Another exciting day of my journey — this time visiting Mt. Fuji, the highest mountain in Japan
Early in the morning at around 6:50 a.m., when I was about to leave my accommodation and start the trip, I noticed that the door lock wasn’t working. It honestly surprised me, although now that I think about it, the lock had never really worked properly before. The door was basically just hanging in the frame, and when I tried to open it, I ended up just pulling it open with my hands since the pin code mechanism didn’t react at all. I had noticed something strange earlier too, but because the cleaning staff were coming regularly, I assumed they were just leaving the door open. Of course, I tried to lock it before leaving, but nothing happened. To be fair, the owner had already warned me that even the main building door wasn’t working, but still, the whole situation felt pretty weird.
Even though the day started with that kind of sad news, it didn’t ruin anything for me. On the contrary, the day turned out to be really successful. I finally completed the last major place I had planned to visit during my trip to Tokyo. By now, I’ve already experienced cherry blossoms with my own eyes, walked around Shibuya, and crossed its famous streets multiple times, but today’s trip to Mt. Fuji felt especially mesmerizing. As my last days in Tokyo are coming, I don’t feel like staying in my accommodation and wasting time — I’d rather keep walking through the city, exploring random streets, and discovering something new and interesting.
During the trip, I had a pretty unexpected interaction. I met a Muslim couple from Singapore, probably around 50–60 years old. I’m not exactly sure why they decided to approach me, but my guess is that they noticed the flag on my backpack. They mentioned that its colors are often associated with Islamic countries like Palestine. But what really surprised me was that when they found out where I’m from, the first thing the man said was, “I like Putin.” It felt really strange — they’ve lived their whole lives in Singapore, yet they immediately brought him up and spoke positively about him. It reminded me of a similar experience I had in Jakarta, Indonesia, where I met someone who also talked about Putin in a very admiring way, saying he’s cool and doing the right things. Honestly, it’s surprising to see how this kind of perception spreads even among people who don’t live anywhere near Russia.
Another exciting day visiting Mt. Fuji, the highest mountain in Japan
Early morning at 6:50 am, when I wanted to leave my accommodations and begin my trip to Mt. Fuji, I noticed that our door lock wasn't working. I was a bit surprised, because the door never locked properly on the key. Even though the door is just dangling between door frames, it's not understandable how it's possible. So, when I tried to open the door, I just took it with my hands and opened it, even though the pin code mechanism didn't react. Before, I also noticed something strange, but in that time the cleaning lady always cleaned the room, so I thought she kept the doors open. Of course I tried to lock it after myself, but nothing happened. Also, I'd like to add that the main building door also isn't working, but the owner notified me about it.
Despite the fact that the day began with sad news, it didn't stop me and ruin my day. On the contrary, my day was very successful, and I finished my last famous place that I planned to visit during my trip to Tokyo. Here I already visited and felt cherry blossoms on myself, with my eyes. I walked around Shibuya Square and multiple times went across the streets. Today I had a very interesting and mesmerizing trip to Mt. Fuji. By the way, during my last few days in Tokyo, I don't want to stay at my accommodations and spend my vacation. On the contrary, I will walk around streets and discover something new and interesting.
During my trip I met one couple of Muslim people, already between 50-60 years old, from Singapore. I can't imagine how they decided to come to me and start a conversation, but I have only one thought, that they saw my flag on my backpack. Because they told me that it's Islamic colors that are used in Palestine and other Muslim countries. But when they knew about my country, the first words from his mouths was "I like Putin". It was really strange; they lived their whole lives in Singapore, and after, they talked positively about him. I also had one experience in Indonesia, Jakarta. There I met one man, and he also talked about Putin, how he is so cool and makes the right things. To be honest, they already made "Putin brain rot" even though they do not live in Russia.