This day we would travel for about 4 hours to Fuji-Hakone-Izu National Park to visit the tallest mountain in Japan; Mt. Fuji (3776 m or 12,388 feet). If you have never been to a snow capped mountain up close then you can not understand how majestic it is to see. As we were driving along the route it seemed as if all of a sudden the mountain just popped up out of no where.
By tour bus we would travel up the Yoshida route to the 4th station 2305 meters (7562.3 feet or 1.4 miles) above sea level as close to the summit as we could get for the time of year we were visiting. Our view of the summit was gorgeous, covered in snow, with the sun over top. A slight wind would blow the snow causing a cloud effect.
At this location there was a restaurant and a few shops to purchase souvenirs and a Shinto temple, from this location near the summit we could also view the mountain rage across the way, referred to as the Japanese Alps by our guide, this mountain range added to the vista.
As we left Mt. Fuji we would now go to Hakone and ride a cable car into the fog to catch another view of Mt. Fuji, however due to the fog we barely could see each other never mind any views.
Of course the fog cleared as we boarded the ferry taking us to the other side of one of the five lakes that surround Mt. Fuji. This ride on the ferry also gave us some great views of Mt. Fuji within the mountain range, during sunset. It was breathtaking and not even the chilly 40 degree weather deterred us from enjoying being outside.
Pretty pics!
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