Soaking up the scenery

A new and healthy way to absorb the tranquillity surrounding Mount Fuji has arrived with the opening, in April, of the hot spring

(onsen) resort Hakone Kowakien Ten-yu. All 150 Japanese-style rooms come with a private open-air hot spring bath facing Japan’s most famous dormant volcano. Resort facilities include a spa, restaurant and bar/ lounge plus two large hot-spring facilities, one of which has an open-air infinity bath. When it's time to dine, choose from a soba noodle restaurant or a teppanyaki high-end Japanese steakhouse.