LiFe As It Is...: Finally Our Turn: Taiwan - Japan Day 3 Part 1: Mount Fuji

Monday, December 18, 2023

Finally Our Turn: Taiwan - Japan Day 3 Part 1: Mount Fuji

I had pre-booked the bus tickets from Shinjuku to Mount Fuji, Kawaguchi station. The bus leaves at 7.35am. Knowing how punctual Japaneses are, we woke up extra early. We also bought food from the convenient shops the night before and had a simple bfast in the Airbnb.

We found the bus terminal easily, all thanks to Daddy Lim's researches the night before. The bus ride would be 2 hours long and we made sure to empty our bladder but in fact, there is a toilet in the bus. How clean? I am not sure.

There was a long Q for the ladies toilet and I realised that there were 2 Qs, one for the powder/ changing room and the other for the washroom. The line for the latter was interestingly moving faster.

I was thinking that the powder/ changing room line is a joke, right? Who comes all the way here to makeup? Loads, apparently. I duno why they chose to do so at the bus terminal. Several of them were like doing full makeup somemore.

The bus left on time. I got to sit with Nana.

We could spot Mt Fuji from far, far away.

I already knew that it was a view-Mt-Fuji- from-far-away kind of expenditure. Daddy Lim and the kids were very glad with that fact. They asked and confirmed with me a few times that we are not going to hike/ climb Mt Fuji. Hoho.

We knew that it would be cold. In fact, saw from the forecast that it would be a "normal" winter day as compared to the previous weird weather day. We also expected that it would be colder compared to Tokyo - 5.7 degrees..

We bought the Mt Fuji Pass from Klook. I considered that for a long time bcos the passes are at SGD50ish each and I think it may cost us lesser if we buy the entrance tickets separately. I bought it eventually as it covers all the attractions that I wanted to visit, thus providing the convenience.

This allows unlimited rides on all the sightseeing buses. It saves us a lot of headache especially when we didn't have a Suica pass. While queuing for the red bus.

Our 1st stop was the ropeway. I heard that the wait is long and it closes early. By the time we arrived, the Q was over an hour long. The ride was barely 5 mins long but it was a tiny cable car and there were only 2 cars servicing the many people.

We caught wondrous views of Mt Fuji from the top.

What I like better is that they sell food...

We decided to descent after the snacks, to have more time for other attractions. The ropeway is that tiny cart behind Zaky.

The original plan was to walk and explore a little and return to the main station to head to Fuji Q. Then we spotted the Appare Crusie nearby and the cost included in the Fuji Pass. Confirm must take.