I may have fallen in love with Tokyo but the most memorable leg of my Japan trip was our short visit to the Mt. Fuji Area. The trip that almost didn’t happen because: 1.) The Mt. Fuji area is not covered by Japan Rail Pass 2.) We didn’t have enough time. I was being ambitious trying to cover as many places as I can in a short period but I am glad I followed my guts because Mt. Fuji was ah-maze-ball. The plan was to leave Tokyo early in the morning but our stomachs got in the way (note: grumpy when hungry) and we ended up  missing the latest morning bus and reached Yamanaka late in the afternoon (3-4 hours travel).  We also had to wait for our hotel service bus…