A popular tourist site on Mt. Hakone was reopened Friday, ending a six-month period in which it was shut down due to a heightened volcanic alert level in the hot-spring resort area near Tokyo, local authorities said.The Owakudani valley district, famous for its sulfur vents and geothermal hot springs, had been closed to visitors since the Japan Meteorological Agency raised the alert level for Mt. Hakone to 2 on a 5-point scale on May 19, warning people not to approach the crater.Restrictions on entry were lifted after the agency lowered the alert level to 1 on Oct. 7, deeming there to still…READ FULL ARTICLE
