Funatsu Tainai Lava Tree Mold

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Touch the mystery of nature in the lava tree molds cave

About 68m long Funatsu Tainai lava tree molds were created lava from Mt. Fuji 1000 years ago. A lava flow coated trees and burned the insides leaving lava shells. Inside the molds resemble the inside of a body, were considered a sacred site, where Fuji-ko adherents used to purify themselves and pray for safety before climbing Mt. Fuji. More than 60 tree molds scattering in this area, are designated as a natural monument in Japan.

Address 6603 Funatsu, Fujikawaguchiko, Minamitsuru District, Yamanashi (in the Kawaguchiko field center) [View the map]
Website http://www.mfi.or.jp/sizen/shizen.html
* Information posted is as of March 2016.