Japan (Cherry Blossom): Tokyo and Mount Fuji

Upon arrival in Tokyo, we realised that we were a tad late as most of the cherry blossom has fallen from the trees. Nonetheless, we continued strolling around the Tokyo Imperial Palace to catch some strong trees that were still blossoming and yeah! We were still able to find some pretty amazing cherry blossoms!

Hope we could find more cherry blossoms in other parts of Japan!

Other than searching for cherry blossoms, we also went to the famous Tsukiji Fish Market for sushi! Yum Yum!

We can't wait to explore other parts of Japan where we have never been before. After a well rested night, Woo Hoo! Mount Fuji, Here We Come!

From Shinjuku station, we took the Odakyu Electric Line to Odawara, This line is not covered under JR railpass so we bought the tickets separately. Upon arrival at Odawara station, we bought the Fuji Hakone pass which is valid for 3 days. You can find more information on this pass at this website. The pass allows you to use a number of transports within the area to travel around.

We checked in to our hotel first, we stayed at Hakone Lake Hotel and bought the half board package so breakfast and dinner were included in our stay. We spent 2 nights in this hotel.

What's the first thing to do when we're in such a nice hot spring hotel? Enjoy the hot spring and relax!

Here we go!

After a nice hot spring, it's time for the dinner! It's always exciting for me when it comes to food, especially Japanese food! Can't wait to see what the hotel has to offer!

Other than the appetizer, sashimi and the mains, there is also a buffet section which have some vegetables tempura, miso soup, rice and desserts.

Breakfast served by the hotel is a japanese and western buffet and they tasted pretty good!

The next day, let's explore Hakone and I wanna see Mount Fuji! They say Mount Fuji is very shy and even if you wanted to see it, it might not let you see hahaha. So let's see how is my luck.

We wanted to go to the instagrammable Chureito Pagoda with Mount Fuji in the background. To get to Chureito Pagoda, we need to transfer buses to get to Kawaguchiko first and from Kawaguchiko, take Fujikyu railway (not included in Fuji Hakone pass) to Shimo-Yoshida station and walk to the Pagoda.

We were really happy as we could already see the clear skies and view of Mount Fuji on the bus on our way to Kawaguchiko!

Fujikyu railway is so cute! It's Thomas! Hello!

Reached!

Then we climbed climbed climbed up towards the pagoda.

Woo Hoo!! We're so happy we got to see the Mount Fuji with clear skies!! It was truly magnificent and we didn't want to leave! We stayed there for a few hours enjoying the views, chill, took photos and connect with Mount Fuji hahaha..

Oppss.. but we still got a cruise to take to tour Lake Ashi to utilise our Fuji Hakone pass, so it's time to say bye bye to Mount Fuji!

The cruise looks like some pirate ship hahaha..

So let me be the cutest pirate ever!

After the cruise, it's almost evening and it's time for us to return to our hotel for hot spring and dinner. Hee. The next day, Kyoto! Here we come!