Aoi Keisuke and Arisukawa chatted for a while, and the bus finally arrived along the road to Lake Kawaguchi.
This lake is the center of the Fuji Five Lakes and the main attraction for sightseeing in the Five Lakes. It also has the best transportation conditions.
The bus stopped slowly and some tourists will get off at this stop.
Qing Keisuke's eyes fell on the sparkling water in the distance, where people were rowing and riding yachts, and people were cycling and fishing on the road surrounding the lake.
The continuous mountains of Mount Fuji seem to start from here, giving people the illusion that the mountains are very close.
There are a large number of buildings on one side of the lake, most of which are hot spring hotels and sanatoriums, including art galleries and photo galleries.
It is a must-play place for many tourists.
The tourists on the bus were greeting each other to get off in twos and threes, which made people feel restless.
But soon, the car doors and open windows felt fresh, and the distant wind blew from the lake, separating the two of them from the noisy people.
Aoi Keisuke and Arisugawa smiled at each other and whispered about their feelings about the lake view.
"Aoi-kun, if you want to visit Lake Kawaguchi, the best time is spring."
Arisugawa's soft voice rang in Aoi Keisuke's ears, and she continued: "At that time, there were cherry blossoms in full bloom along the way, and the lake was so clear that you could see the reflection of Mount Fuji in the water."
"Well, I'll come back if I have the chance. Today's main goal is to climb the mountain!"
The bus will soon get back on the road, and this time they will climb the mountain directly along the road until they reach the fifth station.
Mount Fuji has a very high altitude, and different ecologies appear as the altitude increases.
At the bottom is the lush subtropical evergreen forest, and above that is the boreal coniferous forest, which gradually evolves into a dwarf forest belt at an altitude of 2,600 meters.
The zigzag mountain road winds upward in the mountain forest, and sometimes you can see the scenery below the mountain.
The conversations among the passengers gradually became more lively.
Most of them had no plans to climb the mountain, but took advantage of the good weather to come to the fifth station to check in.
From the observation deck here you can overlook the clouds and Mount Fuji, and there are many restaurants and shops for buying souvenirs.
Here are many photos of landmarks on the Internet.
However, if you look at it from here, the scenery is actually not as good as Lake Kawaguchi.
Looking at the mountain from the fifth station, it is as dark as a coal mountain.
It took about fifty minutes to get from the Kawaguchiko platform to the fifth station.
At the driver's greeting, the passengers on the bus began to get off the bus in an orderly manner.
"ah--"
Arisukawa opened his hands and exhaled as if he was liberated.
Taking a long-distance bus is indeed a very draining thing!
Qing Keisuke walked up behind her and rubbed her shoulders.
"Thank you, Qinggui-kun."
"Are you feeling comfortable?"
"Uh-huh."
Arisukawa gradually got used to it and liked the physical contact with Aoi Keisuke. She smiled and said: "The air in the mountains is so good. I feel that my whole head is much clearer."
"really."
Qing Keisuke looked around and saw that the passengers in the same car were already rushing towards various check-in points.
Being in this sacred mountain that the neon people believe in, he felt the rich spirituality and the restless energy contained within the mountain.
"In a place like this, gods might be born."
What he didn't know was that since the Heian period, Neon had begun to worship the gods of Mount Fuji.
It is dedicated to "Asama the Great God", also known as "Asama the Great Bodhisattva".
The reason why it is called this is because the first person to climb Mount Fuji was a Buddhist monk. Over time, the Buddhism and theistic religions believed in Mount Fuji merged and evolved into Sengen Shrine.
Because Mount Fuji erupted frequently in the past, Neon's belief in and worship of Mount Fuji was very popular. Therefore, Sengen Shrine can be seen in many places in Neon, mainly to pray that Mount Fuji will not erupt again.
Among them, Fujisan Hongu Sengen Taisha Shrine, Kitaguchi Hongu Fuji Sengen Shrine, etc. were named "Hongu".
Among the official forces on the mysterious side, they have considerable say.
Outside of Tokyo, it is a large shrine that can be compared with Meiji Jingu Shrine and Sensoji Temple.
Qing Keisuke didn't know this information and didn't care about it - he was just here for fun anyway.
Soon, Arisukawa grabbed his sleeve and went to various check-in points to take photos one by one.
When it came to the photo session, Arisukawa was full of energy and showed no sign of fatigue from the car ride.
They went to the observation deck first, and the literary girl recited a poem: "Who will wash out the jade hibiscus from the East China Sea? The three states on the flat land will be exhausted, and eight leaves will be inserted into the sky."
Qing Keisuke didn't know who the author was, so he had no choice but to clap his hands vigorously.
As a result, the girl blushed and became angry.
Why?
Outside the observation deck, mountains surround the green mountains in the distance. The city is wrapped by the mountains, making it look small and delicate.
Qing Keisuke also took out his mobile phone and took some pictures of the scenery.
The weather for their trip today was indeed very good, the sun was shining brightly, the sky was blue, and there were only a few thin, almost invisible clouds.
Then, they went to take photos next to several signboards, like I miss you so much at xx, and the signboard here at the fifth station had the location and date.
The two asked tourists to help them take photos, posing with scissor hands and their heads very close to each other.
After taking the photo, Arisukawa confirmed that the photo was taken well, thanked the passers-by, and immediately took Qing Keisuke to the souvenir shop.
The items in the store are actually very different from other places: local souvenirs, colorful pottery dolls, fans, refrigerator magnets, postcards and a crystal ball from Mount Fuji.
It can only be said that cultural and creative shops around the world share the same brain, which is a mess.
Because they still had to climb a mountain, the two of them only picked out their favorite refrigerator magnets and also bought a set of postcards showing the changing seasons of Mount Fuji.
"Qinggui-kun, how about we change the refrigerator magnet?"
"Hmm? Okay."
His is Mount Fuji in winter, covered with snow and the sun rising in the east.
Arisugawa's is a peach pink folding fan model with the back of a girl wearing a kimono and the ancient Chinese characters for "Mount Fuji" painted on it.
"Thank you~"
Arisukawa put Aoi Keisuke's refrigerator into his hand with a bright smile on his face.
"By the way, there's also this, Qinggui-kun."
Arisukawa took out the postcard and asked him to choose the background pattern he wanted most.
"There's a mailbox over there, so you can write postcards."
"ah……"
Aoi Keisuke was very familiar with this. He directly took the postcard and the pen Arisugawa took out of his bag, thought for a while and then wrote:
"I say hello to you from Mount Fuji, which is 2,305 meters above sea level. I wish you a happy morning, a happy lunch, and an equally happy evening.
Miss Volleyball."
Arisukawa peeked in, but became particularly shy after seeing Aoi Keisuke finish writing.
She retracted her body, pretending not to see what Qing Keisuke wrote, took the pen and wrote: