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There are 5 lakes surrounding Mt. Fuji.  We stayed near Lake Yamanaka.
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A swan and the koi (carp)
The Japanese Alps could be seen in the distance from Lake Yamanaka.
Above: Kathleen feeding the swans, ducks, and geese.  Right: Jenr and Dale posing at a cheesy photo spot.
Nakayama Midori Festival - 10/27/02
Out of order, but I stole these photos from Andrew and Kathleen late!  :-)  Anyway, Jenr went to this festival with Andrew, Kathleen, Kylie, and Tamra.  Nakayama Park was beautiful... the entertainment was... entertaining... in a "what????" kind of way!
First we saw the drummers - really good!  Then the old ladies came out to dance with their fans... for a very long time. Still, not so odd... but THEN, out came the gaijin with his puppets and...
these women with their electric keyboards.  It was really bizarre.  See the reaction of Jen and Tam:
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