Climbing Fuji and other Mishima, Japan Things to Do Tips

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Climb Mt. Fuji

It took me about 4-5 hours up and about 6 down a different route. I hear to climb before sunset to get to the top and watch the sunrise. It is said that the Japanese flag is actually the view of the rising sun as viewed from the peak of Fuji. The Gotemba route is the least tiring (steep) but ends up being alot longer. I climbed the route that faces the ocean, called Fujinomiya. It was amazing to watch a cloud come right at you and then engulf you, wait it out and blast into clear air on the other end. It was August but there was still a patch of ice here and there, with temperatures around 32 degrees farenheit. I learned that water is more important to have than 3 cameras as I did, and bring some food containing high percentages of sugar, you are going to need the rush.

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Address: 5 route to the top. You are able to drive up a bit
Directions: Shizouka prefecture. Hourand a helf from Tokyo by train.
Website: http://www.yamasa.org/japan/english/destinations/shizuoka/fuji.html

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Things To Do: The Crater at top of Fuji

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Updated by chodearm

on Aug 16, 2004

crater at top of the FUGE

If you ever wondered what the explosion of Fuji left behind here it is. This is the hole in the top. I would look like a speck of sand in there, so this thing is huge. If you look closely you will see a little building on the far left on top that hill there. There was this group of scientist hanging out there that I gues was from there. It was middle of august but still like 35 degrees or lower at the top. Thats fahrenheit. Why does America use a whole nother way of measuring everything? I can't even understand celcius.

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Things To Do: Fuge

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Updated by chodearm

on Aug 16, 2004

crooked earth

I just neede this here being that it is my favorite photo from my excursion. This kind of explains the angle of the earth there.

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Things To Do: This is Fuji from Mishima

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on Aug 5, 2004

August, Fuge hairless

Fuji from a spotting in Mishima. I would just ride my bike through these farms and rice paddys and then every second there would be another view of this momma always looming over me.

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Things To Do: MISHIMA MATSURI (Festival)

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on Aug 16, 2004

colorful festival

If your looking to not see other english speakers and see rich culture get to this four day sumer festival. Usually falls in mid August. Get to see girls wearing the most colorful yukatas while walking around in crazy chaotic scenery. It takes place in the center of town and at the shrine. The shrine is beautiful in unto itself being that it is a couple thousand years old, and quite a large complex. So unlike Tokyo.

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Address: Izu Peninsula
Website: http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~QM9T-KNDU/mishima.htm

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Things To Do: River Walk

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on Aug 5, 2004

mishima river walk

There is a slow moving river that has the clearest water I have ever seen moseying down through the center of the city. The walk is like a controlled rock jumping mission that you would do on a babbling brook through the mountains. The runoff is from Mt. Fuji being that Mishima sits in the wake of its Volcanic meltdown down in the valley. When arriving theres usually kids there looking for frogs or butterflies, and the scene is so serene and peaceful. It seems the people are there completely appreciating what the earth is giving them.

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Address: Center of Mishima close to the Shrine

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Things To Do: Susono

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Updated by chodearm

on Aug 5, 2004

Yuki climbing down from the house

to Mishima

Susono is real small town living in Japan. Once again I'm the only white man in sight, thats great. Our home falls into Mishima and Susono but more apart of Mishima. Susono is littered with Temples and home that a re still barely standing. Its also a place with normal everyday living needs, in that they have huge American sized supermarkets, this can be good and bad.

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Things To Do: Monks

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Written by chodearm

on Aug 16, 2004

Mishima Taisha and the monk

Funny story......

I'm at our house in Japan, Yuki is in the shower, its just the two of us. I hang shirtless regulary and today was no exception.

"DING DONG" the door bell rings.

I swing the door open to find a monk before me. His face spells out a suprised look as I spill forward the same. We study each other for a breif second, he makes a grunt sound and pushes past me. His robe grazes my arm hair sending tori hara (chicken skin, our equivalent to Goose Bumps) covering my epidermis, on this humid semi-tropical day. He contines quickly removing his two toed foot pieces and darting into the tatami room (traditional Japanese room, you know with the screens and all). Shortly I hear moans and groans arising with taps and rings of bells. With utter confusion and fright I run to the bathroom, rip the door open and notify Yuki of the wild bandit monk.

"Its fine Johnny, he comes every year during Obon to bless the shrine in the Tatami room."

"Oh..."

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Things To Do: City Scene

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Written by chodearm

on Aug 17, 2004

Bike, Tori, Facade

Just walking around the quiet downtown district of Mishima City will reward you with many scenes intermixing old and new. Facades falling into decay highlighted with newly painted exteriors help the colorful street life of Mishima. If in town make it a point to stroll around aimlessly to catch your own little scene to remenisce about later.

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Things To Do: Obon in Mishima

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Written by chodearm

on Aug 19, 2004

Laterns on the river