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Arakurayama Sengen Park

Coordinates: 35°30′4.3″N 138°48′5.0″E / 35.501194°N 138.801389°E / 35.501194; 138.801389
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Arakurayama Sengen Park
Chūrei-tō with Mt. Fuji
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LocationFujiyoshida, Yamanashi Prefecture
Coordinates35°30′4.3″N 138°48′5.0″E / 35.501194°N 138.801389°E / 35.501194; 138.801389
Created1959

Arakurayama Sengen Park (新倉山浅間公園, Arakurayama-Sengen-Kōen) is a block park located at 3353 Arakura, Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan. Installed in October 1959.[1] Located on the hillside of Mount Arakura (Japanese: 新倉山), it covers an area of about 4.3 hectares.

It is popular as a famous scenic spot where you can see Mount Fuji, a red five-story pagoda, and cherry blossom trees at a glance.[2][3][4] Sangoku Daiichisan Arakura Fuji Sengen Shrine (Japanese: 三國第一山新倉富士浅間神社) is enshrined, and Mount Arakura is a sacred area. There are about 650 cherry blossoms (Prunus × yedoensis)[5] and a memorial tower for the war dead in the park.

Landscape

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It is a park with a panoramic view of Fujiyoshida city and Mount Fuji, and is famous for its photographs of the five-storied pagoda (a pagoda for the war dead (忠霊塔, Chūrei-tō), not a stupa), cherry blossoms, and Mount Fuji.[1] It was ranked 10th among the "100 Views with Mount Fuji" announced by the Japanese Ministry of the Environment.[6][7][8] It has also been published in Lufthansa's in-flight magazine and textbooks used in Thai compulsory education courses,[9] and became the cover of the 4th revised edition of "Michelin Green Guide Japan", has received two ratings.[10] Fujisan Keizai Shimbun considers that the number of foreign visitors to temples and shrines around Mount Fuji has increased due to this and the influence of Mount Fuji's registration as a World Heritage Site.[11]

By appealing to a Thai tourism company in 2011, Yamanashi Prefecture is particularly popular and well-known among Thais as "a place where you can see Kyoto and Fuji at the same time".[12] The shooting and viewing point is on private land next to the park, and there is a cliff about 5 meters high between it and the park.[9] As the number of tourists, including foreigners, has increased and many tourists have come to the masonry and slopes,[13] Fujiyoshida City started construction from early September 2015 to December 2015 by prohibiting photography and viewing points and setting up fences.[1]

In April 2016, the Arakurayama Sengen Park Cherry blossom Festival was held for the first time. In order to accommodate foreign tourists, English, Thai, and Chinese language pointing conversation cards were distributed to store owners.[14] Furthermore, since there is a colony of irises when climbing Mount Arakura from the Chūrei-tō for about 15 minutes, the "Ayame Matsuri" (あやめ祭り) is also held around June in the park.[15]

Since the cherry blossoms (Prunus × yedoensis) planted in the park have become old trees and the tree vigor is declining. Since 2018, Fujiyoshida city, which manages the trees, has been carrying out cherry tree vigor restoration work by a tree doctor who belongs to the cooperation of the Flower Association of Japan. In 2019, in addition to soliciting donations through crowdfunding, Fuji Kyuko donated 1 million yen to Fujiyoshida City.[16]

It was closed from 3 April 2020 to prevent the spread of COVID-19,[17] but on 1 June 2020, all facilities in the park were opened except for the observatory.[18]

Facility list

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Chūrei-tō and cherry blossoms
  • Sakuya-hime Stairs (Japanese: 咲くや姫階段)[19]
    • It has 398 steps and is about 200 meters long.[1][20]
  • Parking
    • It can accommodate 87 cars.[1]
  • Lee Yangji's literary monument
    • Unveiled on 22 May 2016. Due to the relationship that Lee Yangji grew up in Fujiyoshida.[21]
  • Memorial Pagoda for the War Dead (Chūrei-tō, Japanese: 戦没者慰霊塔（忠霊塔）, Location: Chureito Pagoda, 3360-1 Arakura, Fujiyoshida City, Yamanashi Prefecture)
    • A 19.5 meter high tower made of reinforced concrete[9] and installed in 1962. It was built to enshrine 1,055 war dead people from the city.[22] A memorial service for the war dead is held every September.[23]

Traffic access

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References

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  2. ^ "富士山と桜の名所「新倉山浅間公園」閉鎖 山梨県富士吉田市". 日本経済新聞 (in Japanese). 2020-04-02. Retrieved 2021-11-24.
  3. ^ "新倉山浅間公園". 【公式】富士の国やまなし観光ネット 山梨県公式観光情報 (公益社団法人やまなし観光推進機構) (in Japanese). Retrieved 2021-11-24.
  4. ^ "人気撮影スポット「新倉山浅間公園」で桜が満開 山梨・富士吉田". 毎日新聞 (in Japanese). Retrieved 2021-11-24.
  5. ^ "新倉山浅間公園". フジヤマNAVI (in Japanese). Retrieved 28 August 2015.
  6. ^ ""富士山がある風景１００選"リスト" (PDF). 環境省. Retrieved 24 November 2021.
  7. ^ ""富士山がある風景１００選"位置図" (PDF). 環境省. Retrieved 24 November 2021.
  8. ^ ""富士山がある風景１００選" 写真一覧" (PDF). 環境省. Retrieved 24 November 2021.
  9. ^ a b c "山梨）絶景人気の新倉山浅間公園 市、転落防止の整備へ". 朝日新聞デジタル (in Japanese). 13 May 2015. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 5 January 2020.
  10. ^ "「新倉山浅間公園からの富士山」、ミシュラン旅行ガイドの表紙に". 富士山経済新聞 (in Japanese). 25 June 2015. Retrieved 5 January 2020.
  11. ^ "富士山周辺の寺社を訪れる外国人増加 英語で書かれた絵馬も". 富士山経済新聞 (in Japanese). 4 September 2015. Retrieved 5 January 2020.
  12. ^ "富士山:「京都」と同時に見たい…タイ観光客に人気の場所". 毎日新聞 (in Japanese). 9 May 2015. Archived from the original on 2 July 2015. Retrieved 10 January 2020.
  13. ^ "新倉山浅間公園に展望デッキ設置　利用者の安全・利便性確保へ". 富士山経済新聞 (in Japanese). 22 December 2015. Retrieved 5 January 2020.
  14. ^ "富士山・桜・五重塔を望む「新倉山浅間公園 桜まつり」初開催へ". 富士山経済新聞 (in Japanese). 5 April 2016. Retrieved 5 January 2020.
  15. ^ "新倉山浅間公園で「あやめ祭り」". 富士山経済新聞 (in Japanese). 27 May 2016. Retrieved 5 January 2020.
  16. ^ "「桜の樹勢回復へ 富士急行が寄付 富士吉田市へ100万円」". 『日本経済新聞』朝刊（東京経済面） (in Japanese). 26 December 2019. Retrieved 5 January 2020.
  17. ^ "新型コロナウイルス感染症拡大を抑えるため、新倉山浅間公園を終日閉鎖します". 富士吉田市 (in Japanese). Retrieved 11 April 2020.
  18. ^ "緊急事態宣言の解除に伴い、新倉山浅間公園を開放します。（※展望デッキは閉鎖継続中）". 富士吉田市 (in Japanese). Retrieved 9 July 2020.
  19. ^ "自然とアクティビティが堪能できる！富士山エリアの観光スポット12選". 近畿日本ツーリスト (in Japanese). Retrieved 21 November 2021.
  20. ^ a b c "新倉山浅間公園（あらくらやませんげんこうえん）". 富士の国やまなし観光ネット (in Japanese). Retrieved 28 August 2015.
  21. ^ "李良枝さんの文学碑除幕". 『さんにちEye 山梨日日新聞電子版』 (in Japanese). 23 May 2016. Archived from the original on 5 August 2016. Retrieved 10 January 2020.
  22. ^ "新倉山浅間公園｜富士山と桜を愛でるならここ！魅力あふれる公園をご紹介 - フジヤマNAVI". フジヤマNAVI | 富士山周辺の観光情報データベース. Retrieved 2021-11-26.
  23. ^ "＜桜の名所＞新倉山浅間公園". 富士山NET (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 24 June 2016. Retrieved 28 August 2015.
  24. ^ "訪日外国人は高速バスでどこへ行く　増便しても予約困難な路線、なぜそこが人気なのか" (in Japanese). メディア・ヴァーグ. 16 June 2018. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
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