Mt. Fuji

December 28, 2012 Friday, Tokyo

We woke up at 6am, had breakfast at 7:15 and were picked up by our tour guide Miko at 7:45 am.
Miko’s first name is Miwako. Mi means beautiful, Wa- peaceful and Ko means child.

I slept throughout the 1 1/2 hours bus ride. Edmund woke me up and when I opened my eyes, the majestic Mt. Fuji is there at a distance. It’s like I am staring at a calendar or a picture. It is so beautiful, it doesn’t look real.

Fujisan is Japan’s highest mountain at 3,776 meters and is worshipped by the Japanese as a sacred mountain.
There are other several active volcanoes beneath this perfectly shaped active volcano that last erupted in 1708.
I noticed that around it are thickly populated areas which could be directly affected when the volcano erupts again.

Mt. Fuji is situated 100 kilometers from Tokyo and about 1 hour and 45 minutes drive. It’s raining and snowing when we went there so we we’re only allowed to go up to the visitor center, Station 1. During summer months, visitors are allowed to go up to Station #5.

Our tourmates

On the ground floor of Mt. Fuji‘s visitor center is a souvenir shop

Japanese dolls are ever so cute

Is this for my skin or for my pony?

I have no idea what this is for

Mt. Fuji’s coffee

Miko sang the Mt. Fuji Hymn. Actually the sound comes from the bus’ wheels when it runs over the road’s grids engineered like a musical instrument to produce tunes that sound like the Mt. Fuji Hymn. .

Here’s Miko singing, she has a good voice but she keeps on apologizing that she has a sore throat.

Road to Station #1

Freezing temperature couldntt stop us from exploring and enjoying the snow.

We were the only magulo among the group. We threw snow balls at each other.

Edmund keeps saying Fiji kaya after a while I was no longer sure whether it’s Fuji or Fiji. Nagulo na memory card ko.

Playing with snow is so much fun. Pag-uwi dito, puro alikabok.

Seeing Mt. Fuji in real life is my most favorite part of our Scenic Japan tour. This is what makes me smile reminiscing our 5 day stay in Japan. Our family enjoyed the few minutes of playing with snow.