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Danielle- Fuji Gasshuku

Fuji Gasshuku


Since I had the opportunity to attend another neat gasshuku, I reeeeally want to show you some pics I took while at a camp at Mt. Fuji. :D

Actually, it was optional to go as an intern, but I'm sooo glad I went! I had a blast!!


I also met with the other intern from Mexico, other year-long exchange students, and some friends from LEX/Hippo. Pictures of the madness included - the gymnasium was PACKED with people!


One of the cool things we all got to do was get up eaaarly in the morning and take a trek up to a Mt. Fuji viewpoint to watch the sunrise. It was super amazing to watch - slowly but surely, starting from the tippy-top, Mt. Fuji started to turn pink! Hard to describe how beautiful it was, so here, have some pictures.


Most of the camp was actually indoors, but during my break time, I did lots of walking. I found some trails and followed them for a while, taking pictures and enjoying the scenery. The landscape around Fuji was a huge 180 twist compared to the loud and busy Tokyo.


During my walk, I also had a mini pillowfight (me outside the window, and them inside their shared room) with these cuties.


And then, when I passed by the boys rooms, I caught a few boys peeping out, so I played hide and seek with them a bit with my camera. Lots of fun. :)


Also, in the morning, I found the most frost I'd ever seen since coming to Japan. Thought it was super pretty, so I took some pictures. As a side note, Japan definitely doesn't get as cold or snowy as it does back in Illinois, so I was super happy to find some white this winter.


Another thing that really took my breath away was a meditation room I stumbled upon. It was a tiny little hut-like building from the outside, but on the inside, it was like a mini church with a beautiful overlook of Mt. Fuji. Absolutely gorgeous. Because I still had some time on my hands before camp activities started back up again, I sat down and did some thinking.


I won't get too mushy here or anything, but it was just a really cool experience and I thought I'd share it all with you. :D

That, and I just reeeally wanted to show you some of my Fuji photos. :>
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