Helicopter cruise to Mt. Fuji

If you are staying in Tokyo and wish to go to Mt. Fuji but have only a few hours, a helicopter cruise is an answer.  Of course, even if you have an entire day, or if you have been to Mt. Fuji before by ground, the option is worth a try.  

I recently had a chance to join a two-hour heli cruise departing Tokyo Heliport, cruising over the cities and suburbs, then around Mt. Fuji, and coming back along the coastline.  

Having lived in Tokyo for decades, I had never seen the metropolis from the perspective.  It looks so vast and flat, and continuing without an end.  Still, unlike from an airplane, I am close enough to recognize familiar places.

And Mt. Fuji...  You would never feel so close.  

The helicopter circled around the mountain so that we could see it from every angle.  Such a luxury.    

Then over Lake Ashi in Hakone.  

It was interesting to see not only the landmarks but the whole topography.  

Enoshima Island and Mt. Fuji.  I had never thought of the combination in one photo....  

Want to fly?