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Our guide
The Chureito Pagoda stands in Arakurayama Sengen Park, a park of about 4.3 hectares on the hillside of Mount Arakura in Fujiyoshida, opened in October 1959. The park is a famous viewpoint where Mount Fuji, a red five-storey pagoda and cherry blossoms can be seen together; it has about 650 Somei-Yoshino cherry trees and a memorial tower for the war dead. Arakura Fuji Sengen Shrine stands here too, and Mount Arakura is sacred ground.
Shimoyoshida Station on the Fujikyuko Line is about 400 m away in a straight line. Yoshida-guchi trail town is about 1.6 km off and Fuji-Q Highland about 2.5 km.
Written by japan-spots.com (2026-09-22) from the sources credited on this page. Distances are straight lines between map positions.
Photos
Photos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence — see credits
- Chuurei-tou Fujiyoshida 17025277650 c59733d6ba o — https://www.flickr.com/photos/reggiepen/ · CC BY 2.0 · source · resized
- View towards Mount Fuji from Arakurayama Sengen Park in Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi, Japan, 2024 May - 2 — Ximonic (Simo Räsänen) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source · resized
- Arakurayama Sengen Park 09 — Olaf2 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source · resized
- Arakurayama Sengen Park 13 — Olaf2 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source · resized
What this place is
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. Located on the hillside of Mount Arakura (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. Sangoku Daiichisan Arakura Fuji Sengen Shrine (ja: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) and a memorial tower for the war dead in the park.
Visitor information checked: 2026-10-06 · Fujiyoshida tourism: Arakurayama Sengen Park
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Nearby station
Nearby station: Shimoyoshida (Fujikyuko Line), about 400 m from the spot in a straight line.
Worked out on 2026-09-14 from this place’s map position, using HeartRails Express station data and station names from Wikidata. The distance is a straight line, not a walking route, and says nothing about buses, transfers or timetables — plan the trip on Google Maps.
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