Category Archives: Places

Day 4-5 – Mt Fuji:The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

We started of the day with a nice trip to the 5th station of Subashiri Trail. To get the most value of our JR Rail pass we went all the way on JR. Machida -> Shin-Yokohoma -> Mishima ->Numazu -> … Continue reading

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Day 4 – Fuji-san Climbing

This is something of a surreal experience – I’m sitting in a mountain hut a bit over halfway up Mount Fuji blogging on my Kindle. I’m getting full reception for wireless – you’re never far from technology in Japan. I’ll … Continue reading

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Day 3 – The Ghibli Experience

One thing that struck me today is just what it’s like moving around in a city that houses as many people as all of Australia. Rush hour trains are full to bursting, the roads are thick with cars, and there’s … Continue reading

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Day 2 – Machida JoelCam

I’m trying to avoid repeating too many of the things James has said. Or talking too long, for that matter. I’ll probably fail at both, though. In my mind, half of this blog is for letting our devoted readers (there’s … Continue reading

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