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Japan Exploration - Part 3

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 Day 9 - Mt. Fuji Carly and I got up bright and early for our last full day in Japan togeather. Carly found a day trip to Mt. Fuji starting at 8:30 and ending around 6:30. This tour seemed the least strenuous, with an optional hike. It promised to hit all the famous photo spots but could not garrentee a sighting of the mountain. We both had low expectations because the weather app predicted cloudy and maybe rainy weather. Kebby decided he didn't want to join us, so Carly and I caught our bus with the tour group not too far from our hotel.  After about an hour and a half of driving through Tokyo traffic and then mountians, we got our first sighting of Mt. Fuji. Our luck was strong and we had mostly clear skys. Our guide Anna quickly pointed out the mountain and demanded that we all take a photo right away as the weather around the mountian was unpredictable.  First glimpse Our first stop was at a small village that had a spring from the mountain water. The place was called...