Tokyo is not very far from Mt.Fuji and Mt.Fuji view is visible from many locations in Tokyo when the weather is decent and the air is clear. However, still many of "Fuji-Monuments (Fuji-Zuka)" had been established in Tokyo.
For example in Hachioji-City, as in the photo above and also in the right hand side photo which I showed yesterday, one big rock having a natural Mt.Fuji-like shape is one of the "Fuji-Monuments (Fuji-Duka)", and it is named Hachioji-Fuji. It is located in a local park, Fuji-no-mori Park. Inside of the park there is a small Sengen Shrine which is one type of Japanese Shinto shrines worshiping Mt. Fuji as the main goddess, and you can see a Fuji-shape carving on the wooden offertory box in the photo above. Hachioji-Fuji is located backside of the shrine building.
The history of this "Hachioji-Fuj"is not clear because no priest is stationing in the shrine building. Probably not many local people would visit here nowadays and Hachioji-Fuji is just standing there quietly.
Since the transportation system has been developed a lot in Japan, today there is no difficulty visiting the original Mt.Fuji. People can enjoy climbing the real Mt.Fuji. However, wouldn't it be another fun to find this kind of hidden local Fuji when you explore local towns?
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