A Day in Gotemba Parks

Gotemba is unique around Mt Fuji as it has a fairly significant mountain range behind it.  This offers some really nice views of Fuji and also some hiking and sight seeing opportunities.

Today, I explored some of the things on the bottom of these mountains.  A few memorial parks and peace parks and gardens.  Some with view's of Fuji, but others with just lots of garden.  Another gorgeous spring day but the notorious Fuji still kept her face mysteriously hidden beneath her white veil of clouds.  She's a bit of a velcro stick pad for any clouds in the area.

Heiwa Peace park and Chichibunomiya memorial park




Heiwa Peace Park is a park where a temple was given by an Indian someone and somehoohaa.  Lots of Buddhism influence.










In the regular fashion of many statues each depicting something unique to allow pilgrimage of worship of the various types.







Cute little JP garden







Chichibunoymiya park.  Lots of pines.  Supposed to be a memorial.  Lots of flowers.  I only looked from the outside as otherwise id miss the last bus.  Maybe I'll go again later.