Chureito Pagoda is a five storied structure overlooking...

FUJIYOSHIDA, YAMANASHI-KEN, JAPAN - 2016/12/30: Chureito Pagoda is a five storied structure overlooking Mount Fuji. The pagoda is a part of the Arakura Sengen Shrine. To get there requires climbing 400 steps up the mountain from the main building of the shrine below. Apart from it's role as a tourist attraction, Chureito is also a meaningful monument of peace. It's official name is Fujiyoshida Cenotaph Monument. It was ordered to be built by the mayor of Fujiyoshida as a memorial for the 960 local citizens who died in all of the wars after 1868: the First Sino-Japanese War, the Russo-Japanese War, World War I and II. The pagoda is thus a meaningful monument in the area and has become an increasingly popular destination for tourists in the Fuji Five Lakes Area. (Photo by John S Lander/LightRocket via Getty Images)