Hakone Owakudani Re-Opens

[cpuer]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XTIS8xAuV-k

 

[purpleberry]

Great! Time to level up longevity points .

 

[darkmatt]

about time

 

[beanstalk6]

Duh~ I missed it by 2 months. Didn't even get to see Mt Fuji because of clouds.

 

[anyhowsaysay]

http://www.hakoneropeway.co.jp/info_img/230_pdf.pdf

It seems can exit the Owakudani station but some parts still restricted

Will be going Hakone in November to see. I last went Hakone in 2014, Owakudani is one of the better attraction in Hakone.

 

[anyhowsaysay]

 

[purpleberry]

Does it say somewhere if the souvenir shop or restaurant is open?

 

[snap99]

Oh good .......

 

[chickenmedium]

huat ah! will go look see in my oct trip and get some eggssssss

 

[Gixxerfied]

Nice..will try visiting during my oct trip..

 

[cpuer]

huat ah! will go look see in my oct trip and get some eggssssss

if have time, go hike up a little bit behind the rows of souvenir/eggs shops, the Kamiyama trail has some nice view of Mt Fuji there. The sulphuric air surrounding the areas is quite unreal.

 

[purpleberry]

Might not be fully open like before (http://www.japan-guide.com/e/e5203.html)

Important Notice
Due to volcanic gases, the area around Owakudani is currently closed to tourists, and the Hakone Ropeway is not running between Sounzan and Owakudani. Substitute buses (covered by the Hakone Free Pass) operate between Sounzan and Togendai.

From July 26 at 1pm, the ropeway will resume service along its entire length, and a limited area around the ropeway station will be reopened to tourists.

 

[chickenmedium]

if have time, go hike up a little bit behind the rows of souvenir/eggs shops, the Kamiyama trail has some nice view of Mt Fuji there. The sulphuric air surrounding the areas is quite unreal.

that depends whether the area is opened for tourists anot