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  • My name is Stevie Crawford and I'm not a travel Guru

  • I'm simply curious about people and places

  • in worlds very different from my own

  • Join me

  • When you arrive at the station

  • I highly recommend buying this discount pass

  • It provides unlimited rides on 8 routes in the area

  • including most of the popular destinations

  • So After picking up the passes

  • it was time to begin this short adventure

  • The town of Hakone is situated in the

  • mountains of Kanagawa Prefecture

  • So what you're seeing here is a train

  • actually bound for the hilltopsvery cool

  • I just love museums, so anytime someone says, Stevie, go check this place out

  • I'm always excited

  • This museum is pretty unique, most of the exhibits are actually outside

  • hence the smart name, Open-Air Museum.

  • Despite the clouds and light rain as I took one final stroll

  • as I took one final stroll

  • the exhibits, architecture and beautiful scenes of nature

  • just took my breadth away

  • The staff, the food and just the overall

  • experience at this Onsen, were simply world class

  • After some helpful directions from the host

  • it was time to head to the scenic Lake Ashi

  • also called Hakone Lake

  • On the hills above Lake Ashi sits the Hakone-Jinja Shrine

  • which originally opened in the year 757 AD

  • Well, before I knew it, 24 hours had already slipped by

  • and this brief adventure was coming to a sad close

  • As I sat on the train heading back to Tokyo

  • contrasting this tranquil town to the chaotic scenes of big city life

  • I gained an appreciation for both worlds

  • each having their own wonderful

  • but very unique flavours

  • Thank you for watching

  • Thank you for watching

My name is Stevie Crawford and I'm not a travel Guru

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