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A Photowalk in the Great Hell, Owakudani

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

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

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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.

După ce m-am distrat călătorind cu corabia piraţilor pe lacul Ashi, de la Motohakone-ko la Togendai, am luat telecabina (Hakone Ropeway)…

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… şi după ce am urcat c?teva minute, p?nă la altitudinea de 1044 metri, m-am trezit ?n… O-jigoku (Marele Iad).

O-jigoku este un crater care s-a format acum 3000 de ani la erupţia Muntelui Hakone. ?n prezent zona este cunoscută ?nsă cu numele de Owakudani, Marea Vale care Fierbe.
Noul nume a fost dat ?nainte de vizita ?mpăratului Meiji din 1876, pentru că s-a considerat că un loc cu asemenea denumire este nepotrivit pentru vizita ?mpăratului.

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