A sweet morning here in japan with the aroma of lavenders
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Did you know: Lavender grows in dry, sunny areas on well-drained soils.
Address: Japan, 401-0305 Yamanashi Prefecture, Minamitsuru District, Fujikawaguchiko, Oishi
behind of this picture is the mount fuji..Japan’s Mt. Fuji is an active volcano about 100 kilometers southwest of Tokyo. Commonly called “Fuji-san,” it’s the country’s tallest peak, at 3,776 meters. A pilgrimage site for centuries, it’s considered one of Japan’s 3 sacred mountains, and summit hikes remain a popular activity. Its iconic profile is the subject of numerous works of art, notably Edo Period prints by Hokusai and Hiroshige.
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Oishi Park a public park located japan and on the north shore of Lake Kawaguchi. And from the park you can enjoy a beautiful view of Mt. Fuji and Lake Kawaguchi including lavenders While drving and walking along the highways. The park features a 350m walking path with many flowers planted along it; from early April to Late May the moss phlox flowers spread out like a pink carpet, from late June into late July the gorgeous lavender plants bloom, and from mid to late-October the kokia shrubs show their beautiful red autumn colors. The contrast between the various flowers and Mt. Fuji is spectacular.
They Consider the park as their home for Kawaguchiko residence, Natural Living Center where you can enjoy making fruit jam and an all-you-can eat cherry & blueberry picking course. They also feature a café where you can try specialty made blueberry ice cream.
Access
And also there are 2 affordable public transportations that you could use to go to Kawaguchiko Station:
train and highway bus. We have checked Hyperdia and we have to change train for 3 or 4 times and it's about 2 hours long ride in total if we use train. While if you ride highway bus, you just need to go to the designated bus terminal, board the bus, and you could sleep all the way to there. The transportation fare is cheaper too by using highway bus. Alright, all of the positive points go to highway bus!
This cute green bus is located just across the Hachiko Statue
a bit quite long walk distance from Shinjuku Station to the bus terminal. Our hearts are full of uncertain feelings ... will we able to catch the first bus? Will we able to find the terminal ? Will we...able to go see Mt Fuji?
and it took us 9 mins to reach, we finally find it! Long story short, yep...we are able to board the first bus! Exactly at 7.10 AM! Bought the ticket at 7.10 AM too and the bus attendant showed us signals to go outside where the bus is and hop in quickly.
lets all see whats inside on this...
and at this moment a Breath recovery inside the bus and 1 hour later we decided to eat our breakfast: Paku Paku Delica Bento.
a view outside the ride..
Best Season:
January., Febraury., March., June., July.
Point:
During winter mornings, you can experience the famed “Sakasa Fuji” (the inverted reflection image of Mount Fuji on the lake’s surface).
and finally we arrived
We go to the toilet and take a look inside the station~
The wrapping is super KAWAII ~
Notice that Hello Kitty Boxer?
and here we go our inclusions...
here's the map
Even the ticket attendant asked us again about 2-3 times if we were really just buying 1-way ticket and explained to us that if we walked down, it will be about 40 minutes on foot. Yes, sir, yes, we were very sure to WALK :))
While inside the cable car, I met another tourists too a couples from Singapore which was a young man and a lady. He also shared his frustration with us about not being able to see the body of Fujisan since it's raining and cloudy everywhere. Well, me too. Quite funny that this was a trip to Mt Fuji without being able to see the Mt Fuji itself sob .... but sadly that man was in a very tight schedule. He only would stay around until 12 PM because on 3 PM he needed to board on shinkansen to Kyoto. Well, while us....we would still stay around as late as possible.
a sample photo along the trails
as per our tour guide this is a Spring water flows from the dragon's mouth
LOL Hello, 911? One tourist was found lying here in exhaustion.
And check Their garage and fences are just like that ~ no robber here I guess :P
sooooooo happy and ecstatic to the point of psychotic. My effort in making this itinerary is not vain at all. The timing is just right! Kawaguchiko Herb Festival is now being held and 75% of the Lavender is in full bloom
spot the bee??
Kawaguchiko Natural Living Center
let's check what's inside...
Inside of this store I bought Camembert Cheese Tart and Mt Fuji Rare Cheese Cake from this shop^^
I will write a review about the snacks I bought from Japan later ~
Plants are everywhere Well, we also bought Lavender Bath Powder to be used later in our apartment's bath tub. After done shopping, I'm strolling outside once more, this time to the very end of the park which directly side-by-side with the Kawaguchiko Lake.
And story won't be finish without locals so here they are some photos..
I would love to wait and stay here until the clouds completely lost but sadly time is our enemy. We need to go back to Kawaguchiko Station or else, we won't be able to go home. At first, I still want to try buying the tickets back to Shibuya Mark City Terminal ... wondering what it looks like since we didn't manage to board from there. But our timing has missed and the nearest schedule is to Shinjuku, so well let be it.
Bye bye Fujisan. its a nice thing to see you leaving us so many wonderful memories :')
I slept in the bus with happy memories thinking all the things that has happened today. While sleeping, we also planned what to eat inside our sleep dimension. Since we are heading back to Shinjuku, we decided to try the beef bowl from Tokyo Chikara Meshi! A lot of blogger said that Chikara Meshi is more delicious and slightly cheaper than Yoshinoya. Is it true? Hmm................
so finally we arrived at the destination place thanks to GPS.
It's not far away from JR Shinjuku Station West Exit.
Thinking about Foods!!!!
like any other food chain restaurant in Japan, this restaurant's concept is self-service using order machine. Here are the steps of how to use the machine:
step 1.Click English button for English display translation
step 2. Click the menu button and see the available choice
step 3. Once you have decided what to order, insert your money first then you could select the menu that you desire. Don't worry, it doesn't need to be in exact amount. The machine will adjust the fare and give you the exchange money.
Collect the ticket and give it to the waiter
Sit calmly and wait for your food to arrive ~
We quite make a foolish mistake. At first, we didn't know that we have to insert the money first. Well, there is always a lesson for first-timer right? :)
And finally the food has arrived!
Nangangain po sya ng TANGA harhar...
lol whats wrong with this egg hahaha
As i expected the beef is so tender, juicy, and the seasonings are just right! The egg yolk itself also increases the food's delicious indicator .... the portion is large and satisfying my tummy. Miso soup tasted okay, just like any other miso soup would ~ Aah, the drink is free flow too. Definitely worth the price!
Time check It's about 9 PM now. We decided to take a stroll around while heading back to train station.
I went back home around 11 PM. Our feet are starting to get cramped. I took the last turn to take a bath, hence I went to bed at 2 AM ..... whew, this day is so tiring yet also wonderful. But today's itinerary (not tomorrow .... since another day has come by the time I slept) will be quite slow-paced. Stay tuned and see where I'm going today!
no time taking a Bath im so tired.. lol do i look so much stress guys??
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