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Hakone
http://www.hakone.or.jp/english/
Hakone Yumoto / Kowakudani / Gora
Hakone Yumoto, the entrance to Hakone, is a historical hot springs town dating back to the Nara era.
Access
From Tokyo station / JR Tokaido Shinkansen or Tokaido line -> Odawara station / Hakone Tozan Railway -> Hakone Yumoto -> Kowakudani -> Gora
Shinjuku station / Odakyu Romance Car or Express -> Hakone Yumoto / Hakone Tozan Railway -> Kowakudani -> Gora
Miyanoshita
A town where many foreigners living in Japan used to visit. It still has a posh atmosphere.
Access
From Hakone Yumoto station, take the Hakone Tozan Railway and exit Miyanoshita station
Gora
Since the Tozan Railway started passing through this area in 1919, it has developed as a resort for those with summer houses. It is a Hakone terminal station for the Tozan Railway and Cable Car.
Access
From Hakone Yumoto, take the Hakone Tozan bus for "Moto-Hakone" stop
Togendai
You can enjoy activities such as fishing and barbequing at Lake Ashinoko, or walking and bird-watching at the forest park.
Access
From Shinjuku station / Odakyu Romance Car or Express -> Hakone Yumoto / Hakone Tozan Railway -> Kowakudani -> Gora -> Hakone Tozan Cable Car -> Sounzan / Hakone Ropeway -> Togendai
From Hakone Yumoto, take the Hakone Tozan bus to "Kojiri/Togendai" stop
Moto-Hakone
A popular area for Hakone sightseeing, with famous spots around the Lake Ashinoko shores, such as Hakone Shrine and Sekisho-ato.
Access
From Hakone Yumoto, take the Hakone Tozan bus for "Moto-Hakone" stop
Sengokuhara
Besides enjoying the nature of Hakone such as the swamp vegetation and pampas grass, you can tour the different museums.
Access
From Hakone Yumoto, take the Hakone Tozan bus for "Kojiri / Togendai" stop
Chokoku no Mori Bijutsukan (Hakone Open-Air Museum)
Japan's first open-air museum. There are about 120 sculpture works displayed on the 70,000 sq. m grounds.
Access
About a 2 minute walk from Choukoku no Mori station on the Hakone Tozan Railway line
Owakudani
A crater made from an eruption about 3000 years ago, white smoke rises from the spout hole and fills the air with the smell of sulfur.
Access
Adjacent to Owakudani station of the Hakone Ropeway
Hakone Sekisho-ato / Sekisho Shiryokan (Checkpoint Museum)
Reconstruction with dolls of the checkpoint in the Edo era where traveling people were checked for weapons coming in and women going out.
Access
A 2 minute walk from "Sekisho Iriguchi" bus stop
Lake Ashinoko
A lake that formed about 400,000 years ago, and famous for not freezing all year round. During the vacation season, it's spotted with colorful boats as well as people enjoying water skiing and fishing. Tour boat is available as well.
Access
From Odakyu/Hakone Tozan Railway Hakone Yumoto station, 40 minutes by Bus for Hakone-machi and get off at Moto-Hakone stop
Hakone Tozan Cable Car
Opened in Japan in 1921. Connects 4 stations from Gora to Sounzan in about 9 minutes.
Access
Exit Gora station on the Odakyu/Hakone Tozan Railway lines
Hakone Ropeway
Links the distance of 4035m from Sounzan to Togendai in about 28 minutes, and connects to the pleasure boats on Lake Ashinoko. You can enjoy the landscape of the four seasons while taking in Lake Ashinoko, Owakudani, and Mt. Fuji in the distance.
Access
Exit Sounzan station on the Hakone Tozan Cable Car
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