laurainlimbo: (fuji-san)
laurainlimbo ([personal profile] laurainlimbo) wrote2009-12-21 02:07 am
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Hi... I'm not sure who's out there now in LJ land since we're at the start of Christmas week. But for those of you who are watching, I thought I'd post a few pictures that I've taken in the last few days, just to give you an idea of where I am, and what it looks like here. I still need to get a picture of the little bird that Masahiko's dad caught in a field recently near here. She's so cute! anyway, here's a few pics for you...



First of all, I think I mentioned that we live very near Mt. Fuji, and that it's covered with snow this time of year. I took some pictures of Fuji-san when I was walking home from my haircut the other day. These are taken from the street near our house - just about 5 minutes from my home:





This is the view from my the second floor of the house, looking over the tea field at twilight today:



And here is the ramen shop across the street (you can also see the sign in front of our house for "Peaks English School" - that's the school I'm trying to start):



The ramen shop owners recently re-built their restaurant and house - this is what it looked like four years ago:



Here's some shots of my little classroom with my Christmas tree (you can see the cards I've received by the tree). Leo decided to get into the shots too. It's such a cute classroom, I wish we'd get some students:







I haven't gotten to take a recent picture of our house, but I did take one four years ago, and it hasn't changed much (but this picture is not very good - it's a bit distorted):



and finally, here's a picture of Leo lounging in the sun today - it comes in really strong in the second story. At least one of us is not worried about having so much free time:

[identity profile] nekosensei.livejournal.com 2009-12-21 03:44 pm (UTC)(link)
Wow...you live so close to Fuji. That is awesome. When I visited Japan in 2003, my husband and I went to Hakone. We also sailed on this boat down Lake Ashi. In theory, you could see Fuji on a clear day, but unfortunately, it was cloudy that day. Oh well.

[identity profile] laurainlimbo.livejournal.com 2009-12-23 08:18 am (UTC)(link)
I've been to Hakone, and I've been on that same boat on Lake Ashi. it's so beautiful there. The whole area around Fuji-san is gorgeous. I do like living here for that reason.

hopefully you can visit (or live in) Japan again and see the mountain!