November 1 2010

Mount Fuji

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Mount Fuji

Is 3.776 meters above the sea level. and is Japan’s highest mountain. As is located relatively close to the Pacific coast, sometimes gives the impression that is higher than real. Hardly see this mountain in the spring and summer because of the clouds.

They say that Mount Fuji is a volcano?

Yes, but is an inactive volcano. The last eruption that occurred was in 1707. You can still see the crater of eruption that if we climb to the top. Whole mountain is covered with lava.

You can easily climb Mount Fuji?

If a toll road hau to mid Camon. Each year over 300,000 people climb this mountain. The oldest person who has conquered the summit of Monte is an old man of 97 years of age. Read the rest of this entry »

Posted by Masumi Hayami at 1:07 pm Tags: ,

September 21 2010

Travel Guide: Backpacking Through Japan III

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There are many types of Shinkansen (? ??), which also vary depending on the JR West, JR East, etc. The most common are those who utilizareis between Tokyo and Kansai, that is, the JR West. These are;

1. Kodama (???). For in all seasons. It is quite heavy because many stations are left waiting for other trains do not stop, pass you. It is impressive, indeed, the swing that hits the train stops at the station when another train over one hundred meters long passes next to 250km/hr (for the seasons pass slower). At the beginning scares some but then you just used to it.

2. Hikari (???). To only the most important. It’s faster than you can the Japan Railpass and therefore the most utilizareis. A few years ago was the most common, but now have increased the frequency of Nozomis (explained below) and are less Hikaris, but will not have to wait no more than an hour to get into one. Read the rest of this entry »

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