Mount Fuji!

After being woken by some woman making a public announcement, at 7:20 am, we got up. Our traditional Japanese room wasn't overly comfortable - the beds were quite hard, and the paper shutters let in a lot of light. I was lucky enough to have an eye mask, so I think I slept better than John. 
We spent most of the day wandering around by the lake and soaking up the scenery. Even though the area is quite built up in spots, it still manages to be quite serene, and it is very beautiful - lakes surrounded by mountains. 

In the afternoon we took a bus ride around the area - down to the next lake, and we saw some ice sculpture things. Not entirely sure what they were, as it was all explained in Japanese, but they were pretty. 
In spite of the cold (around 5 degrees celcius), we still both managed to get slightly sunburnt! We also got time to spend in a gem museum. They had some massive diamonds, and some gorgeous jewellery, and loads of pretty crystals. 
We took the bus back to Tokyo (and got stuck in some traffic along the way), and wandered around the Shinjinku area to find somewhere to eat. We ended up in a really cool traditional(ish) restaurant. We had to take our shoes off going in, and each party got a private room. The seats were set into the ground, with a space under the table for your legs - this meant that you choose to sit Japanese style (Kneeling, and sitting on your feet) or Western style. Each table had a tablet with the menu on it, and you just pressed what you wanted, and it was brought to your table. I had a delicious fried noodle omelet - I didn't manage so well with the chopsticks this time, but fortunately John had gotten a spoon with his, which he gallantly handed over. 

The buttons that you find on some of the toilets here!