Get Mount Fuji Pilgrimage Background. Pilgrimage to mount fuji fujisan sengen shrine was originally seen as the starting point for a pilgrimage to the top of the mountain. In june 2013, mount fuji was added to the unesco world heritage list as a cultural site having significance as an object of pilgrimage and a source of inspiration for the arts.
Unesco recognizes 25 sites of cultural interest within the mount fuji locality.
Fuji climbing season is in the summer from july 1 to september 10. On day 3, the final day of the mount fuji pilgrimage tour, participants will head to ide sake brewery to tour the facilities and to sample a variety of rice wines. Especially pilgrims from the kyoto region came to this shrine. Fuji by following the sacred pilgrimage route.