Raining again this morning with heavy mists shrouding everything. We catch the bus down th hill to the village to see if the sightseeing boat is running (These are done up like galleons, tourist kitsch but fun) but due to the weather all services are cancelled. We get back on the bus and travel to Youssen. This is a giant spa complex featuring multiple themed pool areas featuring both traditional onsen and family oriented fun. We opt for the fun areas and had a great couple of hours trying various pools, with and without water jets and scented with different things like chocolate, honey, green tea and red wine. The most entertaining of these was a pool where you dangled you feet in and hundreds of small fish came to you and nibbled at the skin on your toes (Extremely tickly).
When we came out the sun was shining so we caught the bus to the next town where funicular railway and gondola whisked you to the top and over back to the shores of lake Ishi. The idea being to see if the sightseeing boats were now running and catch one back to our departure point. At the top it was clear that the weather over the lake had not improved and whilst we were there it closed in further. This was supposed to be the place we would view Mount Fuji but she was a no-show
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