We took the train up into the mountains to Lake Ashi after we left Osaka. Lake Ashi is a popular weekend destination for people from Tokyo, and when it's clear out you can see Mount Fuji off in the distance. The trains got slower and slower the farther we got up the mountains so it took us a while to get there. We stayed in a ryokan that night, a traditional Japanese style hotel, it was cool. We wore Japanese style robes around, drank sake on the tatami matts, and rolled futon mattresses out of the closet and slept on the floor.
The next day we walked down and caught a ferry across Lake Ashi, the views of Mount Fuji were stunning! After eating some soba noodles for lunch we explored an old shrine, and then found a trail that took as around the lake shore. We hiked a little ways to a town and caught a bus back that took us around the lake to a ropeway, or gondola. Half way up the ropeway we got off to snack on some eggs...
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