Tokyo & MT. Fuji
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I am guessing the amount of excitement and the fumbling of camera settings ( i know i would) to capture this elusive mt. Beautiful and detailed thread you hv! Wish to visit this place soon !
Thanks Zig Ziggler. Yes I wish you can feel my excitement when saw MT. Fuji. It is so beautiful when the such MT. appeared in front of you. We reached the park at around 3pm, can't see the mount at all. Till 430pm, the lower part of the mount started to appear. I was so excited that I forgot to choose the best lavender area to shoot as front ground. Wish I can combine the two photos together.
Before I start to post my photos later tonight, let me post a photo which downloaded from the hotel official website. I guarantee you will go to the same place when you see this photo.
Photo from the hotel official website
Photo from the hotel official website
When we finish our sightseeing at the lavender park, we took the last bus at 5pm. The bus stopped outside of the hotel, as there is one of the view point of Fuji.
This hotel has direct view to Fuji. Every room has Fuji view! Image when you wake up next day morning and open the window, Fuji is just in front of you! Simply the view already worth the money paid!
Our luggage has been picked up by the hotel from the tourist information centre and put into rooms!
The room rate we paid included dinner. The friendly reception Japanese auntie helped us check in. She arranged everything, including dinner time, next day morning hotel shutter bus to sightseeing points, discount coupons... Her English is good enough to communicate.
pic 70 the view from my hotel room. Sadly due to thick cloud, can't see the Fuji. Please image yourself that the far far way thick cloud there, there is Fuji.
pic 71 The friendly Japanese auntie helped my daughter put on the Japanese dress
pic 72 Another look at myself
pic 73 A pose
pic 74 I come in peace
This hotel has direct view to Fuji. Every room has Fuji view! Image when you wake up next day morning and open the window, Fuji is just in front of you! Simply the view already worth the money paid!
Our luggage has been picked up by the hotel from the tourist information centre and put into rooms!
The room rate we paid included dinner. The friendly reception Japanese auntie helped us check in. She arranged everything, including dinner time, next day morning hotel shutter bus to sightseeing points, discount coupons... Her English is good enough to communicate.
pic 70 the view from my hotel room. Sadly due to thick cloud, can't see the Fuji. Please image yourself that the far far way thick cloud there, there is Fuji.
pic 71 The friendly Japanese auntie helped my daughter put on the Japanese dress
pic 72 Another look at myself
pic 73 A pose
pic 74 I come in peace
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pic 75 This is the look of Japanese style room
pic 76 Around 6pm, hotel staff called us that the dinner is ready. We had a private room. Outside the room, our names were printed on the wall!
pic 77 This is the famous Japanese set dinner which can wash the plates till break(洗碗洗到手断掉的晚餐
pic 78 Take a closer look
pic 79 One more
pic 76 Around 6pm, hotel staff called us that the dinner is ready. We had a private room. Outside the room, our names were printed on the wall!
pic 77 This is the famous Japanese set dinner which can wash the plates till break(洗碗洗到手断掉的晚餐
pic 78 Take a closer look
pic 79 One more
pic 80 Wow, this is big
pic 81 After enjoy the wonderful dinner, we went back room to prepare to go for hot spring bath!
The room has been set up by housekeepers
pic 82 Can feel the tatami beds are so comfortable!
The hotel has in room and roof top hot spring bath, which I posted a photo earlier(downloaded from hotel website). Image you sit in the hot spring bath and looking at the Fuji at the same time?! I did! The two places are rotated between male and female guests. The night I stayed the roof top bath was for male. My wife brought kids to another side for female guest. So I sit in the roof top bath and looking at the Fuji in the night sky. Of course can't see anything. Haha. I met a Japanese man when I just walked in. He was quite funny and taught me what the procedure of hot spring bath. His broken Japanese accent English was quite hard to understand. But still can guess what he said. He said the bath should be naked. You can use a small towel to cover the man "important part" if you are shy. But if your thing is "big big", then "ok to show show". Very funny guy. We talked a lot under the dark sky. Really enjoy.
pic 81 After enjoy the wonderful dinner, we went back room to prepare to go for hot spring bath!
The room has been set up by housekeepers
pic 82 Can feel the tatami beds are so comfortable!
The hotel has in room and roof top hot spring bath, which I posted a photo earlier(downloaded from hotel website). Image you sit in the hot spring bath and looking at the Fuji at the same time?! I did! The two places are rotated between male and female guests. The night I stayed the roof top bath was for male. My wife brought kids to another side for female guest. So I sit in the roof top bath and looking at the Fuji in the night sky. Of course can't see anything. Haha. I met a Japanese man when I just walked in. He was quite funny and taught me what the procedure of hot spring bath. His broken Japanese accent English was quite hard to understand. But still can guess what he said. He said the bath should be naked. You can use a small towel to cover the man "important part" if you are shy. But if your thing is "big big", then "ok to show show". Very funny guy. We talked a lot under the dark sky. Really enjoy.
pic 83 After bath, we took a walk at the hotel lobby. Kawakuchiko is a small town. Mainly all hotels. We thought to walk walk outside hotel. But every where was dark. So we gave up.
pic 84 The official poster of Kawakuchiko Herbel festival. When the weather is good, can see it is so beautiful. We saw the flowers, but not the blue sky.
pic 84 The official poster of Kawakuchiko Herbel festival. When the weather is good, can see it is so beautiful. We saw the flowers, but not the blue sky.
Next day we were at the around of Kawaguchiko Lake area. Enjoyed the different view of Fuji (Although sad to say that we didn't see Fuji due to thick cloud). More pics coming...
The last day of my tour. We were travelling around Kawaguchiko Lake. Hotel check out time is 10am. So we had to check out before 10am. Hotel was able to send our luggage to the tourist information centre. We can collect it before we left Kawaguchiko Lake. Hotel shutter bus sent us to Kawaguchiko Musical Forest Museum, a very European style garden.
pic 85 Kawaguchiko Musical Forest
pic 86 The garden entrance
pic 87 This is the glance of the garden
pic 88 When the weather is good, can see full view of Fuji from this angel. From this photo, can see a little bit of Fuji covering by the thick clouds.
pic 89
pic 85 Kawaguchiko Musical Forest
pic 86 The garden entrance
pic 87 This is the glance of the garden
pic 88 When the weather is good, can see full view of Fuji from this angel. From this photo, can see a little bit of Fuji covering by the thick clouds.
pic 89
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pic 90 Music fountain
pic 91 My son was playing a very old musical machine
pic 92 Rose Garden
pic 93 One more view of Fuji. Can you see? The far bridge is Kawaguchiko Bridge
pic 94 Interesting colour trees. Every tree got different colours
pic 91 My son was playing a very old musical machine
pic 92 Rose Garden
pic 93 One more view of Fuji. Can you see? The far bridge is Kawaguchiko Bridge
pic 94 Interesting colour trees. Every tree got different colours
pic 95 Red Leaves
pic 96 Flowers again
pic 97 A couple of Japanese old folks having Afternoon tea
pic 98 A small village near the garden
pic 99 Last view of the garden
pic 96 Flowers again
pic 97 A couple of Japanese old folks having Afternoon tea
pic 98 A small village near the garden
pic 99 Last view of the garden
Thanks juric. Yes it is a amazing place. There are 5 lakes around the area. I am thinking to go back again during autumn or winter time, to get a different feel.
My last stop of Kawaguchiko Lake tour is this small Mt.
pic 100 A very cute name of the Mt. : Mt. Kachi Kachi
pic 101 From here, it should have a 100% view of Fuji. Too bad the cloud was too thick.
pic 102 The bell in the sky. When the sky is clear, Fuji is just in the centre of the heart shape bell.
pic 103 Three animals. Two fake and one real
pic 104 The scenery of Kawaguchiko town
pic 100 A very cute name of the Mt. : Mt. Kachi Kachi
pic 101 From here, it should have a 100% view of Fuji. Too bad the cloud was too thick.
pic 102 The bell in the sky. When the sky is clear, Fuji is just in the centre of the heart shape bell.
pic 103 Three animals. Two fake and one real
pic 104 The scenery of Kawaguchiko town
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