Mt. Fuji is the highest and most revered mountain in Japan. Today was our day to visit it, but since the weather was totally cloudy we did get to go on it, but never got to see it hahahahaha. So here are some pics we screenshot from websites and the local museum.
It was cool to drive there as Japan continues to amaze at how green everything is. If you think about it, it’s just a series of islands that are simply mountains jutting out of the Pacific Ocean. Japan is 70% mountainous, and everything is green—varying shades of green—really beautiful.
Enjoy the pictures. And the knowledge that you have seen as much of Mt Fuji as we did yesterday hahahahahahaa
Onward! -JB
Mount Fuji is Japan’s highest and most iconic peak
It remains deeply sacred and a major cultural and recreational destination
The crater atop Mt. Fuji. The volcano has been dormant since the last blast in 1707
It is one of Japan’s three holy mountains (along with Mt. Tate and Mt. Haku)
Seems weird that we went halfway up but never saw it
The peak is visible from Tokyo on clear days. On the ground, the volcano is surrounded by the famous Fuji Five Lakes region
Tea plantation. They say the pure mountain water flowing down into the valleys from Mt. Fuji makes for wonderful tea (and rice for sake)
This is what wasabi is made of. 90% of the wasabi (Japanese horseradish) in Japan comes from near Mt. Fuji