No passport needed for our trip to Mount Fuji, Japan
We're back on the road this Pink Saturday and today's trip is to Japan's highest mountain, Mount Fuji. I was chatting with my friend K and she mentioned that she enjoyed seeing places we've visited. For our mutual 65th birthdays we visited Japan in cherry blossom season. It was a dream we both had and it was a treasure to be able to share the trip. My only regret about the trip was that it was too short. There was a lot of flying and just twelve days to see the "high points" of Japan. We started in Osaka, went on to Kyoto, then to Mount Fuji and finished in Tokyo.
We spent a beautiful clear morning at Mount Fuji, one of Japan's three holy mountains. We joined the throngs of visitors to Japan who make the trip to Fuji. Fuji is a cultural icon of Japan and it'seen in many depictions as a symbol of the country.
This was one of my first views of the mountain as seen through the bus window.
Mount Fuji is a popular site for mountain climbers. It's 12,389 feet and this is as far as I got.
I took some time to explore the Mount Fuji gift store. Despite the sweet and benign depiction
here Mount Fuji is still an active volcano. The last eruption was in 1707.
I am always tempted to bring home another friend for Pep, but somehow resisted. My will power failed in both Australia and Scotland and new friends came home with me.
Too quick, but a fun visit! Hope you've enjoyed it, too. I've actually had a busy week. On Wednesday night I "attended" Betsy's virtual birthday party, on Tuesday I "went" to my friends' daughter's college graduation thesis presentation and "went" to lectures via Zoom at two other times. Tomorrow I get the weekend NY Times delivered and look forward to doing the Sunday crossword puzzle. Have you been doing any of the Zoom programs?
As ever, thanks for visiting. Take care and wash your hands!
