The white sardine clouds that received the rising sun just float high in the sky. Mt Fuji, which blocks the sunrise, and the landscapes around there are in the dawn and look still blue. What a beautiful dawn! The unpleasant events, worries, and bad physical conditions that I couldn’t get out of my head until I got to the bed last night are all gone, and I just feel refreshed. By the time the blue color gradually fades and the redness begins to fade, I feel like I’ll do my best today as well. Sacred Mt Fuji is an anchor of us Japanese in every respect.

朝日を受けた真っ白な鰯雲が空高く漂うだけ。日の出を遮ぎる富士山とあたり一面はまだ黎明の青一色。何と美しい夜明けでしょう。昨晩の床に付くまで頭から離れなかった嫌な出来事、心配事、身体の不調、そんなものは消し飛んで、只々心洗われる思いです。青色も次第に薄れ、赤みが差し始める頃には、よしっ、今日も一日がんばろうと言う気持ちになります。霊峰富士は、私達日本人にとって、あらゆる点で心の拠り所です。