Thursday, July 23, 2015

Above the clouds at #MtFuji #fuji #MountFuji #volcano


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Got my #gaiters on for the descent #defeatedbymtfuji #defeated #volcano #MountFuji #fuji #MtFuji


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Mt. Fuji has conquered me on this day. Did not make it to the top. Perhaps someday. #MtFuji #fuji #MountFuji #volcano #defeated #defeatedbymtfuji


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Other people happy they made it this far. #hiking #volcano #MountFuji #fuji #MtFuji


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Barely made it to station 8. :/ #MtFuji #fuji #MountFuji #japan #hiking #volcano


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Made it to 7th, starting to get passed by racers #FujiMountainRace #FujiMountainRace2015


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Checking in #MountFuji #MtFuji #fuji


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Haven't started the claim yet. #fuji #MtFuji #MountFuji #japan


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#BBQ #Japanese style in preparation for tomorrow's hike up #MountFuji #MtFuji #fuji #japanesebbq


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Jim registers for the Mt. Fuji race tomorrow


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Mt. Fuji in view. - #fuji #MtFuji #MountFuji


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Wednesday, July 22, 2015

Travelling in Japan - Day 3 - Another side of Kyoto

After a restful night, the plan was to explore more of Kyoto before finishing our journey to Osaka later that day.  Our party first visited Fushimi Inari-taisha, known for its vibrantly colored gates and stone shrines.












The gates lead up to the top of the mountain.  Unfortunately, the walk was taking longer than we hoped, so we only made it about a 1/3 of the way up before heading back down.


On the walk back down, we found many shrines and altars.

Our next destination was the beautiful Tenryu-ji.  You can take mass transit between Fushimi Inari-taisha and Tenryu-ji.



The temple is beautiful.  Full admission is 600 yen.  Added appeal of this location is its proximity to the Path of the Bamboo, which is free.





We had a really good and reasonably priced lunch in Kyoto.  Just watch out, as a reminder, many places do not take credit card (cash [yen] only).