Blogs from Mt Fuji, Shizuoka, Japan, Asia - page 8

Hi Guys, its 8 pm booked in for a hot steamy onsen this onsen is outside and yep, it is raining. Picture your own courtyard, bamboo fence, steam rising from the murky green water while hot water is trickling out of a lions mouth, a Japanese garden with manicured trees. Unfortunately it was too hot for my skinny body, so I lept out after 15 mins & jumped into the interior onsen near our bedroom. This one had a cold water tap, so on with full force it went. Now Im red & rosey at the compture with a hot cup of green, & I do mean green tea - tastes like dishwater, ah but it is good for you! Time to wake up Inge & get going in the rain for the day ..... ... read more

My Decision to go to Mount Fuji is where my trip to japan changed from a sightseeing holiday to a adventure. I Left Kyoto and took the bullet train to Mishima as the direction told me. Once i was in Mishima i was to take a bus to Kawaguchiko. The problem arose when i got off the bullet train in Mishima which is apparently off the tourist track because unlike everywhere else i had been in japan the signposts were only in Japanese. To add to the problem there were very few people that spoke English. So here is me at this station walking around aimlessly for like 45mins. Then i found the bus i needed and got on it, but still no English signs anywhere and bus driver has no idea what i am talking ... read more

After two years, we're finally going back again to Japan! Older, wiser and with less stuff, this time around we're planning on conquering Fuji-san as well as visiting some roads less traveled in Yachimata and possibly Kujukuri. We'll be there from July 14th to 31st...more to come as the travel date approaches!... read more

As the saying goes, "You are wise to climb Mt. Fuji once, but a fool to climb it twice". At over 10,000 feet high, Mt. Fuji is a force to be reckoned with. Fuji, which means everlasting life, was once a place of spiritual pilgrimage for many. And it still commands such respect. Although the area around Fuji has been widely developed, Fuji itself remains untouched, a pure sanctuary and sleeping giant. Postcards of Mt. Fuji usually show a vast nature scene of forested plains with Mt Fuji in the backdrop. Or, a double figure of the mountain reflected in a large lake at sunset with a blossoming tree in the foreground. After seeing dozens of these pictures, when you actually get to Mt. Fuji, you realize the photographer must have found the one tree out ... read more

We have moved on from Tokyo to the Hakone region that is the home of Mt Fuji. Mt Fuji is notoriously "shy", and is known not to come out of the clouds for weeks at a time. Our first morning we went on a circuit which included cable cars, 'rope cars', and a boat trip around Lake Ashi. As we were approaching the first peak of a mountain on the rope car the smell of sulphur gas became very evident. As we reached the peak on one side we could see sulphur gas bursting from the ground, on the other side their she was in all of her beauty.....Bronwyn with Mt Fuji in the background. It was the start of a great day which also included walks through gardens, a fascinating walk around part of ... read more