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Spring Break Day 13: To Mount Fuji

4 April 2019 • 421 km / 262 mi (map)

  • Added to Eric Scouten :: Travel on 7 June 2023
  • Japan 6

Any trip to Japan must include a ride on the famously-fast Shinkansen trains.

We started today with a photo walk through Heian Shrine, near where we were staying:

Heian Shrine, Kyōto, Japan
Heian Shrine, Kyōto, Japan
Heian Shrine, Kyōto, Japan
Heian Shrine, Kyōto, Japan
Heian Shrine, Kyōto, Japan
Heian Shrine, Kyōto, Japan
Heian Shrine, Kyōto, Japan
Heian Shrine, Kyōto, Japan
Heian Shrine, Kyōto, Japan
Heian Shrine, Kyōto, Japan
Kyōto, Japan

Next up … a very fast train!

Kyōto Station, Kyōto, Japan
Diet Coke, Mount Fuji Edition · Nagoya, Aichi, Japan

Our trip on the famous Shinkansen trains took us to near where we would stay tonight. The track log from the time says we were going roughly 280 km/h / 175 mph during both of the videos that follow. (Yes, for the record, I like going fast.)

Fujieda, Shizuoka, Japan
Our first view of Mount Fuji. · Fuji, Shizuoka, Japan

The train took us as close as we could get to Mount Fuji. And then, being the adventurous driver that I am, I rented a car and drove us the hour or so from the train station to our hotel near Mount Fuji.

We arrived a bit too late for Mount Fuji pictures tonight. Hoping that I can wake up early tomorrow and make some magic happen.

Kyōto to Yamanakako, Japan · 421 km / 262 mi
(Mouse over or tap on the markers to see the photos there.)

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