Sightseeing Guide Hakone
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- Hakone Navi
- Hakone Navi delivers useful information about fun things to do and transportation in Hakone.
- Spring Flowers along the Odakyu Lines
- A special report on enjoying springtime in Japan while getting in touch with nature and learning about Japanese culture.
- Fuji Hakone Pass
- An economical discount pass for travel throughout the popular Mount Fuji-Hakone area.
- Hakone Kamakura Pass
- Ride the Odakyu Line and various transportations in Hakone, Enoshima and Kamakura as much as you like!
- Hakone Freepass
- The Hakone Freepass is a money-saving pass allowing unlimited rides in Hakone within the designated area.
Just a short trip from Tokyo,Hakone has great hot springs at the foot of Mount Fuji.
Traveling on the Odakyu Limited Express Romancecar, Hakone is about 80 minutes from Shinjuku at the foot of Mount Fuji. For more than 400 years, Hakone has flourished as a favorite onsen destination.
In Hakone, there are many fine hot springs (onsen) and locations with magnificent views of Mount Fuji. Treat yourself and enjoy the beautiful scenery in so many different ways: onboard a Hakone Sightseeing Cruise, from the shores of Lake Ashi, from a high-in-the-sky gondola of the Hakone Ropeway, or while bathing in a hot spring.And if that isn't enough, be sure to visit such historic attractions as Hakone Checkpoint or the stone-paved avenues of Kyukaido (old road), and for art lovers, there are unique art museums including the Hakone Open Air Museum. For nature lovers, it's easy just to stroll through the beautiful scenery and watch the seasons as they change.
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Lake Ashi
A volcanic crater lake famous for its beautiful view of Mount Fuji. The elegant sightseeing cruise and lake sports such as kayaking are very popular here.
One Day Hot Spring
Open-air baths called rotemburo are very popular for taking in the cheerful sunlight in the day and gazing at the starry sky at night.
Hakone Tozan-Train
The superb views from special points, especially from the Deyama Bridge, looking down 43m to the riverbed are breathtaking, and the scenery visible from the train windows is simply magnificent.
Owakudani
Among the verdant natural beauty of Hakone is Owakudani, a desolate volcanic valley.
Salon de the ROSAGE
Salon de Thé Rosage is a patisserie of the Hotel de Yama. Wonderful scenery. A beautiful lake. What could be finer than a luxury tea on the shores of Lake Ashi.
Hakone Ropeway
Enjoy magnificent scenery from the Hakone Ropeway.
Gotemba Premium Outlets®
With a great view of Mount Fuji, Gotemba Premium Outlets® pioneered the outlet shopping trend in Japan.
Ancient Cedar Avenue
An ancient road from the Edo period which runs for 2 kilometers with trees on both sides.
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Event Calendar
Daimonji-yaki
On the evening of August 16, a fire in the shape of the kanji character 大 (dai) is lit on the slopes of Mount Meijogatake when dusk falls. The horizontal stroke is 108 meters long, the stroke from the top sloping down to the left is 162 meters, and the stroke from the center sloping down to the right is 81 meters.
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AddressGora
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Duration8/16
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First Shrine Visit of the Year to the Seven Gods of Fortune at Hakone
In the last part of the Showa period, likenesses of the Seven Gods of Fortune of Hakone were created from wood as the objects of worship throughout the area, so as to bring good fortune to those visiting the tourism areas around Hakone. You are invited to seek good fortune by visiting these Seven Gods of Fortune, who have been worshipped with great devotion since ancient times!
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AddressHakone-jinja shrine, other
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Duration1/1
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Cherry Blossoms
For some 450 meters, Yoshino cherry blossom trees line the Hayakawa River. Take a walk beneath the trees in full blossom while listening to the murmuring of the river. The trees are illuminated at night during the cherry blossom festival at the start of April, giving a illusory quality to the cherry blossoms completely different from the daytime.
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AddressMiyagino
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Cherry Blossoms
For some 450 meters, Yoshino cherry blossom trees line the Hayakawa River. Take a walk beneath the trees in full blossom while listening to the murmuring of the river. The trees are illuminated at night during the cherry blossom festival at the start of April, giving a illusory quality to the cherry blossoms completely different from the daytime.
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AddressMiyagino
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Discount Passes
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- Hakone Freepass
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The Hakone Freepass is a money-saving pass allowing unlimited rides in Hakone within the designated area.
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- Hakone Kamakura Pass
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Ride the Odakyu Line and various transportations in Hakone, Enoshima and Kamakura as much as you like!
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- Fuji Hakone Pass
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An economical discount pass for travel throughout the popular Mount Fuji-Hakone area.
Odakyu Limited ExpressRomancecar
With just the addition of a limited express surchage, use your Discount Pass to enjoy the relaxed comfort of the Romancecar with reserved only seating. See the website for fares, sales locations and other information.
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Shinjuku
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Yumoto
80 minutes
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- Hakone Kamakura 3 Days
- Board the Odakyu Railway for a three-day, two-night tour of the line’s best sightseeing locales! The quaint atmosphere of Hakone, the historical capital of Kamakura, and the lovely coastal views of Enoshima—you can see them all with your three-day Hakone Kamakura Pass.
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- Spiritual locations along the Odakyu Line
- There are many locations along the Odakyu Line known for their spiritual power.
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- Hakone 1 Day
- A course well suited for active travelers, where the charms of Hakone, such as the magnifi cent Mt. Fuji, the talked-about the museum and onsens (hot springs), can be experienced in a day.
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- Fuji Hakone 3 Days
- A 3 day course which will take you to the Fuji area, where you can enjoy a good view of Mt. Fuji, from Hakone. You are sure to enjoy not only sightseeing, but shopping and amusement park as well.
