Welcome to issue 43 of everyone’s favorite random look at the land of the rising sun, Random Japan. Today: Fujisan! Oh, and some other random shots too that are also cool, I suppose. But… Fujisan!

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Random Japan

Might as well start with the biggie. Here we go.

_{Do You See What I See?}

Yes, the famous Mount Fuji back there, known as Fujisan in Japan. I wasn’t actually visiting it, just taking the bullet train past. That is one of the many perks of the bullet train, going past this beautiful mountain.

There is a reason I use the Japanese name for the title and intro of this post, by the way. There is a modern myth in the west that even some travel books promulgate, that the Japanese call it “Fujisan” out of respect, giving it the respectful -san suffix. Not true. In kanji it looks like this: 富士山. The 山, -san, in Fujisan just means mountain, so they are literally saying “Fuji Mountain”. Now you know (and knowing is half the battle)

_{Guarding the Nest}

I came across this swan sitting on her eggs while riding my bike through a random neighborhood. There is a small pond in the middle of the area and evidently she thought it a good place to lay some eggs.

_{Honey, I’m Home}

Seems like the swan papa is hanging out there too. I’m not sure why someone hung some CDs up above them. To reflect the sun, I suppose, but why?

_{Frog Love Shack}

It’s rice planting time. Most of the fields are planted and flooded now. The frogs are enjoying it, and you can hear them playing and croaking all night.

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That’s all for now. Come back tomorrow for more Random Japan!

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	David LaSpina is an American photographer lost in Japan, trying to capture the beauty of this country one photo at a time.