I love heights. Or rather, I should say, I get a kick out of seeing the familiar world from another perspective. I also like the fear in the pit of my stomach that sometimes accompanies the view. So when Tod suggested we ride the ferris wheel at LaQua the other day, I was excited. It’s been there a year and we hadn’t ridden it yet (though we’ve been on the roller coaster several times—I also like speed thrills)
From our slowly moving vantage point, we watched the roller coaster scream through the building and gazed out over our neighborhood across to the skyscraper district in west Shinjuku.
Mt Fuji made an appearance, silhouetted by the setting sun just to the left of the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building. I’m always a little shocked at how large the sacred mountain looms on the horizon. But at the same time, she’s very small. Catching Fuji on film from Tokyo is a little bit like taking photos of the moon—it captures your whole attention, but in reality it doesn’t take up too much of your field of view. Can you see her in the inset? It’s just a few dark pixels smack dab in the middle. But such pretty pixels.
Recently, at FujiQ highlands, I took a ride on teh Fujiyama jet coaster and Dodompa.. WOW.. Fujiyama afforded a perfect view of Fuji-san.. I highly recommend the trek to Yamanashi to experience.
Posted by: Tracey on April 28, 2004 12:33 PM