Where to go in Hakone (Mt Fuji)

Lake Ashi

The bone-shaped, beautiful Lake Ashi never freezes over, due to the constant volcanic heat beneath its surface.

Mt Fuji

The views to be had from Hakone of Mt Fuji, Japan's most famous mountain, are staggering. Seen on a clear day from the banks of Lake Ashi, the snow-capped peak stands serene behind other lesser mountain tops - imperious, majestic, the single most iconic image of Japan.

Hakone

The Hakone outdoor art museum must have one of the most striking settings in the world - a mountainside above a line of valleys that leads down to the sea.