Vacation in Japan Part 4

Part 4 : Tokyo - Hakone

Senso-ji 金龍山浅草寺 Asakusa

Outside Nijubashi 皇居二重橋, yonder lies the Fushimi Yagura 伏見櫓 Imperial watchtower. The Imperial Palace is off limits except for New Year's Day and the Emperor's birthday.

Enjoying the shade at Wadakura Fountain Park 和田倉噴水公園

.....and time to fill the stomach......

.....not forgeting playtime in the park of the Outer Garden of the Imperial Palace

Remnant of the stone base of the Edo Castle in the East Garden of the Imperial Palace 東御苑

Fujiya Hotel in Hakone

Koi pond

Wishes and prayers on wooden plaques (or ema 絵馬) by patrons of the Hakone Shrine

At the summit of Mount Komagatake 駒ヶ岳 looking down on Lake Ashi 芦ノ湖

Mount Fuji 5th Station, about 2,000 metres above sea level

Melting snow at Mount Fuji