Takayama - Mt Fuji

The next morning, we woke up early, taking a leisurely stroll along the streets of the morning market. The villagers would set up small stalls along the streets and sell their own produce such as vegetables or seasoned items. We passed by some old private houses, and could not help snapping pictures because they were very "Japan-like", resembling those typical houses which we see in the Japanese serials. Moreover, with the snow falling on our heads and shoulders, the place were especially charming.

Old private houses...it was still early, thus the place was quiet and peaceful...

Next, we moved on to the Ramen house in Takayama, a small factory manufacturing ramen. Each of us managed to sample a small bowl of ramen, appetitising our taste buds in an attempt to make us bring the ramen home to SG.

SMILE!.....@ Ramen House

The next stop was a season bonus attraction!!! We travelled for about 30 mins, reaching the snow land on top of a snowy hill. This place allows tourists to ride on a snow mobile and cruise along the mountain to enjoy the fun of being immersed in the snow season. For us, being wary of driving the snow mobile, we opted to just have fun playing with the snow. Our friends from the same tour group also rented some slides, so we took turns to feel the thrill of sliding down the snowy slopes...It was no easy feat, as you need to carry the slide, walk up the slope, position yourself, before you slide down. The "sliding down" takes less than 10 secs, but walking up the slope was quite taxing, esp with your thick clothing. Personally, I liked the fun of playing among our group mates, splattering snow balls on one other, feeling the excitement of immersing our bodies in the snow (literally lying down!) and taking pictures of each other.

SNOW everywhere!! Here i come!

Soon, it was time for us to bade farewell to snow land...With our minds still swirling from the excitement and our pants wet from stepping on the snow, we headed to our next destination....Mt Fuji!! Wow!! Would we be lucky to catch a glimpse of this highly regarded mountain? Mt Fuji, at 3776 meters tall, is Japan's highest mountain. It is not surprising that the nearly perfectly shaped dormant volcano has been worshipped as a sacred mountain and experienced big popularity among all.
By the time we reached Mt Fuji, night had fallen....hopefully, at dawn tomorrow, we would be able to sight the mountain......