This was a fun experience, the scenery was breathtaking. Also due to the high altitude,this area provided a much needed break from the Japanese heat.
Recommended. When at Hokone we decided to take a cable car up Mount Komagatake where apparently there is a fantastic view of Mt Fuji. Well ... we are sure it was somewhere to be seen through all of the cloud. (It was a very misty day Lol).
This shrine on the summit of Mt. Koma honors the deities of nearby Mt. Kami or Kamiyama, the name of which translates to “mountain of the gods.” Local people and pilgrims alike worshiped the peaks of Hakone. You have to take the cable car to the top station and this shrine is a hill climb under a unsealed track. It can be windy and cold up here. Wear proper clothes, comfy shoes, hat, sunscreen, take water. Superb views of the lake and landscape from here. Great place for photography. Free entry here but the cable car needs tickets. Lots of locals, some tourists and pilgrims.
I came when it was very cloudy, and very windy, and cold, and this place is the BEST place to take pictures, especially in the weather I was in, and the trail was nice, even though I couldn’t see anything due to the fog
