MOUNT FUJI SERVES AS A BREATHTAKING BACKDROP TO A MODERN CITYSCAPE
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PEACEFUL HAKONE-GINYU MOUNTAIN RESORT
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HAKONE & MOUNT FUJI
ORIGINATING IN CHINA , GYOZA DUMPLINGS HAVE BECOME A POPULAR JAPANESE DISH
DINE The cozy Gyoza Center restaurant , a 10-minute walk from the museum , presents more than a dozen varieties of homemade gyoza , or light Japanese dumplings , served steamed or in broth .
ON THE WAY Drive to Hakone with an option to stop in Kamakura , the seaside center of medieval Japan .
STAY Check in at Hakone-Ginyu or longtime favorite Gôra Kadan . Both properties are onsen ryokans — traditional Japanese inns with hot spring baths , intended for relaxation and restoration . Both properties offer kaiseki dinners , comprising about a dozen Japanese dishes that are as beautiful as they are delicious .
EXPLORE Visit Hakone ’ s Open-Air Museum , home to modern and contemporary Japanese art .
We head to Mount Fuji next , Japan ’ s highest peak . From our perch halfway up the mountain , we catch exceptional views . Then a cable car takes us to the Owakudani Valley , aka Hell Valley , created by an eruption of Mount Hakone three millennia ago . Explore Lake Ashinoko , Hakone ’ s submerged caldera , by boat .
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