Near the end of April, my birthday came. Last year, I didn't do anything special, but this year, my friend Samurai, who had invited me to come and visit Japan, wanted to treat me to a special day. It was all a surprise; I had no idea where we were going until I got to the train station and saw the ticket....
...Hakone! This region of western Kanagawa is famous for the views of Mt. Fuji. I had never been there, so was quite excited to spend my birthday hiking.
We rode the first train, a switch back train, (called Hakone Tozan Railway) up the mountain slowly, until reaching Gora, at a height of 553 meters. I loved this red train; the scenery passing by reminded me of Switzerland! ^_^ Enjoy the photos:
Inside the train:
View from the first switch back station:
Single track:
cutenekko rides up front again...
Approaching tunnel with sakura blossoms:
cutenekko poses outside of the train at the end station:
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| haha...my jacket matches the train! ^_^ |
From this station, we switched to a cable car, which pulled us further up the mountain...
View from the front car...
cutenekko outside the cable car at the end station:
This trip was fun due to all the different modes of transportation we could take. At the end station of the cable car, we took a ropeway, climbing the last mountain to an active volcano. Enjoy the views!
Ropeway base station:
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| Watching this all I could think of was: when can I go skiing? ^_^ |
cutenekko inside the ropeway...
view from ropeway...
view of "hell" -- an active volcano below--the "cloud" you see is sulphuric gas:
I think that's enough for today. Please visit again tomorrow. I will show views from the top of this mountain, and take you on a boat cruise. ^_^
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