Bike, Hike & Fuji

One afternoon, we headed to the mountains on motorbike, and found a place to set up the tent after midnight. It was an ill-maintained, decrepit-looking campsite, but whether it was still in business or not, we never got to find out, as we took down camp at the crack of dawn the next morning.

Thirty minutes down the mountain road, we arrived at the trailhead, downed some canned coffee and riceballs, before setting off up the trail to Mt. Mizukagaki (2230m). We couldn't have asked for better weather, clear blue skies and mild temperatures made for a great day of hiking, and offered up some fantastic views of Mt. Fuji.

After getting down, we stopped to grab some ice-cream and freshly-made mochi (rice cakes) before taking a lovely autumny scenic route back to Tokyo.