Taking a Measure of a Mountain
Students examine the many faces of Mount Fuji during an immersive study program in Japan.
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Taking Measure of a Mountain -
Halfway up Fuji, students share a group hug. -
Ecologist Michihito Watanabe explains his butterfly research to Kyle Miller and Peter Nocka. -
Associate Professor Andrew Bernstein learns how to play the koto. -
Students enter one of Fuji’s lava tubes. -
Associate Professor Elizabeth Safran and Max Haworth photograph soil samples -
Max Haworth assists in a trash cleanup around Fuji. -
Cooling off in Lake Sai after a long day of research -
The climax of a fire festival in honor of the Fuji deity. -
Joshua Proto learns how to blow a ritual conch at a ceremony -
Students explore erosion-control infrastructure on Fuji’s flank. -
Keith Morency and other male participants in the program bear a palanquin with sacred fire. -
Associate Professor Andrew Bernstein and students conduct field research in area grasslands. -
Daphne Yuen and Waseda University student Rina Kojima record tree measurements. -
Ariel Gold in a toilet paper factory, which uses water from Fuji’s snowpack. -
A Fuji worship group, led by Chief Priest Fumio Shishino (top row, far right), performed a ritual to ensure a safe climb for participants. Fujisan Club director Naoko Aoki (top row, far left) and Japanese religion scholar Fumiko Umezawa (below Bernstein) also attended.
