After a busy day yesterday, today was our opportunity to relax a little and be shown around. We headed south to Mt Fuji. The drive down was really pretty. I was expecting the blossoms to be in parks and gardens, but it seems they grow wild the countryside. As we neared Mt Fuji it was touch and go whether we would see much of it. We could see the lower slopes, but most of the upper slopes were in cloud. We ascended Mt Fuji to Station 4. Station 5, where we were meant to be going was closed due to snow. It’s still winter on the mountain. We got glimpses of the upper slopes, but you can’t see much from here.

After descending we headed for Hakone, a town surrounded by small volcanoes with a large lake in the caldera. From here we caught a Pirate Ship across the lake, with Mt Fuji becoming less obstructed. The final stage of the tour was a Gondola ride to a hot springs and sulphur processing area, where Mt Fuji in the distance was finally making an appearance.

I managed to book our Shinkasen (Bullet train) tickets on the way back to Tokyo, saving a trip later in the evening.

Arriving back at the hotel around 9pm, we took to opportunity to get some sleep.