Follow the money to the top and you'll find that the real enemies of humanity, forward progress and enlightenment, are whiter than the top of Mt. Fuji in February-White supremacists???-Tools, just like Al Quaeda-Race cults create the conditions for the most effective form of fascism...

I've been to all those places and then some. The wife and kid are going to Japan to see the wife's family this week and staying for some 3 weeks. I was to go, but had to cancel due to work obligations. I am rather upset about it actually.

If you get a chance. Go. Miyajima is very beautiful. If you time it right, you can see some amayzing 'No' plays. Go up the big hill there to see the monkeys. I spent a night in the area. It is worth it. Easy access to Hiroshima across the water. See the war museum (a humbling experience). Try Hiroshima style Okonomiyaki for lunch. Great stuff.

Fuji was also a wonderful trip. I spent 4 days at a Ryokan. Amazing traditional food. Bathhouse, and everywhere in was views of the mountain. From the room, the bathhouse, everywhere. Expensive, but worth every single darn penny. Also went up Fuji for some CRAZY panoramas. You do not have to go to the top to get amazing views. Easy to get a bus ride up to about the half way mark. Great for the young or old, or those who cannot hike the mountain. Shelter and services are there. Don't be fooled. It is a HUGE mountain you will be above the cloud line most likely. See the sunrise. It is something to not be missed. Scream banzai as the sun rises (leave the old WW2 movie prejudices behind.. shouting banzai has nothing to do with dive bombing).

Other places to see. Kyoto (temples, Maiko dance), Himeji (amazing castle), Nara (giant Buddha, temples, and wandering deer). If you can.. go west towards Beppu and Nagasaki. The Kyushu area has the best natural hot spas. Nagasaki has great seafood and fusion with Chinese and Dutch influences. The war museum is also a must stop. Learn a bit about the US and Australian POW's interned in a camp there that were killed by the 'bomb', which we in the west simply do not learn about in school.

Learn a bit of the language, absorb the culture. Have fun. It is easier to get around Japan than you realize. Most major train lines and roads in the larger cities have English lettering to help tourists.

Food isn't that expensive, and bargain hotels can be found easily enough. Even better if you know a local to tour you around!

Tags for this video have been changed from 'Japan, autumn, Mount Fuji, Miyajima, Iwate prefecture' to 'Japan, autumn, Mount Fuji, Miyajima, Iwate prefecture, time lapse, timelapse' - edited by cybrbeast

Thank you! I always thought it was kinda sad that this video didn't get more votes.

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*promote

Anyone else wondering why a devout christian would be in an evolutionary science class?

Also, science can probably deduce if the apple was sweet or not without even tasting it.
The story seems to take place in North America, because, that`s where all the bible stuff is relevant nowadays.

The most common apples sold around North America are: Granny Smith, Empire, Mac`s, and Fuji.

All of the above except granny smith are sweet, and all the apples can be told apart based on size and colour.

In my opinion, the story isn`t very relevant, science can prove if the apple was bitter or sweet.

Here's the choggie PSA
send donations to his paypall account, and help us stop the madness....
(*cue grave-sounding muzak)
"Every minute, of everyday....for hundreds of thousands of years, the planet has made it clear; humans are part of the solution to a critical problem: Organic Compost. In unquenchable furnaces like Etna, Stromboli, and Yasur, along with allll her numerous and hidden, underwater fissures, pumping out what it takes to balance the odds in her favor, she remains dedicated....and with overdue kegs of life-stealing sulfuric acid like Yellowstone, Fuji, Etna, ready to pop, along with Mr. Shinyhot(the yellow round thing), she insures that long after this current iteration of human planetary activity, that there will be a layer of shit like plastic and tin cans, for the next monkeys to enjoy.
Global Climate Change. Aren't ya glad you can say you were there when self-absorbed putties had reason to suspect they made more than a scratch, in the planet's surface???
Give, to the United Negro College Fund, a mind is a terr....oh wait, wrong outro-

upvote for the new arrangement of this adhoc Japanese orchestra, and for Deep Purple's song.

"From the 250th anniversary celebration of the Great Fire of Edo (Edo is
the traditional name of Tokyo) (Ooedo No Hikeshi) … one of many, but the most
destructive, held along with the Great Eruption of Fuji-san 300th
Anniversary. This is the Kabuki-za orchestra and readers along with
part of the Suntory Hall Orchestra, which occasionally features the
Crown Prince on viola (but not in this one)."

Also see Queen's
"We will rock you"
http://www.videosift.com/video/We-Will-Rock-You-on-Japanese-Instruments

*bravo *livemusic *rocknroll

upvote for the new arrangement of this adhoc Japanese orchestra, not for Queen.

"From the 250th anniversary celebration of the Great Fire of Edo (Edo is
the traditional name of Tokyo) (Ooedo No Hikeshi) … one of many, but the most
destructive, held along with the Great Eruption of Fuji-san 300th
Anniversary. This is the Kabuki-za orchestra and readers along with
part of the Suntory Hall Orchestra, which occasionally features the
Crown Prince on viola (but not in this one)."

Also see Deep Purple's
"Smoke on the water"
http://www.videosift.com/video/Smoke-on-the-water-Japanese-Version

F1 - Felipe Massa vs. Robert Kubica at Fuji 2007

rough translation from Reddit:

Voice over: The tragedy took place in central Yangon. Civilians retreating from the security forces. As the camera panned to the left, Mr. Nagai gets shot.

Man: This is the Tokyo Shinbun from this morning. It has a photo from Reuters. Judging from his appearance and situation, the man lying there is Mr. Nagai. The caption says, man trying to capture photo as he falls. This appears to have been Mr. Nagai.

We'll take a look at the footage again, but despite earlier reports that he had been caught by a wandering bullet, there doesn't seem to be any way that this is the case.

Woman: It appears that he was shot point blank.

Voice over: <same thing as opening>.

Mr. Nagai falls there and, seemingly to appeal for help, waves his spasming arms. In that hand was a camera. Wearing short sleeves and short pants. We cannot discern from this footage whether he was wearing an armband or helmet to show that he was a member of the press.

The man who shot him was a soldier in uniform. The footage shows that he stopped running and shot Mr. Nagai at point blank range. Then, after shooting him, goes on to fire at others around him.

2 minutes later the camera caught Mr. Nagai again. Still on the ground, he doesn't move. Autopsy showed that the bullet penetrated his heart.

Mr. Nagai was with news production APF Communications. This clip shows him on a Fuji TV show 6 years ago.

Mr. Nagai: We seem to get many Taliban communications on the radio.

@ Studio: The most striking thing was the juvenile (underaged) soldiers.

Voice over: The veteran journalist who has covered war zones in Afghanistan and Palestine has lost his life.

Live in concert: http://www.videosift.com/video/Sierre-Leones-Refugee-All-Stars-Live-At-Fuji-Rock - and they are also playing at the Jazz Cafe in Camden Town, London, this friday - http://www.meanfiddler.com/displayPage.asp?ArticleID=3728&URLID=19

This is was my favorite part, next to the Van Gogh and the castle piece.

Dreams — aka Akira Kurosawa's Dreams, Yume (夢), I Saw a Dream Like This, Konna yume wo mita, or Such Dreams I Have Dreamed — is a 1990 portmanteau film based on actual dreams of the film's director, Akira Kurosawa at different stages of his life. The film is based more on imagery than on dialogue. It consists of eight separate segments in the following order:

# 1 Sunshine Through The Rain
# 2 The Peach Orchard
# 3 The Blizzard
# 4 The Tunnel
# 5 Crows
# 6 Mount Fuji in Red
# 7 The Weeping Demon
# 8 Village of the Watermills

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dreams_(film)

Like every comedian has material he repeats. Go to a comedy club 2 days in the row, it funny to see the hosts rehash the same routine of asking people where they are from and trying to make fun of them... really easy when it's Ottawa and Toronto but chuck in Fuji and he doesn't know what to do with you...

Global warming? What have Mauna Loa, Ranier, Fuji, and Etna have is common-besides being active volcanoes? For all the geeks who need experts to tell them about the cruel realities of Global warming, any one of these babies goes off, and wobal glorming will be the last thing you say before you freeze your asses of for a hundred years. The planet belches more carbon dioxoide that monkeys can breathe, and the weather patterns change because thats what they do-So experts say that cars, and cities create greenhouse gasses? No shit-to the point they effect the weather patterns? Perhaps localized-and they not doubt make it shitty to live and breathe there. But fuck me if we make a dent in it all-Leave it Out! Hey, where did the pyramids come from and what are they for? Geeeeez.