The crater, which was formed in the last vaporous eruption of the Hakone mountains when the highest mountain in Hakone, Mt.Kami erupted 3000 years ago, has spouted out hot vapor and sulfide to this day. Once known as Oojigoku("hell"), or grand hell, it was renamed "Oowakudani" before the Meiji emperor's visit in 1876 since it was not a good for the Emperor to visit a place called "hell". There were black eggs boiled from hot vapor and sulfide which it is believed that eat one egg can make your life 7 years longer.
Lake Ashi
Lake Ashi, 20km in circumference, is a slender lake formed in the Hakone caldera some 400 thousand years ago. The inverted reflection of Mt. Fuji viewed through the pine avenue in the southern shore is picturesque scenery. Lake Ashi abundant in pond smelt, trout, black bass and other kinds of fish, many people enjoy fishing there.
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