Tainai Vision
Tainai Vision is a video presentation projected on screens within Fugaku 360’s hollow interior. The word “tainai” refers to narrow underground tunnels in the lava flows around Mt. Fuji. In the latter half of the eighteenth century, Fuji-ko pilgrims began using these tunnels to practice their faith. The tunnels contained rock formations resembling ribs and breasts, suggestive of being inside a human body—the literal meaning of “tainai.” Over time, pilgrims came to believe that, by crawling through these tainai to emerge on the surface again, they could be spiritually reborn.
Here in the tainai of Fugaku 360, Tainai Vision showcases the devotion and art that Mt. Fuji has inspired over the centuries. The presentation is repeated at regular intervals throughout the day.