The Day Everything Changed Forever. (Part 3)
Owakudani is an active volcanic valley in the famed Hakone region west of Tokyo. It’s known to locals as “Jigokudani” (the Valley of Hell) and is famous for its black eggs, which are boiled in the sulfurous waters to give the egg shells a distinctive color.
The Owakudani area will surely take your breath away, not just for the magnificent view of nearby Mt. Fuji on a clear day, but also from the rising volcanic gases that originate underneath the valley itself. When you look around, there is an infinite amount of steam pouring up through vents scattered around the mountain and a very distinct odor that will remind you that you are indeed traversing an active vol