The day trip to Mount fuji begins after breakfast when we board the train to Hakone Yuumoto. We then have a day trip around Hakone (Mt Fuji). Hakone, a tourist hub, is best known for catching up close and personal views of the magnificent Fuji-san. Mt. Fuji is 3,776m high above sea level, the highest and most popular mountain in Japan, and considered as one of the most beautiful conical volcanoes in the world. The base of Mt. Fuji, forming an almost perfect circle, stretches 35 to 40 km from north to south. The volcano has not been active for more than 250 years.

We begin our day trip at Hakone Yuumoto where we ride on a mountain climbing train (tozan train) as far as Gora. From Gora we change to another quirky train to Sounzan, the starting point for the Hakone Ropeway. While trekking across the mountain (in a Gondola) for 30 minutes (4km), we will hopefully catch that perfect shot of Fuji-san (weather permitting). At the top of this mountain lies a volcanic cauldron of steam, bubbling mud and a strange unpleasant smell (sulpher). Here at Owakudani we climb uphill through a short nature trail to see some of the boiling pits. If feeling peckish, you can buy a black boiled egg (boiled in the sulpherous water) at the top. From Owakudani we continue along the trail to Lake Ashi, one of the highlights of this area. Here we take a pirate cruise across the lake. Fuji-san should be sitting nicely in the background, again another photographic opportunity!

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