Fujisan Hongū Sengen Taisha
| Fujisan Hongū Sengen Taisha 富士山本宮浅間大社 |
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Honden of Fujisan Hongū Sengen Taisha
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| Type | Asama Shrine |
| Dedicated to | Konohanasakuya-hime |
| Address | 1-1 Miya-chō, Fujinomiya, Shizuoka, 418-0067 |
| Website | www |
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The Fujisan Hongū Sengen Taisha (富士山本宮浅間大社?) is a Shintō shrine in the city of Fujinomiya in Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. It is the ichinomiya of former Suruga Province, and is the head shrine of the 1300 Asama or Sengen shrines in the country. The shrine has an extensive location within downtown Fujinomiya; in addition, the entire top of Mount Fuji from the 8th stage upwards is considered to be part of the shrine grounds.
The main festival of the shrine is held annually on May 5, and features yabusame performances.
In 2013, the shrine was added to the World Heritage List as part of the Fujisan Cultural Site.
The primary kami of Fujisan Hongū Sengen Taisha is Konohanasakuya-hime (木花咲耶姫?), the daughter of Ōyamatsu-no-mikoto (大山祇命?). Mount Fuji was deified and its kami was named Asama no Okami (浅間大神?), also known as Asama Daimyōjin (浅間大明神?), Asama Gongen (浅間権現?) or Sengen Daibōsatsu (浅間大菩薩?), and is associated with Konohanasakuya-hime.
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