Fujisan, sacred place and source of artistic inspiration
UNESCO World Heritage Site
LocationJapan
CriteriaCultural: iii, iv
Reference1418
Inscription2013 (37th Session)
Area20,702.1 ha
Buffer zone49,627.7 ha
Tai123.123/sandbox is located in Shizouka and Yamanashi Prefecture
Fujisan Mountain Area
Fujisan Mountain Area
Fujisan Hongū Sengen Taisha Shrine
Fujisan Hongū Sengen Taisha Shrine
Location of World Heritage components in Shizouka and Yamanashi prefecture

"Fujisan, sacred place and source of artistic inspiration" is a World Heritage Site that consists of 25 locations that showcase Mount Fuji's presence as both an artistic and sacred mountain landscape. It was inscribed as a World Heritage Site in 2013 as a cultural site.

Component Name[1] Location[2] Description Image
Fujisan Mountain Area Shizuoka and Yamanashi prefecture
Fujisan Hongū Sengen Taisha Shrine Fujinomiya
Yamamiya Sengen-jinja Shrine Fujinomiya
Muruyama Sengen-jinja Shrine Fujinomiya
Suyama Sengen-jinja Shrine Susono
Fuji Sengen-jinja Shrine (Subarashi Sengen-jinja Shrine) Oyama
Kawaguchi Asama-jinja Shrine Fujikawaguchiko
Fuji Oruro Sengen-jinja Shrine Fujikawaguchiko
“Oshi” Lodging House (Former House of the Togawa Family) Fujiyoshida
“Oshi” Lodging House (Former House of the Osano Family) Fujiyoshida
Lake Yamanakako Yamanakako
Lake Kawaguchiko Fujikawaguchiko
Oshino Hakkai springs (Deguchiike Pond) Oshino
Oshino Hakkai (Okamaike Pond) Oshino
Oshino Hakkai (Sokonashiike Pond) Oshino
Oshino Hakkai (Choshiike Pond) Oshino
Oshino Hakkai (Wakuike Pond) Oshino
Oshino Hakkai (Nigoriike Pond) Oshino
Oshino Hakkai (Kagamikke Pond) Oshino
Oshino Hakkai (Shobuike Pond) Oshino
Funatsu lava tree molds Fujikawaguchiko
Yoshida lava tree molds Fujiyoshida
Hitoana Fuji-ko Iseki Fujinomiya
Shiraito no Taki waterfalls Fujinomiya
Mihonomatsubara pine tree grove Shizuoka
  1. ^ Centre, UNESCO World Heritage. "Fujisan, sacred place and source of artistic inspiration". UNESCO World Heritage Centre. Retrieved 2022-02-05.
  2. ^ "Nomination of Fujisan for Inscription on the World Heritage List" (PDF). UNESCO heritage centre. January 2012. p. 2. Retrieved 2022-01-24.