Category:

Municipally Designated Historical Site

Title:

Ikegamike fuji sengen zuka oyobi kanren shiryo

Ikegamike Fuji Sengen Zuka and Associated Documents

池上家冨士浅間塚及び関連資料

No. of features:

One (aggregate)

Designated:

March 30, 2001

Location:

Nakakugi, Nishi Ward

Owner:

Under private ownership

Description:

The religious worship of Mt. Fuji in the Edo period (1603-1867) led to the creation of many Mt. Fuji imitating mounds (fujizuka). This mound is approximately 25 meters in diameter and 3.5 meters high, in the shape of a mortar turned upside down, with a Fuji Sengen shrine at the top. Inside the mound, there is a stone chamber in the shape of a womb with a relief depicting the guardian deity of the tenth lunar month, which is related to pregnancy. Based on the inscription on the stone chamber, the mound is thought to have been constructed in the early Edo period.

The related materials, including a mirror, a seal, an old banner, a votive lantern, a statue of a deity, stone artifacts, and documents of the Ikegami family, are also designated as part of the collection.

Associated Texts:

Omiya City Survey Report on Cultural Properties, Vol. 50 (Omiya City Board of Education, 2001)

Saitama City Survey Report on Cultural Properties, Vol. 1 (Saitama City Board of Education, 2002)

Saitama City Survey Report on Cultural Properties, Vol. 2 (Saitama City Board of Education, 2002)

As this heritage is located on private property when visiting, please be mindful of your actions and avoid disturbing the owners of the cultural property, local residents, and other visitors.

Please note that the interior of the mound and related materials are not available to the public.

Inquiries (Japanese only)

Cultural Heritage Preservation Division, Department of Lifelong Learning, Board of Education Secretariat　

TEL: 048-829-1723 FAX: 048-829-1989

https://www.city.saitama.jp/004/005/006/001/005/001/003/p000516.html