Mt Inasa lookout blows us away...

We went up the cable car to check out the "million dollar view" from the top of Mt Inasa at night. It's meant to be one of the top three night views in the entire world.

It was.

It was awesome! But it gets better.

We went to pee. Me on a warm seat inside. Michael on a cold seat outside because the men's was out of order. This delay meant I had to sit and ponder the view inside for a bit longer.

Suddenly it was there. I thought I was delulu. I had to ask a Japanese man if my eyes were correct. They were.

In the time it took to piddle, the sky had cleared and the moon had appeared. In full. And it was blood orange. There was an eclipse last night. We were seeing its remnants.

Michael and I looked at each other, him now returning from his cold widdle. We knew. Up we flew. Back to the top.

We got the shot as best we could, but only the naked eye could capture this moment when one sees the moon this ravenous without a telescopic lens. The eyes would have to remember the little details. The patterns. The clarity. It was awesome.

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