#Fujikawaguchiko

[kyotodreamtrips]

Mount Fuji, sentinel of Japan's dreams, Rising with grace, where the sky meets streams. Snow-crowned monarch, serene and grand, A sacred silhouette upon the land.

[dumaanako]

Mt. Fuji

[tenshunnoise]

Aokigahara Forest

[fleuresdumonde]

Too bad it was too cloudy to see Fuji. But the smaller ones are beautiful in there own way

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[pepperbag76]

Fujikawaguchiko - Yamanashi Prefecture

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Via raw_tokyo_

[travelella]

Saiko, Fujikawaguchiko, Minamitsuru District, Yamanashi, Japan

Alexander Schimmeck

[jueyun-chili]

Mt. Fuji early autumn edition 🍁🍂

I can't believe 4 years already passed since I last visited Japan. 🥹 I told myself I'll be back at least every 2 years but sadly, covid happened.

Whenever I'm in Japan, I always feel a sense of belongingness and "freedom". This country represents all the values I want to embody - the culture, hospitality, cleanliness, politeness, quality of life (set aside the fact that I am a weeb lol). While I declined the opportunity to work in Japan years ago, I don't regret it since I want to keep Japan as a form of sanctuary where the only stress involved is making sure I don't ride the wrong train (and feet blisters) 😆

This time, I went with my family and bf as promised. Picked late October because it's the start of my favorite season, autumn, and had to make sure my family won't get too uncomfortable with the cold. It took months to prepare + lots of anxiety (overthinking 📈) but it was all worth it.

Fuji-san is a little shy on the day we went, but at least it didn't rain during our whole trip!

[forutoo]

Don’t let it go that deep. Just breathe. . #hairsmithintokyo2023 #japan #japantravel #japantrip #japanphoto #kawaguchiko #lakekawaguchiko #mtfuji #mountains #lake #fujikawaguchiko (at Lake Kawaguchiko, Mt. Fuji) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cqal1pwhs1Z/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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I visited the Arakura Fuji Sengen Shrine and Chureito Pagoda, which have views of Mount Fuji in Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan.

[fruitcage]

Lake Kawaguchi, Takashi Miyazaki

[temp-check]

Did you know that James Dyson, star of numerous commercials or a bagless vacuum cleaner was a knight?  He has so many royal awards, the abbreviations roll right into the second line on his Wikipedia page.  Sir James (as his friends are encouraged to call him) studied furniture and interior design at the Royal College of Art.  It’s a logical transition to inventing something to suck dust and hair off the dog-covered couch.  Do you know what he didn’t invent?  Of course you do, but limit guesses to those with “Dyson” in the name.  Let me help you out – it doesn’t suck.  It’s the Dyson Sphere.  This is not to be confused with a Hoberman Sphere, an expanding geodesic dome capable of folding down to a fraction of its normal size by the scissor-like action of its joints.  Editor’s note: You can wear a Hoberman Sphere like a helmet, but it pokes your face and provides no protection from either physical or emotional damage.  A Dyson Sphere, postulated by Freeman Dyson (no relation to the vacuum inventor, but is also English), is a shroud around a star to absorb more [solar] energy than is available with collectors on a planet’s surface.  Anyway, back in the days before the Empire (2014), astrophysicists thought they caught a glimpse of a Dyson Sphere partially obscuring a star (now officially known as Boyajian's star and colloquially called Tabby's star) in the Milky Way.  The article in Scientific American goes on for a while, but this tangent is just for context.  So, let’s get to today’s procès-verbal.  The town of Fujikawaguchiko, Japan has had enough of tourists. Known for several scenic photo spots that offer a near-perfect shot of Japan’s iconic Mount Fuji, the town began constructing a large black screen on a stretch of a sidewalk to block the view of the mountain last Tuesday.  The mostly foreign tourists have been crowding a concentrated area, triggering a wave of concerns and complaints from residents about visitors blocking the narrow sidewalk, taking photos on the busy road or walking into neighborhood properties. A black mesh net, when completed later this month, will be 2.5 meters high and 20 meters long, and will almost completely block the view of Mount Fuji.  If only it could collect solar energy, like a Dyson Sphere.  Alas, this modern day Great Wall is only meant to keep tourists from the unwanted invasion.    Enjoy the view while you can.  Next week it’s going to still look like a construction site.

Stay safe!

Tom

Hurry to Fujikawaguchiko!  Next week this shot will be completely black.

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[kaopanboonyuen]

A Week in the Summer: Exploring Fujikawaguchiko and Tokyo’s Splendors

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