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Fuji
Travel Blogs from Fuji, Japan
Mount Fuji, Japan
... ocean in the distance. It was the most beautiful sunrise I've ever seen, and it's the reason I'd recommend anybody visiting Japan to make the trek. After the sun was fully visible and local guide began a traditional chant. Tomo ...
Still Awake!!
Alright, so I ended up getting roughly an hour of sleep, but I think it was less since I kept waking up. I let one of the Japanese kids sleep in my room since he was locked out and ended up on the couch and then trying to sleep in one of the ...
Boot camp!
We travelled to the Mount Fuji area today, with the hope of seeing the mountain and possibly climbing it. After 4 trains we finally arrived, with a hazy view of the massive mountain looming overhead. After having had wonderful hospitality at the Ryokan ...
Mt Fuji
... and other members of our group changing their plans to head to Kyoto instead. To be honest, when planning my trip to Japan, climbing Mt. Fuji didn't ever cross my mind... and it wasn't until someone mentioned it in passing that I began to consider it. ...
Mt. Fuji and "My Christmas Wish"
... day today. We took a 3 hour bus trip from Tokyo to Fuji, and got to the theater to see this magnificent view of Mt. Fuji: And unfortunately that was the only thing around the theater to see or do! So we spent most of the day inside with ...
Hemos estado
... hicimos la excursión (Augusto). Altamente recomendable, muy atento y simpático, aguantó pacientemente todas las preguntas qué hicimos sobre el Fuji y sobre todas las japonesadas que habíamos visto... Si pensáis ir a Japón, o sabéis de alguien que, ...
Mount Fuji Blow Out
... ; And on the semi-positive side at least I can add this to growing list of things to come back to Japan for. We finally gave up on any sight of Fuji at around midday and drearily headed back on the trains to Tokyo, city of bright neon lights that ...
Mount Fuji
Kawaguchi-ko was actually the place we were at but it was sort of at the base of Mt Fuji. It's part of the Fuji 5 lakes region. ...
Mt. Fuji Trip
... . Bathrooms cost 200Y to use as there is no running water on the mountain, and each stamp for your stick costs 200Y as well. Japan considers Mt. Fuji an 'active volcano' although it's clearly dormant. Here's the view of the crater/opening at the top: ...
Conquering Mt. Fuji
... I headed on a 5 hour bus trip to Yamanashi prefecture. Eversince last year, I had my heart set on climbing Mt. Fuji. Mt. Fuji is the tallest mountain in Japan, measuring at 3776 metres. There is this saying in Japan, "You are wise to climb Mt. Fuji once, ...
Fuji-san
... the Japanese as Fuji-san (-san added to a name gives it a sense of respect and importance). The plan being we climb Japan's tallest mountain 3776m - actually we will cheat a wee bit and start at the Kawaguchiko 5th station already 2305m up. Sounds ...
Mt Fuji
Being in Japan, I couldn't shake the urge to climb Mt. Fuji. Having exhausted the more exciting parts of Tokyo, I took the bus to the Fuji area and stayed overnight before going for the summit. The main logistical issue was that it wasn't official ...
encore sur la route..
... , le train ma mener a nagano, ou il n'y a rien avoir, surtout qu'il pleuvait puis de nagano a tokyo, pour prendre l'autobus jusqu,a fuji. Je suis arriver sous la pluie, et il fait noir. je passe 2 nuits ici avant de partir pour okinnawa. j'espere avoir un ...
3rd Times a Charm!
... Felix gave it a glowing review and the pictures of it seem incredible...its also massive. Background: an onsen is like a hot spring. Japan has got more of these than any other country and its a distinctive part of their culture. Oh right...and you are ...
Fuji Sightseeing
... pretty clear 3) Kagami-ike - means mirror, apparently on a good day you can see a reflection of Mt. Fuji 4) Syobu-ike - is the Iris pond, unfortunately we missed seeing the Iris' blooming ...
Mount Fuji (not quite)
... for 90 minute journey to Kawaguchi-ko and transfer to another bus to the starting place for the ascent of Mount Fuji - the '5th Station'. Here we find that it is now officially the 'closed season' and the last bus returns at ...
My toilet experience by Torin
My toilet experience by Torin The toilets in japan are very complicated. I realalised that when a toilet sprayed me in the face when I pressed the wrong button.=(. But they also have functions that help like drying your butt after the toilet sprays it ...
Doing Japan's Most Iconic Thing ...
There would not be right answer to the question of ' Doing Japan's most iconic thing'. Food connoisseurs may consider eating Kobe beef as an iconic thing. Enjoy Sakura in spring, walking the Gardens of Kyoto, traversing the ice wall of Kurobe on the ...
Paisajes desde el Fuji
Recorrimos la región de los 5 lagos, rodeando al Fuji. Pero no sólo tiene ...
Shiraito Falls, Kunozan Toshogu Shrine, Mt. Fuji
... . The top attraction of the shrine was Wakutame Pond, which was registered as a special national natural treasure of Japan. The water was thawy snow of Mt. Fuji and crystal clear. I drank some water from a spring on the spot, although it was said that you ...
Small World
The world of backpacking is quite small it seems...especially in Japan. More on that later. So hiking up and around Mt.Fuji was on my to-do list while I was here but it turns out climbing is not in season and isn't allowed. Crap...this is probably ...
Mountain of Pain
... at the weekend it was my birthday, and I was going to haul my poor 27 year-old body up the tallest mountain in Japan, Mt. Fuji. You’ve seen the pictures; it’s that huge volcano that dwarfs every – already quite large – mountain in ...
Climbing Fuji San
... if you've never climbed Mt. Fuji; also that you're twice the fool if you climb it more than once." Mt. Fuji was probably the most difficult mountain I have ever climbed...pretty extreme actually. We were lucky, though, because there was ...
Climbing the tallest mountain in Japan
Meera and I successfully summitted Mt Fuji sometime around 7am this morning. We probably should have been able to see what our adventure would entail when we were trying to get tickets. To be on the safe side, we had a Japanese friend book the ...
