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89: 555: 117: 47: 124: 96: 319:. It is performed in April and November. During the ritual a round trip is performed between the two shrines is made the priest of the Fujisan Hongū Sengen Taisha. During this trip the priest holds a spear said to be inhabited by the spirit of 331:. The route that the priest followed was known as the "Goshinkomichi", the route was marked by stones markers erected in 1691. The final "Yamamiya Goshinko" took place during 1874 and the ritual no longer observed. 88: 623: 658: 116: 599: 59: 151: 276:. The first "Yamamiya Goshinko" ritual was performed at the two shrines in the 16th century and the last performance of the ritual was in 1874. 521: 635: 611: 574: 569: 316: 273: 663: 594: 144: 272:
that dates back to the 12th or 15th century. Historical documents claim that the shrine was the predecessor to the
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The "Yamamiya Goshinko" was a biannual ritual performed both among the Yamamiya Sengen-jinja and the
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The shrine's exact construction year is unknown however
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Yamamiya Sengen-jinja

Affiliation
Yamamiya Sengen Shrine is located in Japan
Yamamiya Sengen Shrine is located in Shizuoka Prefecture
Geographic coordinates
35°16′16″N 138°38′13″E / 35.27111°N 138.63694°E / 35.27111; 138.63694
UNESCO World Heritage Site
Fujisan, sacred place and source of artistic inspiration
Criteria
1418
Fujinomiya, Shizuoka
honden
Kannabi
World Heritage Site
archaeological digs
earthenware
Fujisan Hongū Sengen Taisha
World Heritage Site
Mount Fuji's
honden
altar
Mount Fuji
Fujisan Hongū Sengen Taisha
Asama no Okami
kami
Mount Fuji
"Nomination of Fujisan for Inscription on the World Heritage List"
"Nomination of Fujisan for Inscription on the World Heritage List"

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