Hakone (October 22nd & 23rd)

Mt. Fuji from Oowakudani in Hakone.

We went to Hakone this weekend.
We went to Gora Park first and looked around for a while, and then went to Oowakudani and ate the famous black boiled eggs. After that, we went to Tougendai by ropeway and took the bus to Sengoku Kougen BS to visit the vast field covered with Miscanthus sinensis (Susuki) grass. We stayed at Hakone Sengokuhara YH nearby and enjoyed the nice hot spring there.
The next day, we took the bus to Tougendai and then back to Oowakudani by ropeway because we wanted to see Mt. Fuji from there, which we couldn't the day before because of the clouds.
On that day, we could see Mt. Fuji clearly, so we took bunch of pictures, and then back to Tougendai again to take the ship to Hakonemachi Port. We had lunch there and then took the ship back to Tougandai from Motohakone Port, took the ropeway to Souunzan via Oowakudani, and then back home.

紅葉にはまだ気が早いのですが、箱根に出掛けてきました。仙石原のススキ…ちょっと遅れ気味ですが、その広大さに圧倒されました。２日目には、富士山もきれいに見えました。


Saxifraga fortunei var. incisolobata cv. Hiougi (Daimonjisou "緋扇").
They exhibited lots of kinds of Saxifraga fortunei var. incisolobata (Daimonjisou) flower at the Gora Park.


Saxifraga fortunei var. incisolobata cv. Harumi (Daimonjisou "春見").


Saxifraga fortunei var. incisolobata cv. Iyo Guruma (Daimonjisou "伊予車").
こんな可愛らしいダイモンジソウもあるんですね。


Saxifraga fortunei var. incisolobata cv. Hana Kanzashi (Daimonjisou "花かんざし").


Miscanthus sinensis (Susuki) field at Sengoku Kougen.
日が差すとよりいっそう素晴らしい光景に。
仙石原のススキはこれからが見ごろといったところ。


Allium thunbergii (Yama Rakkyou) in Sengoku Kougen.


Gentiana scabra var. buergeri (Rindou).
ススキの足元にひっそり咲いていました。


Kalimeris pinnatifida (Yuugagiku).


A kind of thistle (Azami).


Miscanthus sinensis (Susuki).


Mugwort (Yomogi) flavor soft ice cream... It had strong Yomogi flavor.
仙石高原近くのよもぎ茶屋にて、よもぎ餡ソフト。
思いの外、しっかりとヨモギフレーバーで、びっくり。


The hot spring in the YH. We bathed three times!
Its pH is 2! Pretty strong acid!
ユースホステルの温泉。白濁酸性のかけ流し。気持ちよかったです。


Tougendai Ropeway Sta.


Mt. Fuji and thistle flowers.


Mt. Fuji and Miscanthus sinensis (Susuki).


Mt. Fuji and Miscanthus sinensis (Susuki).


Fried Japanese Smelt (Wakasagi) caught in the Lake Ashi.
It tasted really good.


Mt. Fuji by the Lake Ashi.


Mt. Komagatake from the ship cruising on the Lake Ashi.


Mt. Fuji.


Oowakudani.