Mt Fuji

One of the most familiar sights in Japan is Mt Fuji. In Japanese, the mountain's name is Fuji-san.

Living in Yokohama has many advantages. One of the advantages is watching this mountain change with all of the four Seasons (Winter, Spring, Summer, Fall). The clouds moving in the winds create a magical display of shadows... in Winter, the snow topped mountain is a lovely appearance. Of course... in Summer, the darkness because of the covering of black volcanic rock makes Mt Fuji appear as a lovely outline in blue skies.

Mt Fuji, originally uploaded by martian cat.

All volcanoes often have mysterious happenings which remain as a souvenir from the eruption. The Five Lake Area near Mt Fuji were created after the eruption. Each lake is a different size.

lake view, originally uploaded by martian cat.

I feel so lucky to be able to only travel one hour by car to change my angle of view. In that length of time, I am almost at the foot of the mountain. However, there are many places closer to home with breathtaking views... places where I can sit for hours... there are days that I will buy a take-out lunch, go visit one of my favorite look-out points, and enjoy the time reading a book, the newspaper, or just sitting quietly.

Highlands, originally uploaded by martian cat.

Yes... Mt. Fuji and the areas around it have mystical powers...

...more later...