Himuro Shrine is located in the middle of Mount Kushigata at an altitude of about 1,000 meters. The original buildings were built by Gitan Gyouen as Takao Temple belonging to Shingon Buddhism in 770. However, the temple buildings were destroyed at the time of the Meiji Restoration and replaced by Shinto Shrine ones. Ever since the incident, the place has been known as Himuro Shrine. There are 575 stone steps to reach the main house of the shrine. There are large cedar trees and they are estimated to be about 100 to 150 years old. Some sacred trees were thought to be a lot older than those years.
Mount Fuji view in front of the Torii of Himuro Shrine.
Himuro Shrine, Hirabayashi, Fujikawa, Yamanashi, 12/22/2024
Torii(s), stone steps, cedar trees, shrine houses and stone lanterns, Himuro Shrine, Fujikawa, Yamanashi, 12/22/2024
Japanese thuja (Thuja standishii), Himuro Shrine, Fujikawa, Yamanashi, 12/22/2024
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thuja_standishii
A stone structure with a family crest of two hawk feathers cross each other.
Himuro Shrine, Fujikawa, Yamanashi, 12/22/2024
https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E9%B7%B9%E3%81%AE%E7%BE%BD; https://www.gov-online.go.jp/eng/publicity/book/hlj/html/202212/202212_03_en.html; https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mon_(emblem)