Mar 13, 2015 - 1 min read

Waking Up To Mt. Fuji in Kamakura

Gorgeous pink Mt. Fuji viewed from a hotel room window

By Takako Sakamoto

Community writer

I woke up at six o'clock in the morning, opened the curtains of my window, and guess what I found? A pink Mt. Fuji saying 'Good morning' to me!

Mt. Fuji viewed from my hotel room at around 10 A.M.

I could also see tiny Enoshima Island from my window

Once again, a magnificent Mt. Fuji in pink hue in the early morning!

It was both cloudy and sunny on this day, and Mt. Fuji was soon covered by thick clouds. How sad!

Tilt-shift photo of houses on the hill in the distance from Kamakura Prince Hotel

Mt. Fuji in B&W viewed from my hotel room window

After appreciating the gorgeous view of a pink Mt. Fuji, I headed for the hotel restaurant to have an early breakfast

My breakfast in the morning. I refilled these dishes of course, since waking up early with Mt. Fuji made me very hungry!

In the late afternoon the sky was covered with deep clouds and the sun was setting. Then I saw sunshine cascading through the gap of clouds. It appeared as though a god was descending surrounded by light!

Final look at the divine Mt. Fuji. I'll come back to see you again soon!

In late February I visited Kamakura to see Mt. Fuji under the blue sky. Unfortunately, when I arrived at Kamakura Prince Hotel it was already dark and stormy, so I couldn't see anything on the first day. On the next day, I happened to wake up very early at 6 A.M.. I closed my eyes to return to sleep, then remembered I was in Kamakura to see Mt. Fuji! I jumped out of my bed, opened the curtains and found A PINK MOUNT FUJI! 'Is this so-called Aka-Fuji (Red Fuji)?', I wondered. In fact I didn't care if it was red or pink. I grabbed my camera and took many photos of it. To my dismay the sky was hazy and the view was unclear. Nonetheless I was happy to have fulfilled my purpose - to see Mt. Fuji!