The next day, we left Kyoto on a Shinkansen bound for Odawara Station which connects by local train to Hakone, the popular resort and hot springs town with views of Mnt. Fuji.
When we arrived at the resort I'd booked it was too early to check in so we left our bags and headed back to the train to see some of the sights around Mt. Fuji.
We took a steep cable car up to the starting point of the Ropeway where we boarded one of the gondolas you see in these photos. The picture on the left is of a valley of sulfer mines which we crossed. It was the highest and the longest ropeway ride I've ever been on. It stops at 3 stations, ending at Lake Ashi. Unfortunately, we were never able to see Mt. Fuji because it was very cloudy and misty at the higher altitude. However, the clouds themselves were an interesting site, the cable seemed to disappear before us and at one point it was a complete white out.
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