Hakone, Miyanoshita, Mt. Fuji

“Large numbers of Yokohama and Tokio residents and families resort to Miya-no-shita during the summer and autumn, attracted by its lovely and healthy situation. It stands above a deep ravine, luxuriating in the densest foliage which shelters a mountain torrent. Along this valley one can see for many miles, on the one hand to the distant ocean, and on the other to the high Otomi Pass. The surrounding mountains are volcanic, and contain numerous hot sulphur springs which supply the various watering-places by means of bamboo conduit-pipes. The baths form an especial feature of the hotels, and being large and cleanly are patronized by everybody at all hours of the day.”

Arthur H. Crow, Highways and Byeways in Japan, (London, 1883) pp. 226–227