Golfers in action. My friend takes a shot at Mt Fuji. At least it was easy to pick a target in the distance and aim for it

Nice pale blue shadow being cast off by Mt Fuji as we start play at Asagiri Country Club

Shot of the moon above the mountain range here. I think the discussion on the tee was about how far the previous drive had gone. Only the good shots were remembered.

Getting the all clear sign with the Fuji-san in the background. If there was lava running down the side of the mountain we might not be getting the thumbs up

Everywhere we looked the mountain dominated the landscape. Made for a great day out

The course didn't need any water features or statuesque objects. Its main feature was Fuji-san

It was hard to keep the attention focused forward here as we teed off with Fuji-san in the background

The views just kept coming. It almost looks like this picture was taken and then Mt Fuji was painted in afterwards

Getting set to tee up for the next shot. Mt Fuji beckons

Bending down to tee up the ball, I think I managed to obscure the mountain

The weather had got a bit cooler in the afternoon so time to don a hat. The shadows make the grass look bare, but it was actually in fairly good condition

My friend having a bit of fun with Mt Fuji

and now really starting to poke some fun at the big mountain. Maybe we should have brought out a kettle and pretended to pour water in the top of the crater

The sun begins to set on the other mountain range. It gets dark early now, around 5pm

Walking back to the club house grabbing a final view of Mt Fuji from today's play

The second day we drove 10 minutes to a course called Asagiri Jamboree. It also had stunning views of Mt Fuji

The first tee box showed a nice wide open fairway. This was about the only hole not to have a view of Mt Fuji

The haze was a bit thicker on the second day, but the mountain still stood out as a strong image. Cant remember where this shot went, but the target line was directly at Mt Fuji

My turn for a hit now. Hitting up towards big targets like this really helps you to focus on where you are aiming

From driving to putting, Fuji-san kept following us around

Another hole, another great target to aim for. I don't know how they managed to keep the holes facing at Mt Fuji. The designers must have had a lot of fun when they first laid out the course

Open fairways, blue skies with a set of clouds just hovering below Fuji-san. It actually got quite hot during the day, around 20 Celsius

Looking back at one of the other mountain ranges, there were many people out gliding. It seemed to be very popular and no doubt took a lot of coordination to avoid the fellow gliders in flight

Coming in for lunch, the weather had cleared even more and the color of Fuji-san was looking much clearer. This is in front of the club house

Asagiri Jamboree has 3 sets of nine which allows them to mix them up for 3 different 18's

The view from the lunch room was equally good. On the main island of Japan most golfers stop for lunch after nine holes and then go back out to finish the round

Heading back to the course, Mt Fuji was calling us

The tee ground was set up with this picture perfect background

Time to smack the white ball down towards Fuji-san again

The colors defintely improved as the haze lifted after lunch

Decided to set the camera down in the grass and look up at Mt Fuji at this point

Titleist got in on the action. Had difficulty trying to keep the focus on both the golf ball and the mountain at the same time

Mt Fuji peaks through some of the trees on this Par 3 hole

One of my favorite holes of the day. You have to hit down to a lake and then wait for the green to clear before hitting over the stream with Fuji-san in the background. Perfect setting

It was a great days golf in a perfect location. The weather couldn't have been better. Definitely will be back here for more golf next year