This one photo shows quite a lot about Japan.

Chokai-san on Sunday

This was Chokai-san on Sunday

Even though it was a cloudy day, we could still make out the summit, just to the left of centre.

You have the towering mountain shrouded in cloud in the distance. Having a mountain backdrop is a given pretty much anywhere in Japan. Except maybe Okinawa? Who knows.

In this photo we see a lot of colouring changes in the middle o…