Mt. Fuji/富士山

Via Postcrossing, today I sent the same postcard to two persons – one to Finland and the other to Ukraine.  If the person’s profile doesn’t say much about his/her specific preference on postcards but just says something like “anything famous in your country”, I often send a postcard of Mt. Fuji. :)

Mt. Fuji is our highest and most famous mountain in Japan with 3,776m (about 12,388 feet) located about 100km (62mi) south-west of Tokyo.  You can see Mt. Fuji from Tokyo on a clear day.  Its shape of almost perfectly symmetrical cone is what makes the Mt. Fuji so significant and beautiful.  It is one of the most popular subjects of Japanese art,; for example, 36 Views of Mt. Fuji by Katsushika Hokusai, famous Japanese UKIYOE artist.

This picture was taken last December when I visited there, and it was just gorgeous!  I took a long walk by the lake enjoying the beautiful Mt. Fuji.  It’s not too far from Tokyo where I live, so I visit there every once in a while to escape from the “concrete jungle” in Tokyo. :)

本日発送のポスクロカードは富士山をフィンランドとウクライナの方へ。日本で最も高く、最も有名な山、富士山。晴れた日には東京からもその姿を見ることができます。その姿は浮世絵のモチーフとなることもしばしば。写真は昨年末に山梨を訪れた際に撮ったものです。素敵でした～☆

↓いつもありがとうございます。押していただけると励みになります☆

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