means pond smelt. Here we see a smelt fisherman's boat near the northern shore, rising and falling drowsily in the morning sun.§ 16. The Torii of Hakone Shrine on Ashinoko
As the excursion boat nears Ashinoko's northern shore, Fuji grows ever more resplendent. The traveler marvels at the vermilion torii rising out of the Persian blue surface of the lake with a Japanese cedar grove serving as its backdrop.
§ 17. The Ferry Landing on Ashinoko
Within an hour ride from the Fujiya Hotel lie the deep blue waters of Ashinoko, the famous crater lake. Boarding a chartered ferryboat on its southern shore, one cruises northward and is treated to numerous views of Mt. Fuji above the distant hills. Then, when the eye becomes wearied by such grandeur, one can let his glances fall on shady places along the lake's shore, where mandarin ducks swim peacefully.
§ 18. Mt. Fuji at Daybreak from Owakidani
If you are once so fortunate as to see Mt. Fuji at dawn from Owakidani, then count yourself a lucky person, indeed! The following saying is proverbial in Japan. "If one be born under a lucky enough star he might just possibly experience a perfect view of Fuji." For our own part, the best we can say is that we have been trying. Year after year, rain or shine (and more usually the former), we have risen at dawn, hastily thrown on some clothes and rushed down to ask the desk clerk to telephone immediately the Hakone Hotel on the shores of Ashinoko in order to find out whether the weather conditions are to be propitious. "Miete kimashita!" comes the reply: "We can see it now!" We hire a taxi and head toward this beautiful vantage point at Owakidani, Hakone!
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