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Posts tagged mt. fuji

The Ukiyo-e Collection of the Tokyo Fuji Art Museum

Book of woodblock prints from 1834. “Fuji at Sea” (Kaijô no Fuji) by Katsushika Hokusai, part of his famous series, “One Hundred Views of Mount Fuji” (Fugaku Hyakkei)

高橋力雄 – Mount Fuji Time 25

Takahashi Rikio in the Portland Art Museum (February 2019)

Mt. Fuji from Kofu Castle

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甲府城天守台から富士山

Today’s photo comes from the annual Shingen Festival in Kofu. Although Takeda Shingen lived and died before this castle was even built, it’s fun to hang out with all of the participants dressed in period garb at the remains and reconstructed portions of the castle, even if the eras are a bit off.

Kofu from the castle ruins

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Kofu during the Takeda Shingen Festival

Today’s photo is from the 2010 Shingen Ko Matsuri (信玄公祭り). That’s Mt. Fuji in the distance, partially obstructed by clouds.

Fuji San from Yamanashi Prefecture

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Mt. Fuji from Kofu

Please excuse today’s lack of photo quality as this came from about five years ago in my pre-DSLR days. Last time I was in Kofu I had a DSLR, but it was far too humid to see Mt. Fuji. I need to go back. Anyone have any ideas how I can make that happen this summer?

Tokyo from a glass elevator

ichikawa city tokyo i-link town observation floor

not exactly from 市川のアイリンクタウンの展望室

Following a tip I received online I took a train from central Tokyo to the city of Ichikawa to the east of Tokyo. There is a 45-story building in Ichikawa (called I-Line Town) that towers above everything around it and provides a potentially spectacular free view of Tokyo, including the Sky Tree. Unfortunately, the free observation deck is behind thick, hazy glass, and there are numerous things on the other side of the glass that obstruct the otherwise impressive view.

On the day I went it was extremely humid so I couldn’t see much of anything in Tokyo from the 展望室. For best results go in the early morning or at dusk.

The best view was the one shown in today’s photo which was from the glass elevator, not the room with the view, which looked toward a less humid portion of Tokyo (Ichikawa 市川市 actually).

The tip, by the way, came from this photo which I saw on Flickr.