Driving there - Mt Fuji

February 11th 2006
Early Saturday morning, 8am to be exact, Alek and I were picked up by Takahumi. He is the father of a child in my class. It took 2 hours to get to the theme park, which is in the Yamanashi prefecture. The theme park is very close to the base of Mount Fuji and there was a lot of snow around the area. We were lucky that it was a clear day (but only about 5 degrees) making the view beautiful from ... read more

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In 1603, a Tokugawa shogunate (military dictatorship) ushered in a long period of isolation from foreign influence in order to secure its power. For 250 years this policy enabled Japan to enjoy stability and a flowering of its indigenous culture. Fol... ... read more

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Marissa Nakos

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Read about my travels around the world. After completing my Early Childhood Education degree in Adelaide, Australia, my love of travelling and setting foot into the unknown took me to Japan. I taught at an English Kindergarten for two amazing years while admiring the glorious Mt Fuji and exploring Japan from Hokkaido to Okinawa and everywhere in between. I was lucky to meet Mario in Japan and now we are engaged and living in Spain. We have no idea what the future holds, but we’re sure it will be adventurous! ... full info

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