Japan's World Cultural Heritage

July 1 to July 10, 2023

Opening of Mt. Fuji to Climbing

Mt. Fuji is officially opened for climbing on the Yamanashi side on July 1, and on the Shizuoka side on July 10. In the city of Fujiyoshida in Yamanashi Prefecture, the Mt. Fuji Opening Eve Festival is held the day before, on June 30, and features a parade as far as the Kitaguchi Hongu Fuji Sengen-jinja Shrine. On the Shizuoka side, a ritual to open the mountain for climbing is held at the Fujisan Hongu Sengen-taisha Shrine on July 10.

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