One of my bucket list for years is to see Mt. Fuji-- Japan's highest mountain & most iconic landmark. It is said that Mt. Fuji only shows up about 80+ days in a year so we feel so lucky to have seen it in its full glory during our trip. And being the tropical girl that I am.. it was also my first time to see a snow-capped mountain so when our tour guide said.. "Wake up guys.. Mt. Fuji is on your left!".. my heart was literally pounding with so much excitement!!
It is indeed a sight to behold!
My quick shot of Mt. Fuji inside the bus..
And another shot. I think I have a hundred shot of Mt. Fuji in my phone. hehehe~
We booked our day tour online thru Viator which Ate Ann only reserved a day prior our trip . The tour includes bus tour to Mt. Fuji + Hakone with ropeway ride & a one-way return ticket to Tokyo via bullet train. A sumptuous lunch by the lake was also included in the package. Our tour guide is a very friendly & soft-spoken Japanese woman. Although there were times that she's having a difficulty translating her words to English but I really appreciate her effort to make our tour an enjoyable one by preparing some games & giving us a simple sweet treat out of her pocket.
Our 1st stop.. Lake Kawaguchi cruise.. this is where we enjoy the view of Mt. Fuji the most..
Lake Kawaguchi
Cruisin' along Lake Kawaguchi..
breathtaking view from the boat..
My only descent photo with Mt. Fuji. hihi.. But I'm so happy to finally ticked off another item in my bucket list!
After the cruise.. it's lunch time!!! We had our lunch at the restaurant in front of Lake Kawaguchi. The lunch served to us was a sumptuous authentic Japanese set meal. I specifically enjoy the fish. It was sweet & savory!
Lunch time! Nom Nom Nom
Happy Tummies..
Next we went for a 1 hour bus ride to get to the 5th station. But in our case we were only able to reach until the 4th station as the 5th station was closed due to heavy snow-fall. The scenery on the way to the station was so incredibly beautiful. There were still a bunch of snow everywhere eventhough its already spring. On a fine weather.. Mt Fuji can be seen from here but by the moment we arrived.. the shy Mt. Fuji was already covered with clouds & fogs. But it was completely okay because we still enjoyed the view around us & took the opportunity to take a lot of pictures in the snow..
Spring & winter combined in this trip! :)
Snow everywhere..
And then we headed next to Hakone where we rode a ropeway to go up in a mountain. The ride takes about almost 30 minutes. . We were around 20 people standing inside the cable car & I was a little nervous as we go up farther. But The view from the ropeway was absolutely gorgeous!
Line for the ropeway ride
Inside the ropeway. Isnt it my boyfriend & her younger sister are very much look alike?
Yeee. we're so high .. higher than the mountain..
View from the top..
The temperature was actually very chilly but we still managed to pose for the camera :)
Finally arrived on top of the mountain. We didnt explore that much due to lack of time. Good thing we wore our heat tech shirts because it was very cold on top.
And a souvenir photo..
So that's the end of our day tour in Mt. Fuji & Hakone. Our bus dropped us at the train station where we rode the bullet train in our return trip to Tokyo which only took us about an hour. And because it's still early & we have energy left.. we decided to go to Meguro river..
Riding the bullet train for our return trip to Tokyo
The Meguro river is another popular spot in Tokyo for cherry blossoms viewing. I could imagine how beautiful the river is during the day time. The red & yellow lanterns as well as the added illumination made the cherry blossoms much more stunning at night..
I have no words..
I just couldnt get enough of these pretty blossoms..
The red & yellow laterns that made the cherry blossoms more beautiful at night..
Always,
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