The Fuji Subaru Line was opened in 1964 in time for the Tokyo Olympics. In this year, the number of people who traveled up the mountain by vehicle increased significantly, and there was a drastic decrease in the number of climbers who started climbing from the foot of the mountain. The Fuji-kō followers no longer needed to stay in the Oshi homes and the Oshi town had served its duty. The same goes for the shrines and huts before the halfway point of the mountain. But, the Yoshida Trail, forgotten by time, acts as a time capsule in which the history of the Fuji faith is buried. We hope that you have at least sensed a little bit of that.

After laying eyes upon Komitake Shrine, the Fuji-kō followers set their sights on the summit. Many people stayed the night at the eighth gō and would set out the next morning before dawn to view the sunrise from the top of the mountain. As a final goal, they would go one lap around the holy land, which was the mouth of the volcano. Then, reborn as their new selves, they would go back down to the base of the mountain.

The next time you aim to reach the summit of the mountain, please remember your journey with us.