A birthday on Mount Fuji!

Today was our last day on tour in Japan. We had booked a private guided tour of the Fifth Station at Mount Fuji with Yuki. We were not at all sure we would make it up to the Fifth Station because of inclement weather.
The Birthday Gods were obviously happy because the weather was ideal for a visit to Mount Fuji.
We arrived with blue skies and lovely views of Fuji. Our Guide, Yuki, is a 35 year old who also teaches English to school students. He is an avid hiker and climber, has a partner, is an only child, but doesn't want to marry or have children.
Yuki took us on an easy hike to a mountain cafe where we had a delicious Udon (noodle) meal.
Along the way, Yuki gave us lots of interesting facts about the mountain, the 43 eruptions in the last 2000 years, the landslides and vegetation which has to grow predominantly in lava rocks and decomposed vegetation.
After lunch, the clouds engulfed the mountain and it started to rain. How lucky were we?
We came 'home', started to pack and then walked into Kawaguchiko to a Japanese BBQ restaurant where we enjoyed some seafood and Wagyu beef, cooked by us at the table.
Birthdays don't get much better than this one. Feeling very blessed!
So this is it. Tomorrow we get the bus back to Shinjuku Bus Station (2 hrs) and then another bus to Narita Tokyo Airport ready for our flight home the day after tomorrow. We are very happy to return home after our amazing time in the wonderful country. Czytaj więcej