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My longest blog in ths trip so far
... wind. Mark was wearing shorts. Will be zero at the Mt? We are now in the bus going there, will see.
Arrived at Mt Fuji, the 5th step (total of 9 steps). very foggy, windy and cold. Sooo foggy that the top of the Mt was fully covered. So we walked around in the shops, the food was good though, corn and Mt Fuji cake (must try).
Taxi heading for onzen now, FujiYama Onzen. About 1000¥ taxi from the train station. The price for this Onzen (1800¥) ...
Higher than mountains....
... history. On the way we were treated to current affairs and the state of the Japanese economy. He also went up and down the bus several times checking people knew what they were doing that day, how they were getting back to Tokyo, or if they were joining another tour (like we were to go cave exploring) Our first stop was the Fuji.visitors centre on Fiji-san's skirt. We were told to 'enjoy our free time of 10 mins for a restroom visit' ie get to the toilet and ...
Tackling Mt Fuji
... sparkling white Nike trainers and seven layers of tank tops count?
I began to wish I had listened to the other saying regarding Mt Fuji which 99% of the Japanese population smugly quote; "Fuji-san is a mountain for looking at, not climbing". Then again, it sounds like a mantra for lazy *******s.
We were at the 5th summit, the official starting point of the trek, which offers a last ditch attempt for essentials and Mt Fuji shaped biscuits. ...
Hiking Fuji
... matters up here - you have to soak in the sights your eyes are witnessing. And no, photos don't do it justice. Climbing up mt Fuji is a mental challenge; climbing down mt Fuji is a physical challenge. Legs ache and you find yourself slipping and falling onto your bottom a lot. Finally you reach the 5th station and all you can think about is a hot shower and food. After 20 hours on mt Fuji you deserve ...
A Day on Mt. Fuji
... the way it was formed and couldn't wait to head up. We took the train around 9am to 5 station which is about half way up the mountain, we were a little disappointed to find that all of the tracks that went up or even a little way up were all closed due to too much snow covering the tracks. However this didn't faze Emma as she finally got to see and touch snow for the first time and even had a snow fight, she was so excited. The ...
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