Yamanashi, Japan: Kitaguchi Hongu Fuji Sengen Shrine

Kitaguchi Hongu Fuji Sengen Shrine

Travel Date: May 2025

Our next destination has no view of Fuji, thus in time with the cloudy skies.  Accessible by bus, we were able to reach Kitaguchi Hongu Fuji Sengen Shrine. It's a Shinto shrine complex with wooden structures & stone lanterns lining the paths through the forest.

Some of the trees are 1000 years old, which could be perfect during autumn visit.

Highly recommended, if you are looking for an easy forest bathing.

Less crowded compared to the famous spots in Kawaguchiko.

We chose to spend our cloudy and windy afternoon by taking a walk from here back to Mt. Fuji station.

How to get there

Kitaguchi Hongu Fuji Sengen Shrine

5558 Kamiyoshida, Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi 403-0005, Japan

 

Itinerary: Places to go, Things to see, What to do?

Travel Date: 14-21 May 2025

Day	Places to see	Food and Restaurants	Accommodation
1	Narita Terminal 2	The Premium Malt's	Hotel Monte Hermana Tokyo
2	Fuji Shibazakura Festival Herb Garden Tabinikki Fuji-Kawaguchiko Garden	Herb Garden Café	Plaza Inn Kawaguchiko
3	Oshino Hakkai Kitaguchi Hongu Fuji Sengen Shrine	Starbucks Fujiyoshida Mo's Burger Hidakaya	Kawagoe Tobu Hotel
4	Kawagoe station Kawagoe Kanetsuki-dori Street	Beck's Coffee Starbucks	same
5	Jinbocho Tokyo station Marunouchi Square Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building	Kurashiki Coffee Lumine Komeda Coffee Tully's coffee	DEL style Ikebukuro Higashiguchi
6	Gotokuji Temple Himonya Catholic Church With Harajuku	Reserve Roastery Tokyo Mr. Farmer Yoshinoya	same
7	Hachiko - Agricultural Museum, Tokyo University Nezu Shrine Azalea Garden Waseda International House of Literature	Pronto Musashino Abura Gakkai Waseda Head Shop Orange cat café Chibo Seibu Ikebukuro	same
8	Narita Terminal 2		n/a