Tokyo: Part 3 - Mister Alex vs 17 Ninjas

We continued our Tokyo excursion early last Thursday, where we had booked a tour to Mt. Fuji. The hotel-pickup was at 7:20am, but we didn't depart the city until 9:30 - only then to take a three-hour bus ride toward the mountain.

We were finally able to 'spot' it at around 11:30am - and when I say spot, I use the term loosely. It's in this picture to the left. Can't you see it?

Neither could we.

The outline of Mt. Fuji is absolutely gigantic, but unfortunately, we never got to see the top-part of it. While the weather was good, the summit was unfortunately, at all times, surrounded by a gigantic cloud. We went to two spots: the highest-point that you can drive (about 3km up), and a very nearby mountain, accessible by cable car, that serves as a lookout point for a beautiful view.

Apparently.

This is a picture of the entrance to the lookout point, only a few meters away from the cable-car dropoff point. A few feet away, we were attacked by 17 Ninjas, which I quickly fended off with my Karate skills.

Afterwards, we made it back to the city by Bullet-Train - a 3 hour bus-ride turned into a 30-minute train ride, which was really cool.

Once we were back inside the city, we went to see one final landmark: Tokyo Tower. Tokyo Tower is somewhat similar (yet much more obscure) than another world-renowned tower. It gave an excellent final view of the city, and was a nice way to end a very good trip.

Overall, it's hard to rank all of these trips around Asia. Between Hong Kong, China and Japan, China had the best sight, by far - The incredible Great Wall. Japan, on the other hand, had the nicest, most courteous people.

Hong Kong had the best balance of both.

Of course, I can't really compare any of these places to Korea - to live somewhere, and to visit somewhere is completely different. Korea is easily my favorite Asian Destination, though, if you're ever looking for my advice.

With that, my sights are now on my final departure from Korea - a little over two weeks away. Again, it's hard to believe how fast this year has flown-by.

Have a good week.