Mt Fuji Day Trip

The weather played a nasty April fools’ joke on us today, and snowed like we were back home. When we arrived at Oishi Park, where we were to enjoy breathtaking views of Mt Fuji, all we saw was dense fog and snow covering the famous flower park surrounding beautiful Lake Kawaguchi. It was a major disappointment after travelling for two hours but I had a yummy blueberry icecream to lift my spirits. Our next stop was at a picturesque Oshino Hakkai Village. There were eight crystal clear ponds fed by Mt Fuji’s melted snow, making the water incredibly pure and transparent, as they have been filtered through layers of lava for decades. The village had a ambient charm with traditional waterwheels, thatched roofs, ponds with coloured fish, and a variety of food stalls where we enjoyed a yummy crispy shrimp and tofu skewer. To somewhat appease our disappointment in not being able to view the mountain, we re-routed to the Fujisan World Heritage Center where there was lots of information on the mountain and its volcanoes and lakes and and a brilliant photo contest display. We almost felt as if we were really there!Read more