The other weekend I went to a resort near mount Fuji, known as Fuji-San in Japan. The family of a Japanese friend of mine, named Mariko, owns a timeshare-like room at a resort near Fuji-san. Her parents were kind enough to let 17 UC students and 4 Japanese students use the timeshare for the weekend.
On Saturday morning, We took a charter bus for about 2.5 hours from Tokyo to the fifth level of Fuji-san. Fuji-san is seperated into different height levels, and level 5 is the highest point on the mountain that you can go by car. When we got to that point, there was only expensive food and multiple souvenir shops. A few of us decided to hike up to the 6th level of the mountain, which took about 45 minutes up, and 30 minutes back down. Here are some pictures from the hike.
After hanging out at station 5 for a couple hours, we jumped on another bus for our resort hotel. The resort was pretty nice, and very similar to American resorts. One of the biggest difference was that it costs money to use any of the resort's facilities. For example, to swim in the pool costs an extra 2 bucks a person. To play ping pong is 4 dollars for 30 minutes. To go to the gym was another few dollars. I thought it was ridiculous and didn't like being nickle-and-dimed.
That night, we went to an all-you-can-eat Korean BBQ place. How it works is that they bring out whatever meats you order, and then you cook the meats on a little charcoal stove in the middle of the table. I ate way too much beef.
After dinner, we stayed in the hotel rooms, since there isn't much to do in the area. So, what do 21 college kids do when they have a free night in two hotel rooms? We drink, and we drink a lot.
The next morning, some people went to a nearby amusement park, while others woke up around 9:30 and played tennis. I slept until noon. After I woke up, I spent a leisurely day in the pool and in the resort's Onsen. We left for home that night, and I felt better than ever.
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