Hakone Open-Air Museum, Owakudani and Lake Ashi

My parents are officially on their way home after three months in Japan. We had many great adventures together and the last trip we took was to Hakone. Below are pictures from the Hakone Open-Air Museum. It is located in the Fuji Hakone Izu National Park and consists of 70,000 square meters of greenery. They have a large collection of outdoor sculptures created by Moore, Rodin, Bourdelle and Miro. There is even an entire museum dedicated to Picasso with over three hundred pieces of his work!

Man and Pegasus-By Carl Milles

A huge stained glass look out tower!
Symphonic Sculpture by Gabriel Loire

A view from above!

After visiting the museum, we took the rope way up and over the mountain to Owakudani (Great Boiling Valley) which has a great view of Mount Fuji. The mountain is full of active sulphur vents and hot springs. After having a look around we took the bus down (the other rope way was broken) to Lake Ashi for a rivery cruise! We then headed back up to the mountain to have Kuro-Tamago which are eggs that are cooked right in the hot springs! When you buy them they are black from the sulphur. I was told that the eating the eggs will add ten years to your life! Sounds good to me!

View from the ropeway.

HOT!

Where they cook the eggs!
Oishi!