Experience climbing 519 stone steps surrounded by cedar trees to reach the shrine and view a 1200-year-old sacred cedar tree and a traditional water wheel, immersing yourself in a forest.
Himuro Shrine is situated on the southern side of Mount Kushigata at an elevation of about 1,000 meters.
Himuro Shrine, Fujikawa-cho, Yamanashi, 01/10/2026
Himuro Shrine, Fujikawa-cho, Yamanashi, 01/10/2026
Also, please visit the article on December 22, 2024: https://yamanashietsuo.net/himuro-shrine-in-the-town-of-fujikawa/
Japanese thuja (Thuja standishii): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thuja_standishii; https://hosho.ees.hokudai.ac.jp/tsuyu/top/plt/cypress/thuja/sta.html; https://cornellbotanicgardens.org/plant/japanese-arborvitae; https://www.conifers.org/cu/Thuja_standishii.php