Across Hakone area

Looking out from the hotel

The view from the hotel

Outside the grand hotel

Hotel grounds

Looking across the Hakone Glass Forest

Crystal archway of the Hakone Glass Forest

Looking across the Hakone Glass Forest pond

Up the vallery from the Hakone Glass Forest

Crystals in the Venetian Glass Forest

Crystals against the sky

Afternoon sun at the Fujiya Hotel

Sulphur pit at Owakudani

Owakudani

Owakudani mining operation

More of the Owakudani mining operating

Creating the famous Black Eggs

Baking sun on a boiling valley

Retrieving the Black Eggs

Fuji-san through the mist

Mount Fuji in the mist

Cedar lined alley

Cedar lined avenue

Cedar lined alley

Grand cedar trees

Looking across Lake Ashi

Pier on Lake Ashi

Amazake Chaya on the Old Tokaido Trail

Moto-Hakone Torii Gate

Night time at the Fujiya Hotel

Fujiya hotel by night

Night glow from the Fujiya Hotel

Back in Tokyo! Where people have actually heard of the internet rather than having to walk 20+ minutes to the nearest ‘net cafe or in Hakone where people just scratched their heads and shrugged their shoulders.

Had some good times in Kyoto, day tripped out to Osaka and then bullet trained it to Hakone which was deep in the mountains but the weather held thankfully. Now back in Tokyo where I’ve already done some shopping and aiming to do more tomorrow. The hotel is awesome but I’ve just seen a sign that limits me to 20 minutes on this PC so better skidaddle. A few photos for you. More tomorrow likely.

Not long before I’m back to normality now!