Day trip to Fuji

A good friend, Curtis, was just in Tokyo for a business trip. Come weekend, we got to spend some quality time together. Breakfast Now that I’m an owner of a MANSION, I’ve spent some time exploring where to eat out. (It’s 50m², don’t get too excited. The English loanword makes condo sound a lot grander in Japanese.) I’ll be here for decades, so I want to become 常連 at all the best spots. I meet Curtis at the station, drop off luggage at my MANSION, and head to Cheerup Cafe. It’s about a five-minute walk, and I often come here after work. Walk in, and it’s a kaleidoscopic acid trip of flowers, paintings on the wall, and a smiling cafe owner. I get a blue bowl, a blueberry gelato topped with oatmeal, banana, and kiwi and Curtis gets gets blue tacos: View this post on Instagram My original plan for the day is go see Mt Fuji, but I don’t really think about the details. The owner of the cafe, Tatsuya, helps us narrow down where to go and what to eat, so we head out. Lunch We take three…