#mount-fuji

Behind the Glass at Fuji Safari Park

A drive-through park at the foot of Mount Fuji — bears close enough to touch the car, a lion pressed against the mesh, and a misty view of Fuji itself from the hilltop overlook.

A Winter Day at Fuji-Q Highland

Roller coasters against a snow-capped Mount Fuji, an outdoor ice rink, a fire pit for warming hands between rides, and a winter illumination show after dark.

Lake Ashi and the Smoking Valley

Pirate ships, a torii standing in the water, Mount Fuji on a clear morning, a volcanic valley that still smells like sulfur, and — the next morning — the shrine's forest approach and a hillside sculpture garden. Two days around Hakone.