Time had flown by, and soon it was April 30th.
In fact, Yamanashi Prefecture wasn't particularly far from Tokyo. How close, exactly? A rapid train could get you there in about fifty minutes and even taking a coach would only require an hour and fifty minutes to reach the destination.
Yamanashi Prefecture also boasted various beautiful attractions.
The so-called "Mount Fuji Five Lakes" was located in Yamanashi Prefecture and had long been a famous site in Japan.
Thus, numerous campsites had sprung up there, and now was the perfect season for tourism, camping, and sightseeing. Coupled with the additional draw of Golden Week, the local guesthouse rooms were all fully booked.
If Tanaka Takashi and his group hadn't pulled some strings to reserve three rooms in advance, Beichuan Si and his party might have had to consider spending the night on the streets.
