Some Other Things We Did in Hakone (July 1-5)

In Hakone we also visited an aquarium with lots of exotic fish, turtles and some performing seals that were really cute.

We also took a ride around Lake Ashi on a boat that looked like a pirate ship. We could see the hotel we were staying at from the boat. The hotel looked beautiful! We had to take a bus from the hotel to catch the boat.

At the dock where we boarded the pirate ship there was a pretty red gate. You see them in lots of photos of Japan; it was nice to see one in real life!

Lastly we took a ride on these paddle boats. They are not really special to Japan; we have them in the U.S., but we really wanted to paddle around in them! It was so much fun!