Churieto Pagoda, Fuji
Source: https://oia.osu.edu/2019-international-photography-exhibition/churieto-pagoda-fuji Parent: https://oia.osu.edu/2019-international-photography-exhibition
Location: Yamaguchi, Japan\ Date: October 2018\ Photographer: Steven Hirsch\ Home Country: United States\ University Affiliation: Alumni\ Category: Places\ Award: 1st Place
"Churieto Pagoda is a 5 story shrine in Arakurayama Sengen Park overlooking Mt. Fuji. On my birthday last year I woke in the early morning darkness and climbed the 398 steps leading to the top of the mountainside. After catching my breath from the climb, I once again was breathless as the sun rose and illuminated the Pagoda and Mt. Fuji. Immersed in the Japanese culture for 3 weeks this was surely one of my highlights from the visit there."