One of the reasons why you travel to the Hakone region is for the views of Mt. Fuji. Fuji-san has been quite problematic for me, seems like whenever I have my camera it hides away. It is also the reason why the region is so busy and with Fuji-san’s new world heritage status, tourism is booming.
That being said, while we were there Fuji-san was nowhere to be seen, hiding in the dense cloud cover. Mt. Komagatake is supposed to be the best place to view Fuji from and as the cloud cover was so dense, the ropeway to the top was almost empty.
On the plus side, it meant no waiting .. we went up anyway. Configuration: Canon 5D Mark III, handheld HDRs and Canon 28-70mm f/2.8.
As you head up you see a golf course to the right. I think we will need to add that course to the list.
It was very, very foggy.
Very, very foggy.
At the top there are trails ringing the mountain with great views .. on any other day. I can honestly say that I fretted a little bit about getting lost. At one point, visibility was down to a meter or less.
But the wind blew in and it started to clear (for 2 minutes).
I would wager it is a good view on a clear day (smile).
Michael Weening: a few pictures 
Haha, it’s so irritating when no planning in the world can guarantee you pictures of a certain motive. But on the other hand, I guess it’s the charm of the nature and the weather as well…
True! The nice thing is that the area is so beautiful, there were other things to enjoy .. even without Fuji-san showing her face!