Rajeev's World: Mount Fuji

Saturday, January 28, 2017

At The Foothills Of Fuji-san...

On our way back to Tokyo, we passed by the fourth station on the foothills of Mount Fuji...

The snowclad slopes...

The views from the 4th station...

Looking up...

And off we head to Tokyo...

I Don't Want Nirvana! I Want Great Food, Always! -- Part XLII - Snow Moon Flower Delights...

The lunch break brought us to Oshino Shibi no Sato...

The place has wonderful views of Mount Fuji...

With the snow on the ground, the view looks amazing...

Red lanterns - a very oriental look...

Moving towards the Snow Moon Flower restaurant, we noticed the place was adorned with traditional Japanese decor...

That's Mantou Mikoshi - a portable shrine with lanterns that's original to this village...

Shinobi Kachu - the armour worn by a Kouka Ninja warrior...

Jingi Chushin - the most important lesson for a Ninja to have the right thoughts...

We opted for vegetarian cuisine - soba noodle soup - soba noodles are made from buckwheat which are unique in this region, enriched with underground water from Mount Fuji...

And it was quite a revelation that vegetarian Japanese cuisine can be real delicious and flavourful...

With all the natural flavours of Mount Fuji bursting in our mouths, we can only say "I Don't Want Nirvana! I Want Great Food, Always!"...

The Serenity Of Oshino Hakkai...

From Lake Kawaguchi, we headed to the heritage village of Oshino, located between Lake Kawaguchiko and Lake Yamanakako,...

...passing by snow clad mountain slopes...

...and quaint fences guarding the slopes!

Oshino is famous for the Oshino Hakkai, a set of eight ponds that are fed by snow melt from the slopes of nearby Mount Fuji that filters down the mountain through porous layers of lava for over 80 years, resulting in very clear spring water that is revered by the locals...