1973 Pirate Captain, Lake Ashi (Ashinoko) - Togendai-ko to Hakonemachi-ko
After visiting Mount Fuji, my group was then taken across lake Ashi on a "Pirate Ship" and this man was employed as the "pirate Captain". The local tourist seemed to love the concept.
Lake Ashi (芦ノ湖 Ashi-no-ko), or Hakone Lake, Ashinoko Lake, is a scenic lake in the Hakone area of Kanagawa Prefecture in Honshū, Japan. It is a crater lake that lies along the southwest wall of the caldera of Mount Hakone, a complex volcano. The lake is known for its views of Mt. Fuji and its numerous hot springs. A number of pleasure boats and ferries traverse the lake, providing scenic views for tourists and passengers. Several of the boats are full-scale replicas of man-of-war pirate ships.
The name means "lake of reeds" in Japanese: 芦 (ashi) is "reed", and 湖 (ko) is "lake".
1973 Pirate Captain, Lake Ashi (Ashinoko) - Togendai-ko to Hakonemachi-ko
After visiting Mount Fuji, my group was then taken across lake Ashi on a "Pirate Ship" and this man was employed as the "pirate Captain". The local tourist seemed to love the concept.
Lake Ashi (芦ノ湖 Ashi-no-ko), or Hakone Lake, Ashinoko Lake, is a scenic lake in the Hakone area of Kanagawa Prefecture in Honshū, Japan. It is a crater lake that lies along the southwest wall of the caldera of Mount Hakone, a complex volcano. The lake is known for its views of Mt. Fuji and its numerous hot springs. A number of pleasure boats and ferries traverse the lake, providing scenic views for tourists and passengers. Several of the boats are full-scale replicas of man-of-war pirate ships.
The name means "lake of reeds" in Japanese: 芦 (ashi) is "reed", and 湖 (ko) is "lake".