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April 6, 2021

Tree Spirits

The March 29th issue of Jinja Shinpō had an interesting article about a new feature of Fuji Sengen Jinja, a jinja in Oyama, in Shizuoka Prefecture. The town is very close to Mount Fuji, and the Sengen Jinja enshrine the kami of that mountain, identified as Konohanasakuyabimë, who is also identified with cherry blossoms. However, the article was not about the main sanctuary or the main kami. The precincts of the jinja include two large sugi trees (cryptomeria; Japanese cedar), which are known as “Husband-and-Wife Cedars”, because they grow close… Read More »Tree Spirits