In Summer many Japanese women can be seen on the streets wearing a parasol, even in cloudy days. They are really careful protecting themselves against the sun. Not all of them, but most Japanese women consider that the whiter their skin the better. Having a white skin is considered a very important part of beauty around here.
We started our day with the surprise of being able to see mount Fuji greeting us from among the clouds for some minutes over lake Kawaguchi. It was cloudy all day, even some raindrops fell, but after having dinner the sky cleared up, we could see the stars and even mount Fuji let us see him again.
We parked our car in the east shore of lake Yamanaka and we could take pictures like the one below. It was a pity that not all clouds went away and they spoilt our pictures a little bit. Also some lights in the border of the lake didn’t let us frame our pictures with more freedom.
The lights seen in the mountainside are people that are climbing to the summit. The climb to the top of mount Fuji is usually started at the end of the evening to reach the top just before sunrise.
In the larger version of the photo the stars can be appreciated.
Posts about our day exploring haikyos around the lakes next to mount Fuji:
Once we have explored the bank vault of Sanyo Securities we head to the the main building. Once inside we visit the kitchen located in the first floor, an auditorium and a dining hall in the second floor and several rooms in the third floor. The dining hall has views to Mount Fuji but since the clouds covered it this morning there’s no way to see it any more.
Even though there are almost no objects that were left in the rooms, the general atmosphere of the place reminds us of Nichitsu ghost town. In the kitchen there are several things left but in the rooms there’s barely some futons.
One of the things I like the most about abandoned places is that the lightning is ideal to take photos. The soft light that enters through the dirty windows is very good to play with our cameras. Now I’m using a Fujifilm X100 and a Nikon D800 with a 50mm F/1.2 manual lens.
And that is all about the 2012 Summer haikyos exploration season. You can check this set with all the photos in Flickr.
Others posts about haikyos (Abandoned places in Japan):
