Summit Thoughts

Although I was cold and hating the summit of Fuji san while I waited for the sun to rise, I was truly grateful that I was not one of those little dots of light seen in this photo... a.k.a. one of the climbers who had yet to reach the summit!

Above Japan's Clouds, at the Summit of Mt.Fuji

September 2nd 2006
Last Saturday night I did something that is considered unwise: I climbed Mt. Fuji for the second time. There is a Japanese saying which states, "A wise person will climb Mt. Fuji once, but only a fool will climb it twice." Well, I guess I am a fool because at 7am on Saturday morning I boarded a bus with 42 other Hiroshima prefecture English teachers and embarked on the 11-hour bus ride to S ... 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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