Back in October, I found myself on the losing end of a battle with a respiratory ailment. The culprit turned out to be none other than the notorious mycobacterium tuberculosis. The verdict was guilty and I was sentenced to seven weeks of isolation in a TB ward here in Osaka. With so much free time on my hands and an abundance of white bread that made an unwelcome appearance on my breakfast plate, I set out to render all of Japan’s venerable Hyakumeizan in bleached flour form. I called my new invention the Hyakumeipan: the profile of all of Japan’s 100 Famous Mountain sculpted out of my morning toast.
While I did not get to complete all of the mountains, my daily posts were a hit with both active and closet mountaineers alike. Below you’ll find some of the highlights from my time spent in hospital dreaming of Japan’s esteemed peaks:
Very, very droll, I see that you didn’t let your hospital stay defeat your sense of humour. Any objection if I put a short introduction and a link into this post from my own blog? For sheer originality, I think it deserves a whole horde of readers.
PS: Have you thought of getting sponsorship from the shokupan makers?
PH,
Sure, feel free to post on your own blog. Yeah, some people mentioned that I could probably start a side business selling ‘Fuji-pan’ now that Mt. Fuji is a world heritage site. All I need is to set up a stall at every 5th station and I’d be set. Oh, and it might help if I learned how to bake bread properly as well.
It’s nice to see some of my old favourites here in a proper collection. I think Mt. Kuro is made well and I like the erupting Sakurajima. Nice variation of background, too, especially for Rishiri.