Today, it's another long trip to Lake Kawaguchiko, where most start their journey to climb Mt Fuji. We were also hoping to catch a glimpse of Sakura which we didn't really manage to during the early days of the trip. First, it's a 50min trip back to Takayama, then a 2 1/2 hour trip back to Nagoya and a 20min Shinkansen ride to Miishima. Then it's a 45min bus ride to Gotemba and another 1 hour bus ride to Kawaguchiko bus station.
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| Snowing in the morning |
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| Breakfast |
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| Vegetables with Miso paste |
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| Snow on the Gassho Zukuri Farmhouse |
Woke up early in the morning as we had to travel about 5-6 hours to reach Lake Kawaguchiko. It was snowing! Beautiful clean white snow, not the dirty kind we saw on the ground yesterday. Just taking in the surroundings gives you peace of mind. Breakfast was as always, light, and had miso sauce as it's centerpiece, this time with vegetables.
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| Self heating Bento box |
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| Just pull the cord |
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| Hide beef with Miso paste |
We had lunch in the Shinkansen and bought a self heating Hida beef bento box. After 5 min, the food was steaming hot. What will the Japanese think of next?
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| First glimpse of Mt Fuji from the train |
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| Mt Fuji from our hotel room |
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| Our hotel room |
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| Mt Fuji in the twilight |
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| Our dinner |
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| Tempura |
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| Sashimi |
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| Shabu Shabu |
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| Hotel New Century |
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| Names of all the guests tonight |
We caught the first glimpse of Mt Fuji from the Shinkansen. Seems like it's going to be a good day to view Mt Fuji. I've heard of people going multiple times to view Mt Fuji but it was always too cloudy to see clearly. Fortunately for us, it was clear the whole day.
We spent the remaining 1-2 hours of daylight taking photos of Mt Fuji. Then it was off to dinner, as all Japanese styled hotels, this included breakfast, dinner and a in-house Onsen.
Dinner consisted of many small courses. Mostly boiled, raw or grilled food, just a few pieces of tempura, as always. Not as nice as the previous day's but still light yet satisfying.
Walked around the neighbourhood after dinner and it was off to the Onsen before bedtime. the Japanese will always try to provide that extra bit of service and here they included the names of the guests to welcome them.
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