It's the start of autumn season in Japan. My friend Katy and I took an extended 4-day weekend in search of autumn sights and smells. We headed up to the Mount Fuji area- the five lakes and surrounding foothills. Two of the four days- we had rain and heavy fog/cloud cover, but on the other two days, we had some incredible views of mount Fuji- basically from everywhere you looked!So, here are the photos to show our successful discovery of Mount Fuji views and autumn leaf color :)
Day one was rainy and cold- so we decided to find an onsen in the woods, where we treated ourselves to a 60-min full body massage! Totally painful, and totally worth it.
Day two: walking around the main lake: Kawaguchiko 河口湖 The fall color was just starting, and Fuji-san was visible from all around!
We even decided to give it a 30-min paddle boat, for more great views.
Day 3: A 14-km Mitsutoge-yama hike (1,768 meter ascent). For more incredible fall color and some neat scenic views...
Probably my favorite fall photo of Fuji san...
On night three there was a autumn leaf viewing festival with a line of trees along the lake-side all lit up! We even caught enough light at dusk to see the fog-covered Fuji.
So pretty! This makes me miss Japan. You're so lucky you can just hop on a train and get out of the metropolis to the serene beauty and color of nature. Fuji-san looks extra handsome in that fall light!
ReplyDeleteGreat fall colors. And Mt. Fuji gives any landscape 100x more power and holy-ness. I too miss Mt. Fuji.
ReplyDeleteGorgeous! The Fall colors are nice, too. ;)
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