Mt. Fujisan- Day 2

one incredible sunset

Our beautiful ride

Thomas and I decided to stop at Mt. Fujisan or Mt. Fuji as its known as in English. This beautiful volcano is Japan's highest peak at a whooping 3776 meters high. Mt. Fuji is a very beautiful and famous site in Japan, you can commonly be found in Japanese paintings with its almost identical sides.
   We rode in our old neighbor and now Tokyo resident's jeep to the volcano. Thomas had the genius idea to try to climb it...  one hour later we were crawling back cold and exhausted !
    Even though we couldn't climb it about 300,000 people climb it each year. People can take guides up the volcano or climb it themselves. It normally takes one day to go from the summit to the crater and back down, most people say its not that hard but it takes a long time and is very cold. Mt. Fuji is one of the most beautiful sights I've ever seen, imagine what looks like a single mountain dipped with white on top while a awesome sunset falls behind it leaving the peak shimmering with pinks and blues. That is what I just witnessed.
    After our non successful climb we headed into Tokyo for one last meal before we hit the train. We had some good ole' soba which are delicious buckwheat noodles, Thomas and I decided to try sashimi, a so called great dish made of raw fish.
     But our stomachs disagreed and ended up with bad stomach aches during are train trip to Sapporo.
    Mt.Fuji is a interesting place filled with information including; it is a dormant volcano and last erupted in 1707. It was made when the Okhotsk plate and the Phillipine Sea Plate smashed together.