Tuesday March 22, 2016
Mt. Fuji decided to peek out again this morning. We were so excited!
Today was our day to explore Hakone so the first activity was a boat ride across Lake Ashi. This is one of the five big lakes of Fujiyama.
It cleared up momentarily and we were able to see the mountain clearly above the nearby hills:
We disembarked at the village of Moto-hakone then walked to the Narukawa Art Museum to see contemporary Japanese art.
We had a Japanese buffet luncheon followed by a stop at the woodworking shop of a master craftsman. This was the Hakone Yosegi Zaiku marquetry and mosaic woodworking shop.
Later in the afternoon we walked around the sculpture garden of the Hakone Open Air Museum and Picasso Collection.
The final treat of the day was another delicious Japanese dinner:
