August 1, 2019 @ derek.broox.com

August 1, 2019

I checked in to 11 places, took 89 photos, and walked 6.0 miles. I was in Minobu-chō, Fujikawaguchiko-machi, Minamitsuru-gun, Fujinomiya, Yaizu, Fujikawa-chō, Kokubo, Daieicho, Iidamachi, and Hakushū-machi.

	12:04 am	Some living quarters near the Black Dragon Temple
	12:05 am	Walking toward the black dragon temple
	12:06 am	Looking out from the black dragon temple area
	12:07 am	Outside the black dragon temple... wish we could've taken photos inside
	12:08 am	Black dragon temple
	12:08 am	Temples
	12:09 am	Temples
	12:10 am	This area was beautiful and so chill
	12:11 am	An incredible place to be
	12:12 am	Temple details
	12:13 am	Burnin some stuff
	12:15 am	Lightin that stick
	12:16 am	A crazy carving in the ceiling of the incense spot
	12:17 am	Burnin some sticks
	12:17 am	Temple
	12:24 am	Temple
	12:25 am	Such a pretty place
	12:25 am	Leaving the temples
	12:26 am	The stairway to the temples
	12:26 am	Temples
	12:27 am	Washin those hands
	12:29 am	Temple stuff
	12:29 am	checked in at 身延山久遠寺, Minobu-chō, Yamanashi
	12:31 am	Lotus
	12:31 am	This would probably be a pretty chill place to live
	12:48 am	checked in at ENEOS (ENEOS 下山SS), Minobu-chō, Yamanashi
	1:09 am	Bit of a storm on our way up to Hoshinoya
	1:12 am	A curvy road
	1:52 am	Coming up on Hoshinoya
	1:56 am	checked in at Hoshinoya Fuji (星のや富士), Fujikawaguchiko-machi, Yamanashi
	2:03 am	The first thing you do when you get to this resort is pick out a fancy backpack, heh
	2:30 am	Pods @ Hoshinoya
	2:33 am	Our campground suite, lol
	2:49 am	A few bubbles after checking in
	2:54 am	checked in at HOSHINOYA Fuji Cloud Terrace, Yamanashi
	3:23 am	Japanese maples
	3:57 am	The decks at this fancy glamping resort were crazy
	4:01 am	Heading toward our private dinner in the woods
	4:03 am	Lookin at the fancy dinner menu
	4:35 am	Bout to eat some venison, boar, duck, etc
	4:37 am	Smokin up some wild boar
	4:52 am	Doin some cookin
	4:53 am	Cookin dinner
	5:11 am	Date
	5:11 am	Cookin up some dinner
	5:59 am	Mount Fuji birthday cake!
	6:00 am	Look at this lil Fuj
	7:22 am	Hanging on our patio
	3:53 pm	Startin the day off with some Yoga outside of Mount Fuji
	4:05 pm	You can kind of see the outline of Mount Fuji through the fog from our patio
	4:06 pm	checked in at Hoshinoya Fuji (星のや富士), Fujikawaguchiko-machi, Yamanashi
	4:16 pm	This is what we slept in
	4:30 pm	A pretty morning on the way to the base of Fuji
	4:43 pm	Wilderness boy
	4:44 pm	Rowboats
	4:45 pm	Fisherman
	4:45 pm	Some lake fish
	4:46 pm	checked in at Lake Saiko (西湖), Fujikawaguchiko-machi, Yamanashi
	4:46 pm	Hangin by this lake
	4:46 pm	Look at this tiny van
	4:54 pm	Fog movin through the mountains
	5:06 pm	checked in at 竜宮洞穴, Minamitsuru-gun, Yamanashi
	5:09 pm	Tour guide showing us a 3D map of where we are at the base of Kofu.
	5:20 pm	Hikin girls
	5:23 pm	Walkin through the forest
	5:26 pm	Fungus
	5:27 pm	Japanese forest
	5:31 pm	I think this sign says danger or something
	5:32 pm	Mossy forest
	5:35 pm	Cave + shrine
	5:39 pm	Light shining through the misty forest
	5:41 pm	Hangin in this little cave
	5:41 pm	Lookin around this cave
	5:45 pm	Moss
	5:45 pm	Capturin that moss
	5:49 pm	Group pic on the hike
	6:00 pm	Listen to the skunk
	6:12 pm	Forest shroom
	6:17 pm	"hikin"
	6:27 pm	Still lake
	6:46 pm	Cooking paninis for lunch @ Hoshinoya
	6:51 pm	Cookin up some bacon
	6:54 pm	Grillin up those veggies
	7:12 pm	Picnic
	7:22 pm	checked in at HOSHINOYA Fuji Cloud Terrace, Yamanashi
	7:38 pm	Walking down to our rooms
	7:38 pm	Our room
	7:56 pm	Facetimin with family from Hoshinoya
	8:49 pm	Some crazy Japanese Grasshopper
	9:03 pm	checked in at Hoshinoya Fuji (星のや富士), Fujikawaguchiko-machi, Yamanashi
	9:34 pm	Mountain drivin
	9:58 pm	checked in at 7-Eleven (セブンイレブン富士宮朝霧高原店), Fujinomiya, Shizuoka
	10:19 pm	Some crazy spicy + sour ume rings
	11:10 pm	checked in at 焼津さかなセンター, Yaizu, Shizuoka
	11:15 pm	Some fish...
	11:21 pm	Bout to eat some fish @ this crazy fish market spot
	11:25 pm	Good thing the menu has pictures
	11:42 pm	Tuna bowls were so cheap and soooo tasty
	11:58 pm	Bout to order some wasabi ice cream
	11:59 pm	Enjoying some wasabi ice cream