TRAVEL

Fuji full frontal

B Magazine, Published on 16/06/2013

» We're sitting in the back of a local bus heading towards Lake Motosu with snow-capped Mount Fuji occasionally making an appearance outside our windows. The driver, a diminutive Japanese man in his forties, fixes his attention on the road despite our audible "Oohs," and "Ahhs," and non-stop camera clicks. It's been some 30 minutes since we've left Kawaguchiko Station, a well-known gateway for the exploration of Mount Fuji and its five surrounding lakes. Unlike most tourists, our destination today is the lesser-known Lake Shoji, the smallest of the five but arguably the most attractive.