Visible from the heights..

From the weekend outing over golden week. I went to Yamanashi-ken, right at the base of Mt. Fuji. The event I went to help with was Earth Embassy.
By all means a japanese and expatriot hippy hangout. But the people were nice, I was able to help out with the events such as teaching ultimate frisbee to kids, teaching kids how to plant mint, and hiking! The best part was the hiking. This farm is really close to Fuji and has an unobstructed view. I will upload pictures soon. I managed to meet some interesting people; one fellow I met (as I was told later) is a really famous subculture author in Japan and has a few books published that deal with suicide culture here in the land of the rising sun.
It is normally a 2 hour bus ride from Shinkjuku, but due to traffic it took almost 4 hours to get there and come back. Luckily I had good company and the view was pretty! It was nice being in the mountains, with fresh air and friends.

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