Mount Fuji is the iconic mountain of Japan and seen as a sacred place for many Japanese. It is a sleeping volcano which on clear days is visible from Tokyo or even other areas in Japan more than 200 km away. Close to Mount Fuji is Hakone, which is a nature and hot spring resort. In the Hakone area is also a lake, Ashinoko, which is a popular attraction for tourists as you can see the iconic view as per picture above. The mountains surrounding Hakone have a lot of good driving roads and amazing views.
The must-drive routes in this area are:
– Ashigara Touge
– Ashinoko Skyline
– Gotemba route 401
– Hakone Turnpike
– Izu Skyline
– Jukkoku Touge
– Mitsuya Yata Line
– Tsubaki Line
For livecamera’s in the Fuji Hakone Izu area please see the following link:
Fuji Hakone Izu live camera overview