A very white Christmas in Hakone ❅ 🗻

On Christmas morning of 2019, I woke up to a perfect view of gently falling snow.

We were staying in Fujiginkei Hotel right by Kawaguchiko Lake, with what I had researched to have the best view of Mt Fuji. It was much too early for Mt Fuji to make an appearance but the lake still looked beautiful in the early morning fog.

I made my way up to the rooftop onsen just after dawn and took a dip, catching snowflakes on my tongue while basking in the warmth of the onsen. It was early enough that there was no one else there and this view was all mine to savour. 

Surrounded by a serene silence that was only broken by my splashes in the water, I thought there really couldn’t be a better way to start my Christmas day.