Kawaguchiko Travel Blogs

2007.07.07 Reflections on having spent a night in Aokigahara...do i have anymore now, than when i went in?  I doublt that very much.  But i asked the forest to remember me.  i did however ask it to care. - as i lay there, my back against a tree, sitting on 400 years of rocks, and w…

Were rented a couple of bikes and headed out early this morning to explore Kawaguchiko. First stop was the cable car up a nearby peak to get a decent look at Mount Fuji. The views were breathtaking. We decided that the thing that makes the view of Fuji so special is its isolation. Most other mounta…

A three week adventure though Japan & China. Starting in Tokyo we explore the city, move towards the Hakone and Mt. Fuji area staying at a traditional Japanese Ryokan, than fly to China and explore the main sights in and around Beijing & Shanghai before coming home with a short stop in San Francisco along the way.

Finding Victoria. Many countries across the globe have honoured Her Majesty Queen Victoria and the Commonwealth. On my travels I will keep my eye out for various namesakes.

Over the Thanksgiving weekend, I took a two day trip with the Sophia Walking Circle to 山梨 (Yamanshi). One of the many events put on by the walking circle, this trip to the Chubu region of Japan (about an hour and a half west of Tokyo) was an autumn picnic/retreat. It was nice to be able to see …

A master in the art of living draws no sharp distinction between his work and his play; his labor and his leisure; his mind and his body; his education and his recreation. He hardly knows which is which. He simply pursues his vision of excellence through whatever he is doing, and leaves others to determine whether he is working or playing. To himself, he always appears to be doing both.