Super Hotel JR Fuji

... taro root and soba noodles. It actually was all pretty good.
A shinkansen (bullet train) took us back to Tokyo. By this time I was just out of it, seeing as I still had not been able to sleep. Thankfully last night I got a full nights sleep so feel much better.
A reception and dinner last night wrapped it up at the hotel.
All the Japanese are so nice and polite. We are having a wonderful time!

... had baths with views of Mount Fuji- oh yea, we managed to get one of the 100/365 days when you can get a clear view of the Fuje- but it also had a proper outdoor bit with a bubbly spa pool, hot lake pool, ceramic bathtub pool and bamboo bath pool- spoilt for choice really and absolutely gorgeous after a long day hiking! We also got their taster dinner one ...

... to miejsce gdzie można przekonać się, że wulkan wciąż tętni życiem. Właśnie stąd wypływają gorące źródła. Odór jest niesamowity, w powietrzu wyraźnie czuć zapach siarki. U ujścia źródeł, w scenerii spowitej parującym gorącym powietrzem wydobywającym się gór wulkanicznych, można skosztować gotowanego jajka. Okazuje się, że jest to ogromna ...

... de Arte. Pensabamos que este era el museo de Itchiko Kubota, un disenador de kimonos muy famoso, pero nos equivocamos. En este museo vimos cuadros modernos del Monte Fuji, con mucho colorido. Me sorprendio bastante el ver estilos mas bien impresionistas, cuando esperaba ver pinturas bastante sombrias y grises (a juego con el tiempo). Merecio la pena visitarlo.

Se nos hizo un poco tarde para ver el museo de Itchiko, asi que decidimos ...

... views of the surrounding mountains and forest. We decided to take advantage of the nearby village onsen (a communal outdoor hot spring bath, found everywhere in Japan). Upon finding slippers and a yukata (traditional Japanese gown) in our wardrobe we followed the cue of the other guests and got dressed. After receiving some confusing directions from the guesthouse manager (who spoke limited English, and in retrospect, did seem to be laughing at us) we soon became lost, dressed ...

... puis l'autobus pour 2 heures. Finalement nous arrivons a la gare. On appelle l'hotel qui doit venir nous chercher. Au moin 5 min avant de se comprendre. Enfin arrive a l'hotel . . . quel bonheur. Nous etions un peu inquiet puiqu'avec notre ordinateur japonnais, j'avais pris l'adresse a la sauvette. Une chance mais tout le long nous n'etions pas trop sure ou nous atteririons. Ils ont tout ferme la reception a 20.00 heure. C'est un ancien ryokan. Nous ...

Going the summit of Mt. Fuji:

Here is the itinerary of how we did it.

7 am : Took a train from "fujiyoshida" to "kawaguchiko" station to pick up a rental car
10am: Had a breakfast at skylark, a local family restaurant near the hotel.
11am: Fredrik drove on the fuji Subaru line (a 18 mile long toll (2,300 yen) road) to the fuji 5th station.
12:00pm: Arriving the 5th station, stayed there for 1 hr for ...

... wind whipping off of the top of the mountain. After an hour of hiking the sky started to lighten from first light. There was about a half hour when I was sure the sun must be about to rise, but nothing. Then at 4:45am the first pinprick of a giant fireball appeared to rise out of the cloud cover. My digital camera was pointed it in the same direction along with hundreds of other on lookers. Quite simply, the sunrise from Mount Fuji is spectacular. You ...

... were more legitimate than others, such as relays and tug-o-wars. Some must have been crafted in some kind of asylum...probably by the same person who introduced the fetishistic sailor-style school uniforms. These games included the cardboard box sprint; the tire pulling fight, where girls wrestle over tires; and the bamboo tower, where one team of boys tries to keep a pole standing tall, while the other team tries to get it down by any means necessary...wild!

... day but we think the high atmosphere and fresh air got to us as we were in bed early again. The ...