We took a day tour of Mt Fuji today. The drive there was great, because it's an overcast day there were low clouds creeping along the tops of the mountains, and it made them look awesome. Very atmospheric fog, and one of the photos of Japan I had in my minds eye, so I was happy to capture it.
Unfortunately, that cool looking fog also ruined our view of Mt Fuji. We got to station 5, but only got a glimpse of the snow near the peak before the fog enveloped it. Again the fog made for some nice pictures, but I wish we would have had a better view of it.
At the base of Fuji we drove through the Aokigahara forest, which is also called the dark forest, because some parts are so dense they block out the light. And according to wikipedia is the second most popular place to commit suicide in the world, after San Fransiscos Golden Gate Bridge, due to the folk tales of demons, goblins and evil that surround the dark forest.
From Fuji we drove to the nearby town of Hakone (In the original Japanese version of The Ring, that freaky kid was in a well in Hakone!). At Hakone we took a able car ride up a mountain and then took a boat cruise across lake Ashi. It was a really beautiful area, with dense forest and fog creeping over them, cold as hell, but beautiful none the less.
