Choose Us: (Book Two) by Nicole Spencer-Skillen & Laura Fortier

Author:Nicole Spencer-Skillen & Laura Fortier [Spencer-Skillen, Nicole & Fortier, Laura]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2023-05-29T16:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER TEN

If I was playing Family Fortunes and the host said, “Name the top five tourist places in Tokyo”. I would certainly think of Mount Fuji. I’d never climbed it. On my numerous visits it was something I thought about, but never got around to doing.

Looking into it in depth, it was no mean feat. The need to prepare for all potential weather conditions and possible altitude sickness made me think twice about making the ten-hour trek. Luckily there was no way Beth was about to climb a mountain, so I was saved by the baby, not the bell.

After much debate we kept it within our itinerary but opted for views from afar. According to Ren, none were as picturesque as the views from Lake Kawaguchiko. We took the bus to the cable cars. From there we took a cable car to Tenjoyama Park. The view was stunning. We took the cable car to the top of Mount Tenjoyama. The view from the observatory deck was even more impressive. A few small clouds passed by the peak of Fuji until it was obscured no more, and I was satisfied with seeing it from afar. I didn’t need to climb it after all.

Next, we went to the Kawaguchiko Natural Living Centre. There we observed the heavily manicured gardens full of lavender and roses. We signed up for a fruit picking session as soon as we arrived. Luckily they had a couple of seats available. We spent roughly forty minutes picking cherries and blueberries, and we ate them for our lunch. Beth thought it would be fun to race and see who could pick the most; she won. The woman had wizard fingers.

I’d never been a huge lover of museums, so when Beth suggested the Kubota Itchiku Art Museum I sighed, but she assured me I’d love it. When we got there the archway entrance looked like something out of an Indiana Jones movie, and my interest skyrocketed. As a kid, I’d always wanted to explore ancient ruins and have my own Goonies adventure with my friends, but maybe without the dead body in the freezer.

The art didn’t intrigue me too much, but there was a gorgeous waterfall and several places to kick back and relax. There was a tearoom on the second floor with a view of a small pond and pretty overgrown trees. We took the time to hydrate whilst taking cover from the sun.

On our way out of the museum we were told to walk through the maple corridor. It was a short path, maybe fifty metres in length, flanked on either side by maple trees—hence the name. The guide at the museum informed us it was best to visit in the fall, but there was an adequate breeze today that would allow us to get a smell of the sweet aroma.

“I’m tempted to bite the bark off that tree,” I joked.

“Don’t do that.” Beth laughed.

“It smells incredible though, doesn’t it?” We turned our noses into the wind like dogs trying to find a scent.

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