Because of the national holiday on Monday, I decided to celebrate by camping in the mountains on Sunday night. Chuzenjiko was the logical choice-- on the map, it looked like someone used a crimping iron on the road to this mountain lake, and I thought "Hairpin turns? 1,200 meter drops? I think I want to see the place. . ." Unfortunately, it seemed everyone else in this area of Japan had the same sentiment. Although Chuzenjiko is only about 50km from my apartment, it took me over 2 hours to get there. Of course, with the glorious views and good Japanese music, I wasn't about to complain about the stop-and-go traffic. I watched the elevation signs for a while, but after "1,300 Meters Above the Sea," I stopped keeping track. When I finally reached the town of Chuzenji I was fully rewarded for the trek by a mountain sunset AND a mysteriously out-of-place lamp-post (Narnia, anyone?)
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