• Japan ‘25
    Our digs for the next week or so.
    The bathroom!This is the first time we've had a projector tv. Very cool.First sight of Fujisan from the roadFirst sign that we were near.Fifth Station on Mt Fuji, last point for visitors by car and bus.Mt Fuji showing itself, no trees and very little vegetation from here.Mt Fuji ...Climbing Mt Fuji is a thing- of course5th Station Post Office. You can get ink stampsMap inside the Fifth Station buildingWhere we bought coffeeYou can hire one of these workers if you are willingThe start of the trek up.The trail up Mt Fuji.Inuksuk on Mt Fuji - there was a Canadian here somewhere.A path downward- lovely treesThe three of us - Happy Birthday Johanna!Our train arrives at Hiroshima bound for Tokyo. All right I get excited!

    To Tokyo and Don’t Spare the Horses

    October 8 in Japan ⋅ ☁️ 26 °C

    We spent the full day before yesterday travelling from Hiroshima to Tokyo by Shinkansen. Fabulous. And arrived at our Tokyo digs in good order and with enough juice in the tank to go out and find the supermarket ( get lost a bit on the way back in the dark) and cook a light meal. After spending a bit of time getting to know our new fabulous upmarket Airbnb, we retired early because we were booked to go to Mt Fuji for Johanna’s special birthday.

    Assi, our Uzbek driver and guide, arrived on time at 9am and before we knew it, we were speeding out of Tokyo towards the magnificent hinterland and its famous volcano. Mt Fuji does not, could not, disappoint. All day, despite clouds wandering in from stage right and left, Mt Fuji showed us its impressive face. Assi assured us that we were very lucky and that often day visitors are not so lucky. I think it was because it was Johanna’s birthday and Mt Fuji was on best behaviour welcoming her and wanting her to have the best day.

    But this was only the first of the delights Assi had in store for us. Next he took us to the Mt Fujisan World Heritage Centre, followed by a recreated village that was now an open air museum. Too many good images not to share so will save them for the next post.    Read more