Cherry Picking

Mike and I went on a guided tour to go cherry picking in Yamanashi prefecture, which is fondly known as the "belly button" of Japan. After gorging ourselves on cherries, we went to Shosenkyo Gorge where we took a cable car to the top and went hiking. Mike made some new friends (see Hello Kitty picture below) and had a beer. Then we were given a map, which we later discovered was in the back of Mike's jeans, and were given time to explore. We were supposed to meet the tour bus at the end of the first trail. Well we somehow missed the end of the first trail and ended up walking all the way to the end. Actually running by the time we figured out we were lost. The tour bus had to pick us up by the pony corral and when we got on the bus, the whole group clapped and cheered. It was quite the spectacle.