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| Above, the floating torii at Lake Ashi. Photo by Armand Vaquer. |
One of the highlights of my 2004 trip to Japan was a cruise on Lake Ashi.
GoJapanGo.com says of the lake:
Lake Ashi Hakone is a popular tourist destination, famous for the pirate ships and picturesque views of the surrounding mountains and the floating torii of Hakone Shrine.
Lake Ashi (芦ノ湖 Ashino-ko), often referred to as Hakone Lake, but formally known as Ashinoko Lake, is a scenic lake in the Hakone area of Kanagawa Prefecture in Honshu, Japan. Lake Ashi is a crater lake that lies along the southwest wall of the caldera of Mount Hakone, a complex volcano. Lake Ashi is known for the numerous onsen (hot springs) in the area.
It was foggy the morning we cruised on the lake, this prevented any views of Mount Fuji. Still it was a fun place to visit.
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| Above, one of the cruise ships on Lake Ashi. Photo by Armand Vaquer. |
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