Maybe you already know the name of "Mount Fuji (富士山)", the most well-known mountain in Japan, not olny for the highest peak in Japan but also for the beatiful shape like a fan, spreading wider toward the end as dipicted in scenes of Ukiyoe (浮世絵) art.
How romantic if you can bring something from Mount Fuji as a souvenir, omiyage (お土産) ? This bottoled wated must be one of them. Rain drops on the famous mountain runs and is filtered though 7 geological layers inside of the volcanic mountain. The water becomes rich in mineral called “vanadium” and is put into PET-bottle with the iconic label of Mount Fuji in red by sunshine.
The taste is mellow and sweet, as likely to be Japanese natual water.
According to ths official website, so far the product is available at a gift shop in Hotel New Otani, Kiosk in JR Tokyo station and six units of Supermarket Sakagami in Tokyo otherwise through a Japanese online store specialized for mineral water. I hope that the nice souvenir of Japan will become available at more places around Mount Fuji and in Tokyo.
Websites related to this story:
Fuji Shimizu JAPAN WATER (富士清水) - http://www.fujiseisui.com
Hotel New Otani - http://www.newotani.co.jp/en/tokyo/
Supermarket Sakagami shop list - http://www.sakagami-cl.co.jp/store/index.html
Aqua bar style (online shopping site for water) - http://aquabar-stylestore.com/?tid=9&mode=f6
If you want to climb Mt. Fuji, then you'll have to go in, or close to, summer. It won't be open for clnbmiig in winter.For the most up-to-date info., I highly recommend getting a copy of the book "Lonely Planet Japan". You can look up Mt. Fuji and it will give you all the pertinent information.It is definitely accesible from Tokyo by various means. You can take the shinkansen (bullet train), a variety of local trains, and there are likely bus trips too. It could take from an hour to a few hours to get there. Check the book. It'll be an enormous help not only going there, but for whatever else you do in Japan. It lists hotels, restaurants, transportation, etc. for all budgets. It has pictures, maps, important names in Japanese, phrases, etc. Even some Japanese use this book.If you want to see the mountain in winter and don't intend to climb it, then renting a car may be an option. There are some beautiful lakes around it, so you might want to drive out there.
Posted by: Carmen | 15 April 2012 at 19:16