Also known as the Great Boiling Valley as it is a volcanic valley with active sulphur vents and hot springs. To get there, you need to take the cable car from Sounzan. Photo here shows how you get there, hanging on a cable car, and below it, hot burning sulphur of the boiling valley! Fun! You can smell your destination even before you arrive! And it's not a pretty smell either!
It was our lucky day, as the cable car broke through the hill top, a splendid view not only awaits us of the great boiling valley below, but also before us, the magnificent sight of Fuji-san. Here's another of my favorite shot in full resolution. This was my second trip to Hakone, but my first viewing of Mount Fuji. The last trip was too misty. And although we made the same journey the next day, Fuji-san was not visible due to heavy clouds in the area. So I considered myself lucky to catch a glimpse of Fuji-san. The sight of it was really beautiful, and lasted only an hour or two before it was covered up by clouds again. Needless to say, we took lots and lots of photos. But this one is my favorite of the lot :)
We reached Owakudani before lunch, and as usual, we needed to hike up the trail to get close to the boiling sulfuric hot springs. In the photos you see here, those smokes aren't mist! They are steam coming out of the ground! And on top of the trail, there's a guy there boiling eggs in the hot spring, and selling it to the tourist! The eggs are all black in colour, and cost Y$500 (S$7.50) for 5 eggs! But they're suppose to prolong your life as the saying goes, so we had a few. Plus, after the climb up in the chilling wind, the hot eggs are really good!
Also known as the Great Boiling Valley as it is a volcanic valley with active sulphur vents and hot springs. To get there, you need to take the cable car from Sounzan. Photo here shows how you get there, hanging on a cable car, and below it, hot burning sulphur of the boiling valley! Fun! You can smell your destination even before you arrive! And it's not a pretty smell either!
It was our lucky day, as the cable car broke through the hill top, a splendid view not only awaits us of the great boiling valley below, but also before us, the magnificent sight of Fuji-san. Here's another of my favorite shot in full resolution. This was my second trip to Hakone, but my first viewing of Mount Fuji. The last trip was too misty. And although we made the same journey the next day, Fuji-san was not visible due to heavy clouds in the area. So I considered myself lucky to catch a glimpse of Fuji-san. The sight of it was really beautiful, and lasted only an hour or two before it was covered up by clouds again. Needless to say, we took lots and lots of photos. But this one is my favorite of the lot :)
We reached Owakudani before lunch, and as usual, we needed to hike up the trail to get close to the boiling sulfuric hot springs. In the photos you see here, those smokes aren't mist! They are steam coming out of the ground! And on top of the trail, there's a guy there boiling eggs in the hot spring, and selling it to the tourist! The eggs are all black in colour, and cost Y$500 (S$7.50) for 5 eggs! But they're suppose to prolong your life as the saying goes, so we had a few. Plus, after the climb up in the chilling wind, the hot eggs are really good!
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