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Article: Japan's Hakone: Mount Fuji and More
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- The Washington Post
- Article date:
- January 8, 1989
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For hundreds of years Japanese emperors and commoners alike have
flocked to the mountainous area of Hakone, with its awe-inspiring
views of Mount Fuji, the nearly perfectly shaped volcanic peak that
is Japan's highest mountain and most noted natural landmark.
Today, with its pine trees and azaleas, clean air and lakes, this
region is a national park, especially popular in the summer months
when Fuji-san, as the Japanese call their much-revered mountain, is
officially open for climbing.
But hiking 12,365 feet to the top of Mount Fuji is only one of
the reasons it is worth making the trip to Hakone from Tokyo at
almost any time of the year.
In fact, after the urban sprawl of Tokyo, ...