Mount Fuji on the morning of our second day! Taken from the living room where we were relaxing while enjoying the view. The skies were clear only during the morning this day.

Mt. Fuji behind the clouds

Kawaguchiko Lake is a treasure trove of art, with art galleries, museums, and toy collection galleries full of individuality. At the “UKAI Kawaguchi-ko Music Forest,” there are on display one of the world’s largest dance organs, as well as an orchestrion which was apparently supposed to have been loaded onto the Titanic.

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Sunrise Movies

From August 7^th to September 3^rd, a movie theatre “Theatre Shinjuku” in Tokyo will release numerous Sunrise produced works, well known for GUNDAM series and Sgt. Frog, every night as a late show.  Also, all night event include talk shows are scheduled.  5 talk shows are scheduled.
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In the vicinity of the lake shores at the foot of Mount Fuji are various sights to see, including caves, museums, tennis courts, etc. This article is different than the previously introduced “Driving around the foot of Mount Fuji,” and deals mainly with the sightseeing spots located around the five lakes at the foot of Mount Fuji.

There is a group of mountain water springs called Oshino Hakkai near the beautiful Yamanakako Lake. On days with good weather it is common to see rainbow trout swimming around.

It takes approximately 80 years of filtration for the snow on top of Mt. Fuji to melt and be redirected to one of these water springs. Having become a natural monument, they have also been selected as one of the “top 100 famous water sources” and the “top 100 new Fuji sceneries.”

Mt. Fuji’s melted snow water. It only takes ten seconds after dipping your hand in the water for it to become really cold.

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Sumidagawa Fireworks Festival

Sumidagawa Fireworks Festival

A few days ago I was able to visit a calligraphy studio with a couple of friends from work. It was the first time since I have touched a calligraphy pen in over three years, so I was slightly nervous as to what kind of work I would be able to produce, but it turned out better than I expected.

The place where we went to was located in Shibuya, one of Tokyo’s busiest areas, and only a fifteen minute train ride away from Kichijoji where I currently live. On the day that we went, the humidity was rather high, so the fifteen minute walk to the studio from Shibuya station unfortunately left me quite drenched by the time I arrived. The chilled green tea that was served at the studio never tasted so good!

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Sumidagawa Fireworks Festival