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A Japan Photo per Day - Japanese Red Bridge

By Muza-chan on Jan 30, 2010 | In A Japan Photo per Day | 16 feedbacks »

Japanese Red Bridge, Hakone
Japanese Red Bridge, Hakone

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Nikon D80
Lens: VR 18-55mm F/3.5-5.6G
Focal Length: 32mm
Aperture: F/5.6
Shutter Speed: 1/60s
ISO Sensitivity: ISO 100

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A Photowalk in the Great Hell, Owakudani

By Muza-chan on Jan 22, 2010 | In Japan travel | 20 feedbacks »

After enjoying the trip with the Hakone pirate ships, from Motohakone-ko to Togendai I took the Hakone Ropeway…

Owakudani Hakone

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… and after a few minutes climb to the altitude of 1044 meters, I arrived in… O-jigoku - Great Hell. :)

O-jigoku is a crater formed by a huge phreatic explosion occurred during the last eruption of Mount Hakone, 3000 years ago.
It is currently known as O-wakudani, the Great Boiling Valley. The current name was chosen in 1876, before a visit by the Emperor Meiji, because the O-jigoku (Great Hell) name was deemed inauspicious for the visit of the Emperor.

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