you two stamps that are dipped in ink and hammered into your stick. The stamps are similar, but different, than the two you can get at the other shrine. Also available are large standard stamps for your stamp book and the regular trinkets offered at...

If you can make it to the top of mt Fuji this place is pretty cool. There is a temple and next to that you can get a quick snack if udon or ramen which after hiking up the mountain taste very good. A quick rest and a snack and check out the temple then back down the mountain. Very cool climb and worth the hike to climb a great overall experience...