preparing for the climb

Mount Fuji 10/08-11/08

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August 21st 2008
"You are a wise man if you climb Mnt Fuji, but you are a fool if you climb it twice" as the Japanese saying goes i have to agree with that. Me my two brothers (sjoerd and David), my father (peter) and my neighbor (David) started at 4 AM in the afternoon in shibuya the fuji climb by eating loads of Ramen. Around 5PM we left shinjuku (tokyo) and drove by bus to the mnt Fuji region, the bus dropp ... 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