Hi, that one is more like a theme park and the hot spring is not authentic (from what i read).

Check out Tenzan, it is an outdoor hot spring

Japan guide .com again       

Pretty sure you can cover the lake at kawaguchi. I recently spent 2 nights in Hakone mainly for the onsen (hotsprings) and would say that if you really plan your trip you could spend 1 full day for the Fuji-Hakone-Izu National Park, 1 day at Mt.Fuji and Lake Kawaguchi. Maximise your free pass by getting off Gotemba Premium outlet, then take the feeder bus to Gotemba Bus station where you will find other buses to Kawaguchi.

Plan carefully, the trip from Hakone to Kawaguchi is roughly 2 hours by bus!

2 hrs is still bearable. Heheh... I will take note of your recommendation

Oh ya.. if u guys use Instagram, follow this guy PHANTASTIC420. He lives near Mt Fuji and takes very nice photos of Mt Fuji and its surrounding.
Everyday kena poison by his photos.

Come on lah, stop being a tight arse, you've probably been in Japan so long where things that others enjoy won't please you anymore.

Better to have both. Make advanced payment to your credit card since you'll be there for 2 months. Which parts of Japan by the way?
Use your card whenever the merchant accepts so that you won't have to be carrying so much cash everywhere.
What has staying in a hotel in hakone have to do with not doing homework?
I paid good money and I enjoyed it very much.
That's right, before my trip I browsed through this forum and collected bits of info to prepare for my trip and now it's time to give back to the community. It may not be useful to some people, but it takes time and effort to share my experience as a Malaysian visiting Japan.

I'm sure climacool & aeradyl would share their experience and tips they've picked up along the way when they come back. Right guys? 

I've been to Hakone ( bought Hakone pass ) before and stayed at Kawaguchiko - which by the way is more cheaper if you stay at a Backpackers' Hostel. ( around Y3000 per person per night )

All those Hakone sight seeing you are able to complete in less than half a day, and can then take a bus to Kawaguchiko Station. Plenty of affordable accomodation dan place to eat are available here.

In Kawaguchiko you can also buy a retro bus pass and check out a lot of nice places like the ice and wind cave : http://www.fujikyu.co.jp/en/leisure/leisure10.html

Here are a few blogs that I used to get more info before by trip there :

http://www.thejapanguy.com/my-first-time-a...one-japan-2011/

http://freeze-mythoughts.blogspot.com/2010...nding-fuji.html

http://chriskong57.blogspot.com/2012/06/da...awaguchiko.html

You can also want to try and experience onsen in Kawaguchiko area at this link : http://www.onsenexpress.com/site/display/d...3&onsenregion=0

Has anybody brought a DSLR to disney sea before? mind to share your experiences? kinda worry they won't let me bring the camera on to the roller coasters and there's no nearby safe place to keep my camera :/