So a day later than planned we walked up most of Mt Fuji to a hut at 3450m. Early to bed for a 3.30am departure for the final 300m to the summit for sunrise. There were probably about 1000 people making their way up, mostly from lower huts - so they had to get up even earlier. And we were told - "I've never seen it so quiet!"
Sunrise was duly observed but no views to speak of as we were above a sea of cloud and could just make out one or two distant peaks poking through. After a lap of the crater rim we had the long descent - 1300m mostly down a loose (ash/lava) path.
Ended the Japan tour with two and a half days in Tokyo, managing to see quite a bit, including an early morning visit to the fish market. This is huge and there are hundreds of varieties of fish. Also there is a specific tuna auction area where we saw at least several hundred huge tuna awaiting sale. I'll try and put a photo on this blog when I get access from my own computer.
Now arrived in Auckland and after a day getting sorted am headed to Tongariro in central North Island for a couple of days walking. Hope the weather holds as it's currently blue skies and reached 18C yesterday, not bad for the beginning of spring.
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