what do you see?

The 7 hours at the hotel passed quickly, as expected! But it was a comfortable night anyway, and we left the next morning in good spirits. The organisation at the hotel was really good, and we got bussed back to the airport efficiently. As we were pulling out of the hotel car park we ironically saw a famous symbol of Japan for the first time ever - the rising sun, exactly as you'd imagine it: an oversized glowing fiery red disc appearing in the hazy distance behind some small pines.
The flight got underway on time, and we were treated to some great views of Japan all the way from Tokyo down to Kyushu, before the clouds won out. This included the most spectacular view ever of another great Japanese symbol, Mount Fuji, standing magnificently alone on the vast Kanto plain, surrounded by wispy white clouds. We flew almost directly over it and could see it's brown bare flanks and the dreadful crater. Goodbye Japan; we will certainly never forget you!