nihon-ji

this is now another one of my favorite places in japan. there is a ferry that leaves from the port about 20 minutes from my house that takes you across tokyo bay to chiba. and for some reason i really like ferries. they're right up there with trains for me.

anyway, once you get across, you take a cable car up to the top of the mountain where you can see my town and mt. fuji on a clear day. then, you can hike all over where there are huge buddhas (way bigger than in nara and kamakura) and tons of small statues, which are actually kinda freaky, but whatever. it was a super pretty place and had a lot of stairs but they were worth it for the view.