When morning breaks,
what changes will you see in the scenery before you?

Some mornings, a delicate mist crawls along the mountainside…
Other mornings, a thick ocean of clouds covers everything, rendering the mountaintops as islands.

Sengokuhara was once part of Lake Ashi.
You can see it in the way this area produces fog and moisture.

During the Edo Period, the farmers of this region dreamed of a meadow to produce rice for Sengoku, and thus named it Sengokuhara.

Morning at Hakone Fontaine Bleau Sengokutei paints a picture for that moment - one you may only see once, through your window.

You stand in that picture at this very moment.

The landscape is always moving.
Still, the fact that you can sense this movement is proof that the time you spent here last night lives on within you.

Echoes of how you released your cares in the bath and experienced a gastronomical narrative – they gently awaken your senses this morning.

It’s not much longer before breakfast,
where a rather peculiar dish awaits you.

Eggs Benedict, made with “onsen-tamago” – hot-spring boiled eggs,
garnished in sulphuric salt.

Just a few grains on your fingertip are enough to gently caress your nose with the scents of Ōwakudani.
Why are onsen-tamago made at hot springs?

Because of the exquisite balance of fire and water. It slowly cooks the eggs without overboiling or overheating.

If nighttime was a time for “Fire,” then morning is a time for “Water.”

Salt and smooth yolk meld together,
releasing their warm aroma, and in that moment you’ll hear the voice of the morning deep within you.

Check-out time approaches,
but not before one last dip in the bath, of course.

An evening bath and a morning bath
may use the same water source, but their essences differ completely.

The evening bath soothes and relieves;
The morning bath assembles and prepares.

As you sit in the steam,
you will feel your heart and skin regain their contours, preparing you for your journey.

Hakone has long been known as an oasis for healthy getaways.
A whole new world with entirely different air, humidity, and temperature awaits only 100 kilometers away from Tokyo.

That difference in ambience is the key we use to show you the way back to yourself.

Journeys are fascinating, are they not?
We set off to gain something new, only to find that we regain our spirits by leaving something behind.

Your journey is only beginning.
As they say, the road goes ever on and on.

May the scenery that greeted you this morning find its corner in the grand tapestry of your heart.