Musings

After descending the Panorama-Dai lookout, we hopped onto the loop bus that brought us to what looks like a main stretch of Lake Yamanaka with numerous restaurants and activities centered around and at the lake. The lake is apparently the

So far, we’d been blessed with weather in Kawaguchiko that’s as good as it gets. We’d been able to observe Mt. Fuji in the clear, and the weather has been sunny throughout. The weather is a little chilly but otherwise

Our 3 Day pass included the price of the bus ride to visit the Fuji-Subaru Line 5th Station. This station is an immensely popular spot as it’s the mid-point of the Yoshida Trail: a popular hiking trail to climb Mt.

Many visitors upon descending down from the ropeway observation deck would next go on the boat that takes visitors around Lake Kawaguchi for a different view of Mt. Fuji. Tickets for the Lake Kawaguchi Sightseeing Boat Ride were already included

We observed that many hotels in the area offer shuttle bus services that bring guests from Kawaguchiko Station to their property. In fact, there’s even a bus bay – specifically Bay 10 – that is a designated pick-spot for hotel

Roller-coaster amusement parks aren’t our normal thing: the missus and myself certainly don’t have the thrill-seeking gene. And while the daughter is always willing to try new things and heights don’t faze her in the slightest, she’s also not the

We spent about an hour in Arakura-yama Sengen Park – that includes the time it took us to hike up and down – then returned to Shimoyoshida Station, and hopped onto a bus for a short 3 minute ride to

To be truthful, we boarded our flight for Tokyo last night with more than a tiny bit of anxiety. Last year, despite coughing up the extra dough to fly with our premium national carrier at premium fares, our SQ flight

It’s now just a week before we head off to our 18 day long holiday in Japan. We’ve continued to check, re-check, and improve our long itinerary, and at this point, we’re about ready to go. Since our last post

Finally; our 18 day planned itinerary as it is, but there are still a couple of things we’re rechecking and reviewing. It’s an 18 day-wide stretch, so the plan is in two screen shots: Days 1 to 4: From all