Peggy - sounds like you and your family had a great time in Japan! My family is from Nara and my grandmother still lives there so we end up going back fairly often though that trip you saw on our homepage was the first trip to Japan for Amanda (my wife). 25,000 miles for a ticket to Japan? That's a great deal!! :D

Masaki

PS: you're absolutely right - seeing Fuji on a clear day is magical and the gods must have been smiling on you to bless you with such a sight! I've only caught glimpses myself as every time I see it, it's shrouded in mist (or smog!) ;)