đģ Fujisan, sacred place and source of artistic inspiration
UNESCO World Heritage cultural landscape encompassing Mount Fuji and Miho no Matsubara
đ Fast Facts
- UNESCO World Heritage Site inscribed in 2013
- Comprises 25 components including Mount Fuji's summit, shrines, lakes, and Miho no Matsubara pine grove
- Miho no Matsubara stretches 7 kilometers with over 30,000 pine trees, some over 650 years old
- Sacred pilgrimage destination and primary subject in Japanese art for centuries
Fujisan, or Mount Fuji, is Japan's most iconic mountain and a cultural symbol recognized globally. The UNESCO World Heritage Site "Fujisan, sacred place and source of artistic inspiration" encompasses 25 components across the Fuji region, including the volcano's summit, subsidiary shrines and temples, the Fuji Five Lakes, and the Miho no Matsubara pine grove on the Miho Peninsula in Shizuoka City. Inscribed in 2013, the site reflects centuries of spiritual reverence, artistic depiction, and ...