In some train stations in Japan, oshiya or ‘pushers’ are employed to cram people onto the overcrowded train carriages. They also perform the job of a ‘puller’, pulling off any passengers who try to get on the train too late.

Also check out how John Eales crams a train in Japan Rugby style.

The Floating Garden Observatory connects the two towers that comprise Osaka’s Umeda Sky Building. We had a fantastic view from the window of our hotel room at The Westin Osaka that lured us to the top of this building.

Umeda Sky Building

There is an old Japanese saying, “He who never climbs Mount Fuji is a fool, and he who climbs twice is twice the fool”.

A few years back I managed to get myself outside Tokyo and headed to the countryside intent on climbing Mt. Fuji, the tallest and most famous mountain in Japan. Accompanied by a few mates we set out to take on Japan’s greatest mountain.

Mount Fuji, Japan (image credit: webshots)

We planned a night-time ascent, starting the journey at around 9.00pm from the Fifth Station with a goal to get to the top in time to watch the sun rise, which was said to be around 4.53am. The summit of Mount Fuji has an elevation of 3,776 metres above sea-level.

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