A day after we got back from Kyoto, we decided to go for a day trip to Hakone. We use early morning bullet train to Odawara Station then bought "Hakone Free Pass", a discount pass that provides unlimited use of transportation: trains, boats, cable cars, and busses in Hakone area.
First destination in Hakone:
1. Gora Park - free admission with Hakone Pass
Lots of landscaping or garden inspiration, a must for any plant lover or gardener.
We went there in the autumn when the leaves change color. So beautiful!
Hoping on Hakone Tozan Railway
2. Owakudani
The legendary Black Egg that was said to add 7 years to your life. Well... we believe God hold the timing for our lives plus we thought 500 yens or $5 was way too expensive for an egg us so we opted for steamed buns with the egg inside, which cost about the same.
We were starving after the boat ride so we stopped by a nearby bakery. It was raining at that time so I thought it was odd when I saw some customers opted to eat their food outside. When I looked closer, I then found out the reason: they were enjoying foot spa.
Never mind the rain, we had to experience it too. Ahhhh...it felt so good; good food, great view, warmed feet. What more can we ask for?
After our little break, we continue on to our last destination: Cedar Avenue. We thought this was an interesting spot to hike but we didn't expect it is located next to a busy road, not-so-serene-forest as we expected.
That's the end of our family adventure in Hakone that day, which is also the last day of our Japan adventure. Our family flew out of the country the day after. We hope to be back someday to explore other parts of Japan. Arigato Gozaimashita, Japan!
I will share our one week in Japan's itinerary on the next post.
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Kyoto Day 2: Fushimi Inari and Osaka
Five Things to Eat at Osaka, Dotonbori
Kyoto Day 3: Kyoto Aquarium, Railway Museum, and Nishiki Market
