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LOCATIONS

Fuji Five Lakes

THIS FASCINATING AREA AT THE FOOT OF JAPAN'S
ICONIC MOUNT FUJI WILL PROVIDE ENDLESS SUBJECTS

FOR YOUR CAMERA.

Margaret Brown

Why visit?
We're taking you to Japan for this Locations
feature, partly because it's one of the easiest
places for Australian photographers to visit
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camera just about anywhere you look. There are
plenty of things that set Japan apart from its
Asian neighbours.
It's safe and clean, it has excellent public
transport, delicious and healthy food and even
if you don't speak the language, the people
are friendly and many of them can understand
English, even if they are reluctant to speak it.
It's also relatively affordable,
Concentrating on a single area is the best
strategy in our opinion because it enables you
to get a real feel for Japanese life and customs.
If your itinerary takes you from place to place
you won't have time to look more closely at a
culture that is radically different from our own
and has a lot to offer to thoughtful visitors.

A view of Mount Fuji from the northern shore of Lake Yamanakako. Sailing dinghies on the lake give a
sense of scale. (28mm focal length 1/400 second at f/11.)

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