day trip:: mount fuji

a day trip to mount fuji from tokyo is one of the classic japanese must-dos!! 

there are many ways to get there from tokyo. but since we had quite a bit of time up our sleeves, we took the slower (and cheaper) way, by local trains. we had to make two changes but each time, it involved very little fuss and minimal japanese. in total, the travel time was approximately 2 hours including transfers. 

and you get up close like this! 

if we came a month later, we'd have caught this entire field covered in lavender. that would have smelled and looked amazing... 

  

the brother doing what he does best - chillin'!

but the main reason why we came so far, was in hope to show the baby brother some late-spring cherry blossoms. and since kawaguchiko is 892m above sea level (hence colder in temperature), the trees were just blooming! 

 

fuji-san, you've been very kind!

the family shot

p.s. im kinda mad at musashi. who was completely uncooperative in pictures...

seriously, check out that sulky face.

he's such a stinker sometimes!!

 he was so intrigued by the wilderness and space...

all he wanted to do was run around and sniff at pinecones!

dogs are lame like that...

we walked around the five lakes and hit most of the classic mountain view shots. enjoyed a spot of coffee before we caught an leisurely evening train back into town with a tonne of omiyage. 

we'll be back, mount fuji..