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Hakone • EXPLORE

INTRO ATTRACTIONS ACCESS HOTELS TOURS

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Hakone (箱根) is part of the Fuji-Hakone-Izu National Park, less than one hundred kilometers from Tokyo. Famous for hot
springs, natural beauty and the view across Lake Ashinoko of nearby Mount Fuji, Hakone is one of the most popular
destinations among Japanese and international tourists looking for a break from Tokyo.

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Top attractions in Hakone

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Hakone Hot Springs • Open Air Museum •

Found in large numbers across Hakone. Exhibiting sculptures and paintings.

4.2 / 5 1,229 4.0 / 5 395

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Owakudani • Lake Ashinoko •

Sulfurous vapors and warm rivers. Pretty caldera lake with views of Mount Fuji.

3.9 / 5 944 3.8 / 5 1,476

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Hakone Shrine • Pola Museum •

Hakone's most famous Shinto shrine. Art museum by the cosmetics company.

3.7 / 5 660 3.5 / 5 102

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Okada Museum of Art • Hakone Ropeway

Large beautiful museum about East Asian art. Connecting Sounzan with Togendai via Owakudani.

9 4.0 / 5 53

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Odawara Castle Hakone Tozan Railway

A reconstructed castle at the entrance to Hakone. Spectacular mountain railway line.

3.7 / 5 60 3.6 / 5 1,092

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Botanical Garden Hakone Art Museum

Exhibiting various marsh and alpine plants. Art museum with beautiful moss garden.

3.6 / 5 235 3.4 / 5 340

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Hakone Glass no Mori Detached Palace

Small theme park about Venetian glass. Public park with views of Mount Fuji.

3.4 / 5 253 3.2 / 5 163

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Hakone Checkpoint Gora Park

Remains of the old highway with checkpoint. Attractive western style landscape park.

3.2 / 5 603 3.0 / 5 383

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Gotemba Outlet Mall Choanji Temple

Popular outlet mall in Gotemba, near Hakone. Temple with lots of rakan statues in its garden.

3.0 / 5 375 12

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Komagatake Ropeway Pampas Grass Field

To the Komagatake peak of Mount Hakone. A large field of pampas grass in the Sengoku area.

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Narukawa Art Museum

Japanese paintings and panoramic views.

Access and Orientation

Getting to and around

Hakone

GETTING IN

Tokyo Hakone Free Pass

Kyoto Fuji Hakone Pass
Hakone

Links and Resources

ENGLISH

• Hakone Tourism • Japanese Guest Houses

Official website. Reservation service for ryokan and other Japanese style inns in
Hakone.

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