Suwa - Mt Fuji - Tokyo.

Below is an excerpt from our itinerary for today:-

“Travel approximately one and a half hours by road to Hakone. The region is spectacular with the calm waters of the five lakes, formed by past volcanic eruptions, reflecting Fuji’s picture-perfect cone.
Head up to Mt Fuji’s 5th Station for spectacular mountain vistas. Please note it is only possible to reach the 5th station if weather permits. If the 5th Station is closed, the Fuji San World Heritage Centre (formerly Fuji Visitor Centre) will be visited instead.
Continue to tranquil Lake Ashi. Take a cruise across the lake before
taking the Komagatake cable car for spectacular views of Mount Fuji and the lake below. Later, continue your journey by road for around 2 hours to Tokyo, Japan’s capital city”.

We set off at 8ish for the drive to Mt Fuji. Unfortunately the weather forecast was for cloudy conditions. We were wondering if we would get to see 'her'. Driving along we did get tantalising glimpses of her peak through the clouds.

Inage said “She is very shy”.

We were driven up to the fifth station but, alas, it was too cloudy. Most of our group bought a postcard and mailed it home.

Let's hope we get another chance to see her later…Read more