For Satoko's birthday we went to Hakone, a beautiful volcanic area that cradles a large lake and 7 mountainous volcanic cones inside a huge caldera. Although it's a bit touristy, the people are friendly enough, and it felt great to be out of Tokyo and breathing some fresh mountain air.
The photo comprises some classic elements of Japan: rugged forested mountainous scenery, a shrine's torii (gates) placed in the (sacred) water, Fujisan (Mount Fuji) bringing up the rear, and of course a Japanese Mona Risa front-and-center.
Our hotel was right on the lake shore, and the next day from our room we observed the morning mists draw back to reveal the lake, the mountains, and finally Fujisan. After arriving we took a trip on one of the outlandish "pirate" ships (actually galleon replicas) to a town in the next bay. Somehow we found a little Italian restaurant hidden away above a museum, and had a lovely meal in the afternoon sunshine, washed down with some white wine. Perfec' ...
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