Mar 28, 2016 - 1 min read

Views of Fuji From Lake Ashi

A freshwater pictured with glorious Mount Fuji

By Vicky Amin

Community writer

Translated by Aveline Felicia

Community writer

A doughty Mount Fuji. It was not easy to capture this scene!

It was Hakone-Yumoto Station where people could take the bus to Ashi Lake

Here was the picture of Lake Ashi when I arrived. Mount Fuji was behind the thick clouds.

Look! The clouds began moving and Mount Fuji started appearing!

At Lake Ashi, it was very calm while Mount Fuji was covered with clouds. Besides no beautiful sight to see, the gushing and piercing wind was inevitable

The ship for sightseeing cruise berthed ready to carry the passengers

The summit of Mount Fuji was starting to be visible

Here it was! The scenery I had been waiting for

Splendid Mount Fuji, the tranquil Lake Ashi, and the elegant Hakone Shrine Portal blew my mind away

As the clouds faded away, the scenery at Lake Ashi was more cheerful and groovier

A crowd of people came to witness the elegance of Lake Ashi and Mount Fuji

As one of the closest areas to Mount Fuji, it's no wonder Hakone Shrine has the most dramatic view of the iconic mountain in Japan, a Cherry Blossom country. The scenery is from Lake Ashi, a blue lake formed 3,000 years ago.

At that time, the weather was pretty nice. It was cold as it was in December, but there was no sign of rain. Nevertheless, there was a blanket of clouds. So when we arrived at the edge of Lake Ashi, all I could see was the splendid blue freshwater with the touch of scarlet red from Hakone Shrine Torii Portal at the very end. Mount Fuji that I had been waiting for was covered with clouds.

Of course, I was not giving up so easily. I kept waiting though the piercing wind was inevitable. Eventually, a blanket of clouds was petered out and Mount Fuji started showing its glorious sight before my eyes. At the end, my agony was worth it.