Today's journey outside of Tokyo took us by train through gorgeous mountains to my new favorite spot in Japan....Mount Fuji. It was so wonderful to be up close and personal with Fuji San and to experience it's sheer magnitude! We began with a picnic lunch overlooking the lake and then a rope way tram to a viewpoint to introduce ourselves to Master Fuji. It happened to be a glorious day, sunny with clouds that would ebb and flow around the highest point of the mou...

Taking a day trip from Shinjuku to observe Mt Fuji, while soaking in a hot spring. Two hours each way on JR and Fujikyu commuter trains.

Kappa-bashi: Tokyo's restaurant supply district. That is plastic food on display/sale behind Skye.

The annual Sanja Matsuri (festival) at Tokyo's massive Asakusa Shrine.

We are definately doing walkamainia here in Tokyo. There is just so much to see and it is overwhelming.　In a city of 35 million, there is always　a fast moving crowd and we often get swept up in it. The trains are always packed and the stations are so crowded. But we have had some wonderful walks together in the different neighborhoods. Yesterday we went to Ueno Park and had a wonderful visit to the National Gallery, a fascinating time watching Panda`s and Gor...