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Kofu nestles in a basin valley near Mt. Fuji
Tod & I visited Kofu on our very first visit to Japan on a referral appointment from his eye doctor. We were such newbs back then we had a hard time directing the taxi to the hospital. Nothing much from those trips stuck with us, so we decided to give Kofu another visit.
It was a nice day trip. We had lunch at and a tour of Japan’s oldest winery, Sadoya, then clambered up the local castle hill and around town for some photos.
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The view of Mt. Fuji is framed by technology
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These strange ice needles rose straight out of the ground
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sunlight in a kendo practice hall
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Doesn’t this look like a good place to hoop?

Chilly sunset view from a shrine
You got some nice photos on that trip!
Posted by: UltraBob on January 26, 2009 05:08 PMWhat a beautiful Mt.Fuji it is. You were lucky to see it.
Posted by: Mieko on January 27, 2009 02:35 PMHow lovely! And that one space looks like an amazing place to hoop… I hope that you get to hoop there sometime.
Posted by: Aimee on January 31, 2009 09:39 AM