Oowakudani Kurotamagokan (solo trip)

You'll need some luck visiting here. When it's not cloudy, you'll have an amazing view of Mount Fuji, but sometimes you're just in a cloud, and won't be able to see much of it. Don't pass over the black eggs. Don't worry about them. They are regular chicken eggs cooked in the sulfur water and have the scale chemical reacted. Is good for a few pictures home... You can see some of the results of the...

What an incredible experience at Owakudani Kurotamagokan! We were lucky to visit on a perfectly clear day, and the view of Fuji-san was absolutely breathtaking—one of those sights you never forget. The volcanic valley is surreal, with dramatic landscapes and plumes of steam rising all around. I didn’t try the famous black egg, but the aroma of sulfur from the hot springs reminded me just how uniq...

Very crowded, and the eggs they advertise look like they've been dyed black- and they taste like regular hard boiled eggs. I guess I just had high expectations. I did not go through any of the mineral exhibits they had due to my time constraints- perhaps it would have made this a better experience for me if I had, but I took the ropeway instead which was over priced (2000¥ a person for twenty minu...

The view is nice, but the eggs are just regular hard boiled eggs. The store is packed to the brim even during week days, but at least they have a dedicated line for black eggs. Felt like a marketing ploy to be honest, but well, the view itself is amazing. The black egg experience can be skipped in my opinion. The crowd in the store is just not worth it. Do come here for the view though.

I visited Owakudani Kurotamagokan while exploring Hakone. The Ropeway (free with the Hakone Free Pass) makes it easy to reach, but you do need to walk down a bit to get to the actual shop. Don’t mistake it for the smaller one right outside the Ropeway station. The staff keep everything organized, and the shop sells really nice snacks and souvenirs that are well packaged and fairly priced. They als...