Gotemba...

...Japan, the city near the base of Mount Fuji, which people want to climb,
come to this town to start, then they're clinging like a vine;
it may be worth the trip, but I never did,
and when you make a visit, don't keep you camera hid.

I did stay here for a couple of days,
it was in the fall and there wasn't much haze;
you could see the mountain, it was covered with snow,
and that may be the reason, that I didn't go.

 Here is the Sotoba in one of the gardens, it can have two names.
it's a Stupa, or a shrine, it contains relics, maybe some human remains;
the remains of a "great teacher" or the Buddha himself,
and some holy items of the men.  Do they put them on a shelf?

 Mount Fuji is majestic in the fading light,
someone got lucky, with the moon and sunset light,
looks like a prime photo, of someone who knew...
how to use a camera, and tried something new.

This is the Peace Garden, where people can go,
carefully composed, the placements done just so;
There's not a lot of open space, but people can go out,
to the gardens and parks, or a fountain's water spout.

Enjoy!  We could be naka yoshi!