人皇第四十二代文武天皇の御代慶雲三年(西暦七〇六年)九月九日、甲斐国八代郡荒倉郷へ富士北口郷の氏神として祀られる。

　第五十一代平城天皇の御代大同二年(西暦八〇七年)富士山の大噴火があり八月二十二日当社に朝廷からの勅使が参向せられ、国土安泰富士山鎮火祭を執行し、その時、平城天皇より三国第一山の称号並びに天皇の御親筆なる大鳥居勅額・金幣・破魔宝面(勅使面)を奉納された。この破魔宝面は現在、富士吉田市の郷土資料館に展示されている。

　六十年に一度斎行される式年大祭「御更衣祭」は神社で一週間潔斎しながら神様の御召になる衣を織り御更衣する特殊な神事である。

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　富士急行下吉田駅北方新倉山の中腹に鎮座し、緑の森に赤い鳥居が調和良く見える。階段を登ると左に手水舎、右に神楽殿、本殿は流造二間に二間半、拝殿は三間に七間の荘厳そのものである。

　神域は新倉山浅間公園として内外より親しまれ、多くの信仰を集めている。　赤い大鳥居と戦没者慰霊の五重塔「忠霊塔」は当地のシンボルとして眺望は随一である。

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Shrine History

On September 9, in the 3rd year of the Keiun Era (706 A.D.) in the reign of the 42nd Emperor Monmu, the shrine was established in what then was called Arakura-Township, Yatsushiro-County, Kai Province.  It was meant to enshrine the guardian deity of the Fuji-Kitaguchi Township (now Fujiyoshida city).

Mt. Fuji erupted in the second year of the Daido Era (807 A.D.) in the reign of the 51st Emperor Heizei, and on August 22, an envoy from the Imperial Court visited the shrine to perform the Mount Fuji Fire Ceremony for the safety of the land. At that time, Emperor Heizei gave the shrine the title of "The First Mountain of the Three Provinces", as well as an Imperial inscription on the Otorii Gate, a gold, and an imperial envoy's mask.  This mask is currently on display at the Fujiyoshida City Museum.

Once every sixty years a grand ceremonial festival called “Gokoui-sai” is held. It is a special ritual in which a weaver spends a week in purification at the shrine and weaves a garment to dress for the guardian deity.

The shrine is located halfway up Mount Arakura, north of Shimoyoshida Station on the Fujikyu Line.  You can first see a large red torii gate harmoniously placed in a green forest.  After climbing the first set of stairs and passing through the torii gate, a hand-cleansing basin is situated on the left, a Kagura Stage sits on the right, and you can see the main shrine building with two rooms built in Nagare-zukuri style, and the hall of worship with three majestic rooms.

The shrine area is known both locally and from afar as Arakurayama Sengen Park, and attracts many worshippers.　The red Otorii gate and the five-story Chureito Pagoda (memorial tower for the war dead) are symbols of the area and offer a view which is second to none.