Mt. Fuji Climb On A Varadero

Edmond Dantès · 10-09-2009, 05:10 AM

In 1823,176 years before the first Honda XL1000V Varadero rolled off the production lines in the Hamamatsu Plant, Shizuoka Prefecture, the ekiyo-e woodblock painter, Katsushika Hokusai's famous series known as, The 36 Views Of Mt. Fuji was first published.

The most famous view being: The Great Wave off Kanagawa

and Red Fuji

Red Fuji has to be the best known of Hokusai's works. Hokusai used only four colors in this picture yet manages to express the height and strong presence of the peek. I have actually seen the mountain looking just as Hokusai has painted it here.

One of my favorite pictures. View from Surugacho in Edo

Hokusai did not paint in any facial features with his people, yet they seem to express so much.
A short skip north of Nihonbashi in Tokyo, one finds the Mistukoshi Department Store on the left side of the street. Mitsui Hachiemon built a clothing store on this spot around 1655. The signs in the lower part of the picture announce,"No credit. Fixed prices. Fine clothing" "Cash payment only. Materials and thread."

I thought I'd have a ride out to Fuji and see if I could take my own 36 views of the mountain. I am sure Hokusai would not disapprove too much.
While I was at it, I thought I'd see how far up the mountain I could ride my bike!

GB · 10-09-2009, 05:13 AM

Thanks for the historical intro and pics

Let's see your 36 views of Mt. Fuji

samuraider · 10-09-2009, 06:37 AM

Edmond Dantès · 10-09-2009, 07:24 AM

Here's my Top Ten Tarantino Characters:

1.Jack Scagnetti
2.Seth Gecko
3.Sex Machine
4.Jules Winnfield
5.Zed
6.Mr. Pink
7.Red Apple Cigarettes
8.Pistolero
9.O-Ren Ishii
10.Hattori Hanzo
11.Mr. Blonde
12.Johnny Mo

I was mulling the list over while on the ride.

Edmond Dantès · 10-09-2009, 04:44 PM

Getting there

There are two expressways that run out to the Fuji-Hakone-Izu National Park
from Tokyo. The Chuo Expressway and the Tomei Expressway. Both are fast and convenient. But if you have enough time I recommend Route 413. 413 can be found by riding the 412 out of Atsugi towards Sagami Lake. It’s a peach of a road. About 40 odd clicks from Sagami to Lake Yamanaka, the first of the Fuji Five Lakes. Most of the traffic is on the expressways which leaves this road empty for motorbikes. The huge bonus is there are hardly any traffic lights. If you have ridden a bike in a Japanese city you will be well aware that you can’t go 500 meters without a traffic effing light! I hate traffic lights.

No Autumn colors yet.

Once a proud army

Route 413 will plop you out near Lake Yamanaka, or if you don't pay attention, in lake Yamanaka.
Yamanaka is the first of the Five Fuji Lakes.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fuji_Five_Lakes

It is my least favorite lake. It is the most commercialized of the five. Shops, tacky souvenirs, tourist boats.

I decide to post up near the vending machine and get a buzz on.

Oh Georgia. I love you!

What's in that coffee? I am seeing things. Feels like I am in some weird Tchaikovsky ballet.

I am seeing pink swan boats. Leave the lake now!

Edmond Dantès · 10-09-2009, 05:31 PM

Vincent Vega needs to be on that list. How can I compile a top ten tarantino without V V ?

Follow the road to the next lake, Kawaguchi Lake.

View No.1 Varadero by Lake Kawaguchi

View No. 2 Fuji from Lake Kawaguchi Shoreline

View No. 3 12:05

View No. 4 Garden Party

View No.5 Rock The Boat

View No.6 Mirror Mirror

View No.7 The Far Rim Of Lake Kawaguchi

grizzzly · 10-09-2009, 10:02 PM

Perp · 10-09-2009, 10:54 PM

Wow, very nice. Great ride report!

Edmond Dantès · 10-10-2009, 12:25 AM

View No. 8 The Ice Garden

On the grounds of this hotel during the winter months they have some pretty cool ice art. Still a tad warm for that. No snow on top of Fuji yet this autumn.

View No. 9 In A Grove

Following the road around brings you to the fourth Fuji Lake. Lake Shoji. This is the smallest of the five lakes.

View No. 10 Fuji At Shoji Lake

View No. 11 精進湖

View No. 12 3,778 Meters

Edmond Dantès · 10-10-2009, 05:52 AM

The roads around the lakes are great fun to ride.

Arrive at the last of the Five Lakes. Motosu Lake.
This is the deepest lake. I love the blue water color of this lake on a sunny day.

View No. 13 Fuji Through Motosu Lake Reeds

View No. 14 Varadero At Motosu Lake

View No. 15 The Lake Motosu Shoreline
(To make records with a mobile we didn't have much time)

View No.16 The Errant Bungy Cord

View No. 17. The Five Thousand Yen Bill

I am standing on the spot where the picture was painted for the old five thousand yen bill.

The note was suspended on April 2nd 2007 when a new design was introduced. Shame, I liked this bank note.
The obverse showed a picture of Nitobe Inazo a politician during the Meiji Period.

View No.18 Space Trucking

View No. 19 Layer Cake

Right, that's a wrap with the Five Lakes. The Five Lakes is a really good ride. Easy to do day trip from Tokyo. if you ever find yourself in the Tokyo area with a free day, rent a bike and ride the Five Lakes.

Now let's head a little closer to the mountain.

View No. 23. Somewhere North of Motosu

View No. 24 Same As View No.23 (but different)

View No. 25 High Plains Drifter

View No. 26 Aye Aye

View No. 28 Skate Punx

Ah, dude. I am totally bringing my board for this road.
Someone gotta hit this road up on a skateboard, might as well be me

.

Lo-IQ · 10-10-2009, 06:07 AM

Nice I'm hoping to take my bike for a looky looky to Japan next spring as long as I've got the time and money spare.

Lo

This was my trip to japan

http://www.ukgser.com/forums/showthread.php?t=196426

10-09-2009, 05:10 AM	#1
Edmond Dantès ^OP Gnarly Adventurer Joined: Jul 2009 Location: Château d'If Oddometer: 348	Mt. Fuji Climb On A Varadero In 1823,176 years before the first Honda XL1000V Varadero rolled off the production lines in the Hamamatsu Plant, Shizuoka Prefecture, the ekiyo-e woodblock painter, Katsushika Hokusai's famous series known as, The 36 Views Of Mt. Fuji was first published. The most famous view being: The Great Wave off Kanagawa and Red Fuji Red Fuji has to be the best known of Hokusai's works. Hokusai used only four colors in this picture yet manages to express the height and strong presence of the peek. I have actually seen the mountain looking just as Hokusai has painted it here. One of my favorite pictures. View from Surugacho in Edo Hokusai did not paint in any facial features with his people, yet they seem to express so much. A short skip north of Nihonbashi in Tokyo, one finds the Mistukoshi Department Store on the left side of the street. Mitsui Hachiemon built a clothing store on this spot around 1655. The signs in the lower part of the picture announce,"No credit. Fixed prices. Fine clothing" "Cash payment only. Materials and thread." I thought I'd have a ride out to Fuji and see if I could take my own 36 views of the mountain. I am sure Hokusai would not disapprove too much. While I was at it, I thought I'd see how far up the mountain I could ride my bike! __________________ Japan 6 Days Have fun working dude while I ride your Harley! Mt. Fuji Climb On A Varadero Cycles is a mean toy, lady

10-09-2009, 05:13 AM	#2
GB Mod Squad Joined: Aug 2002 Location: Toronto, ON Oddometer: 53,466	Thanks for the historical intro and pics Let's see your 36 views of Mt. Fuji __________________ ADV decals, patches & flag? Here

10-09-2009, 07:24 AM	#4
Edmond Dantès ^OP Gnarly Adventurer Joined: Jul 2009 Location: Château d'If Oddometer: 348	Here's my Top Ten Tarantino Characters: 1.Jack Scagnetti 2.Seth Gecko 3.Sex Machine 4.Jules Winnfield 5.Zed 6.Mr. Pink 7.Red Apple Cigarettes 8.Pistolero 9.O-Ren Ishii 10.Hattori Hanzo 11.Mr. Blonde 12.Johnny Mo I was mulling the list over while on the ride. __________________ Japan 6 Days Have fun working dude while I ride your Harley! Mt. Fuji Climb On A Varadero Cycles is a mean toy, lady Edmond Dantès screwed with this post 10-11-2009 at 11:05 PM

10-09-2009, 04:44 PM	#5
Edmond Dantès ^OP Gnarly Adventurer Joined: Jul 2009 Location: Château d'If Oddometer: 348	Route 413 Getting there There are two expressways that run out to the Fuji-Hakone-Izu National Park from Tokyo. The Chuo Expressway and the Tomei Expressway. Both are fast and convenient. But if you have enough time I recommend Route 413. 413 can be found by riding the 412 out of Atsugi towards Sagami Lake. It’s a peach of a road. About 40 odd clicks from Sagami to Lake Yamanaka, the first of the Fuji Five Lakes. Most of the traffic is on the expressways which leaves this road empty for motorbikes. The huge bonus is there are hardly any traffic lights. If you have ridden a bike in a Japanese city you will be well aware that you can’t go 500 meters without a traffic effing light! I hate traffic lights. No Autumn colors yet. Once a proud army Route 413 will plop you out near Lake Yamanaka, or if you don't pay attention, in lake Yamanaka. Yamanaka is the first of the Five Fuji Lakes. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fuji_Five_Lakes It is my least favorite lake. It is the most commercialized of the five. Shops, tacky souvenirs, tourist boats. I decide to post up near the vending machine and get a buzz on. Oh Georgia. I love you! What's in that coffee? I am seeing things. Feels like I am in some weird Tchaikovsky ballet. I am seeing pink swan boats. Leave the lake now! __________________ Japan 6 Days Have fun working dude while I ride your Harley! Mt. Fuji Climb On A Varadero Cycles is a mean toy, lady Edmond Dantès screwed with this post 10-10-2009 at 12:36 AM

10-09-2009, 05:31 PM	#6
Edmond Dantès ^OP Gnarly Adventurer Joined: Jul 2009 Location: Château d'If Oddometer: 348	Vincent Vega Varadero Vincent Vega needs to be on that list. How can I compile a top ten tarantino without V V ? Follow the road to the next lake, Kawaguchi Lake. View No.1 Varadero by Lake Kawaguchi View No. 2 Fuji from Lake Kawaguchi Shoreline View No. 3 12:05 View No. 4 Garden Party View No.5 Rock The Boat View No.6 Mirror Mirror View No.7 The Far Rim Of Lake Kawaguchi __________________ Japan 6 Days Have fun working dude while I ride your Harley! Mt. Fuji Climb On A Varadero Cycles is a mean toy, lady Edmond Dantès screwed with this post 10-09-2009 at 10:06 PM

10-09-2009, 06:37 AM	#3
samuraider eurasia-riders Joined: Sep 2007 Oddometer: 86

10-09-2009, 10:02 PM	#7
grizzzly The Pre-Banned Version Joined: Apr 2007 Location: socorro NM Oddometer: 2,729	__________________ you actually expect people to take responsibility for their actions in today's society?!

10-09-2009, 10:54 PM	#8
Perp Museum Piece Joined: Oct 2007 Location: 73116 Oddometer: 1,300	Wow, very nice. Great ride report!

10-10-2009, 12:25 AM	#9
Edmond Dantès ^OP Gnarly Adventurer Joined: Jul 2009 Location: Château d'If Oddometer: 348	View No. 8 The Ice Garden On the grounds of this hotel during the winter months they have some pretty cool ice art. Still a tad warm for that. No snow on top of Fuji yet this autumn. View No. 9 In A Grove Following the road around brings you to the fourth Fuji Lake. Lake Shoji. This is the smallest of the five lakes. View No. 10 Fuji At Shoji Lake View No. 11 精進湖 View No. 12 3,778 Meters __________________ Japan 6 Days Have fun working dude while I ride your Harley! Mt. Fuji Climb On A Varadero Cycles is a mean toy, lady Edmond Dantès screwed with this post 10-10-2009 at 12:33 AM

10-10-2009, 05:52 AM	#10
Edmond Dantès ^OP Gnarly Adventurer Joined: Jul 2009 Location: Château d'If Oddometer: 348	The roads around the lakes are great fun to ride. Arrive at the last of the Five Lakes. Motosu Lake. This is the deepest lake. I love the blue water color of this lake on a sunny day. View No. 13 Fuji Through Motosu Lake Reeds View No. 14 Varadero At Motosu Lake View No. 15 The Lake Motosu Shoreline (To make records with a mobile we didn't have much time) View No.16 The Errant Bungy Cord View No. 17. The Five Thousand Yen Bill I am standing on the spot where the picture was painted for the old five thousand yen bill. The note was suspended on April 2nd 2007 when a new design was introduced. Shame, I liked this bank note. The obverse showed a picture of Nitobe Inazo a politician during the Meiji Period. View No.18 Space Trucking View No. 19 Layer Cake Right, that's a wrap with the Five Lakes. The Five Lakes is a really good ride. Easy to do day trip from Tokyo. if you ever find yourself in the Tokyo area with a free day, rent a bike and ride the Five Lakes. Now let's head a little closer to the mountain. View No. 23. Somewhere North of Motosu View No. 24 Same As View No.23 (but different) View No. 25 High Plains Drifter View No. 26 Aye Aye View No. 28 Skate Punx Ah, dude. I am totally bringing my board for this road. Someone gotta hit this road up on a skateboard, might as well be me . __________________ Japan 6 Days Have fun working dude while I ride your Harley! Mt. Fuji Climb On A Varadero Cycles is a mean toy, lady

10-10-2009, 06:07 AM	#11
Lo-IQ Adventurer Joined: Jan 2008 Oddometer: 68	Nice I'm hoping to take my bike for a looky looky to Japan next spring as long as I've got the time and money spare. Lo This was my trip to japan http://www.ukgser.com/forums/showthread.php?t=196426 Lo-IQ screwed with this post 10-10-2009 at 06:38 AM

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