These
are both pictures of Fuji in the spring. On the left you see the volcano from
across the lake, and on the right, it's from over the surrounding hills.
Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful.Really, all you need to know is that MG is obsessed with Mt. Fuji. She's been looking for it since she arrived. Everytime she's at any sort of elevation at all, she immediately starts staring at the southwest sky hoping to catch a glimpse. It was mid-September when she FINALLY saw the thing, and it's only increased her desire to see more of it. Usually the smog and pollution coming from the megalopolis of the Central Kanto region makes seeing Fuji-sama difficult. But in the late fall and winter, it becomes much more common to see the mountain from Tokyo. MG is THRILLED at the prospect.
Mt. Fuji's summit is at an elevation of 12, 385. It's actually a volcano, though the last time it erupted was 1707. The top isn't really a summit at all...it's really a crater that take about an around to circle. It's only 60 miles from Tokyo, and should it decide to blow again, it would be quite disastrous for the city (though not Pompeii disastrous or anything).
At any rate, these are postcard of Fiji that MG has purchased but refuses to mail until she's seen the real thing up close and personal. Enjoy.
These
are both pictures of Fuji in the spring. On the left you see the volcano from
across the lake, and on the right, it's from over the surrounding hills.
Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful.
On
the left is Fuji in the clouds at sunrise. On the right is the peak of Fuji in
intense cloud cover as seen from the north mountains. It looks like heaven.
Again,
the left is a spring picture. The two symbols of Japan, the cherry blossom and
Fuji are seen with Kawaguchi Lake as the setting.
We're told that most people get their best views of Fuji from the shinkensan (bullet train). The Tokaido Line links Tokyo with Osaka, and will be the line the Dynamic Duo takes when the trek to Kyoto later in the fall.
In
the right light, Fuji looks red. During those times, it's sometimes called
Akafuji (red Fuji). Many of the most famous depictions of Fuji in art use this
motif to present the mountain.
On the right, you get a better perspective of how Fuji is situated into the landscape. MG doesn't like to think that the rainbow is PhotoShop-induced, but is willing to admit that it's highly suspicious.
And
here is Fuji as seen from Mitsu-Touge. It's magnificent. There NOTHING like it
back home. NOTHING. (Hee, MG typed this).