先月、箱根の噴火警戒レベルが２に上がっていたけれど、
もう落ち着いたのかな？
友人が箱根に旅行に行くんだ！と
先月楽しみにしていたのに、
噴火警戒が出ることで、
色々心配だからと箱根旅行をやめていた。
別の場所に旅行に行ったから
箱根は当分行かなくて良いと言っていたけれど、
箱根もなかなか良いところだからね。。。
箱根に何度か旅行に行ったことがあるけれど、
楽しかったなぁ♪
箱根には、京都のような竹林があって、
そこもまた素敵だったな♪
もちろん、温泉も良いし、
旅館のお料理も見た目もすごいけど、
味も良いし、
また機会があれば行きたいくらい。
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Preparing for a possible eruption of Mount Hakone
Hakone is a resort town near Tokyo, famous for its hot springs.
But looming over the town is Mount Hakone,
an active volcano. Japan's Meteorological Agency raised its
volcanic alert level for the area to two on a scale of five early Sunday,
saying it had observed increased activity the day before.
Local businesses are now putting in place evacuation measures,
drawing on lessons from the last eruption four years ago.
The agency raised the alert level a spate of volcanic earthquakes
in the area over the weekend. 74 had been observed as of 3 p.m. Monday.
The agency says small, shallow quakes have been increasing
in areas around Mount Hakone since mid-March.
Town officials are now restricting travel near the crater
and are blocking access with fences.
The Hakone Ropeway operator has suspended services and a
temporary bus is running instead.
A man visiting with his wife said they felt tremors during a meal.
He said he was disappointed because he had been hoping to get
a view of Mount Fuji from the Hakone crater.
An Australian tourist said he had been planning to ride the ropeway
but will now have to find another way to take in the region's nature.