On my last day in Japan I headed off with a bus load of colleagues to Mount Fuji, which is located between Tokyo and Osaka. The morning began dreary and raining-- while eating breakfast I announced to our group (I was the tour leader) that we were to hold good thoughts for the day's weather. Well sure enough, as we approached Fuji-san (mountain) the clouds gave way briefly to allow us to see the wonderful mountain in all her glory.
By the time we reach the mountain the clouds had rolled back in. But, it was fun to hike a bit amid the snow and slush at station 5, about 2/3 up the mountain. While at this point I took a photo directly up towards the summit-- the sun was out, but the top remained covered in the clouds-- but the resulting picture has an eerie quality to it.
We then went to the other side of the national park to Lake Ashi to take a ropeway (cable car) up the mountain-- by then the clouds blocked any possible view we may have had of Fuji-- the day finished with brief, but delightful, boat ride across the lake.
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| Lake Ashi |
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| The Ropeway, as we saw it |
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| The Ropeway, on the best of days | |
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| Looking directly up at the summit into the sun and clouds |
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| Mount Fuji | |
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1 comment:
Absolutely beautiful. I hope Sandy had a good time visiting Tesia.
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