Last weekend I visited a beautiful place called Hakone. It is about 70km south of Tokyo and the vibrant Autumn colours were in full swing; the reds and yellows of the trees were quite startling. I went to an amazing open air sculpture park which had lots of Henry Moore's work and a large Picasso exhibition. There was also a 30ft tower made soley from coloured glass chunks, you could climb to the top and the view was great. I also got chance to bathe my feet in natural spring water and give them a massage on the smooth pebbles in the base of the bath. I then went by the very cute Tozan or 'toy train' up into the mountains where I proceded on a cable car even further. Whilst riding in the cable car I was marveling at the lovely views we then rounded the top of a small peak and here on the other side in all its magnificence was Fuji, I actually gasped it was so breathtaking! I can see why the Japanese call the mountain 'Fuji-san' as a sign of respect. The cable car then continued down to a lake where I boarded what I can only describe as a galleon (equip with fake pirates!) As the sun set I was spirited away to the other side of the lake with Fuji in the background and the red torii gates leading to the Hakone shrine right on the banks of the lake. More pictures in the gallery.
A superb day!
Posted by anna on December 9, 2007 12:54 PM
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hello again.hakone looks like a cool place to me(so does the shrine!).it snowed up here yesterday but soon melted absolutely LOVE this website because there is lots of detail and pictures to go with it.is your class and classroom ship shape?
another boring day at school tomorrow.awwwwwwww.the time is 13:20pm here,i wonder what time it is where you are?i would really like to know.to bad its raining where i am.what is the weather like up there?(well its not exatly raining up here but it is a little.)ive got to go now SEE YOU LATER!!!!!!!BYE BYE.
Posted by: maya tomlinson on December 9, 2007 1:25 PM
I've been there last year at the beginning of Winter! Omg!!!!!!!!!! Such a beautiful place!!!!
I went there with my family and we stayed at Hyatt Regency Hakone - truly an amazing hotel and unlike any one I've EVER COME ACROSS. All the way from its unique homeliness to the tatamis to the pefect blend of old japanese culture and the idea of a 'big and grand hotel'.
I even remember the taking the old rickety train down to town. Loved it, really nostalgic actually, that train, and reminds me of Hayao Miyazaki's 'Spirited Away'.
Beautiful place.
Hakone
Last weekend I visited a beautiful place called Hakone. It is about 70km south of Tokyo and the vibrant Autumn colours were in full swing; the reds and yellows of the trees were quite startling. I went to an amazing open air sculpture park which had lots of Henry Moore's work and a large Picasso exhibition. There was also a 30ft tower made soley from coloured glass chunks, you could climb to the top and the view was great. I also got chance to bathe my feet in natural spring water and give them a massage on the smooth pebbles in the base of the bath. I then went by the very cute Tozan or 'toy train' up into the mountains where I proceded on a cable car even further. Whilst riding in the cable car I was marveling at the lovely views we then rounded the top of a small peak and here on the other side in all its magnificence was Fuji, I actually gasped it was so breathtaking! I can see why the Japanese call the mountain 'Fuji-san' as a sign of respect. The cable car then continued down to a lake where I boarded what I can only describe as a galleon (equip with fake pirates!) As the sun set I was spirited away to the other side of the lake with Fuji in the background and the red torii gates leading to the Hakone shrine right on the banks of the lake. More pictures in the gallery.
A superb day!
Posted by anna on December 9, 2007 12:54 PM
Your Comments
hello again.hakone looks like a cool place to me(so does the shrine!).it snowed up here yesterday but soon melted absolutely LOVE this website because there is lots of detail and pictures to go with it.is your class and classroom ship shape?
another boring day at school tomorrow.awwwwwwww.the time is 13:20pm here,i wonder what time it is where you are?i would really like to know.to bad its raining where i am.what is the weather like up there?(well its not exatly raining up here but it is a little.)ive got to go now SEE YOU LATER!!!!!!!BYE BYE.
Posted by: maya tomlinson on December 9, 2007 1:25 PM
I've been there last year at the beginning of Winter! Omg!!!!!!!!!! Such a beautiful place!!!!
I went there with my family and we stayed at Hyatt Regency Hakone - truly an amazing hotel and unlike any one I've EVER COME ACROSS. All the way from its unique homeliness to the tatamis to the pefect blend of old japanese culture and the idea of a 'big and grand hotel'.
I even remember the taking the old rickety train down to town. Loved it, really nostalgic actually, that train, and reminds me of Hayao Miyazaki's 'Spirited Away'.
Beautiful place.
Posted by: Dili Chen on March 24, 2009 11:00 AM