Top places to visit in Hakone

• Hakone Shrine

  Temple · about 1 h

  Lakeside Shinto shrine with the iconic red "Torii of Peace" standing in Lake Ashi.

• Pola Museum of Art

  Museum · about 2 h · entry JPY 2,200

  Forest museum with Impressionist and modern works (Monet, Renoir, Picasso) and a glass-walled architecture.

• Onshi Hakone Park

  Nature · about 0.8 h

  Former imperial retreat on a peninsula in Lake Ashi with panoramic Mt Fuji and lake views.

• Mt Fuji View — Hakone Lake Ashi & Owakudani

  Viewpoint · 4.7 rating · about 3 h · entry JPY 1,500

  Hakone's Mt Fuji panorama is the most accessible and reliably photogenic in Japan. The Hakone Ropeway floats above the volcanic Owakudani Valley — geothermal fumaroles hiss sulfurous steam while Fuji dominates the northwest horizon on…

• Hakone Onsen (Hakone-Yumoto)

  Nature · 4.6 rating · about 3 h

  Hakone-Yumoto is the gateway hot-spring village to the Hakone resort area, with onsen waters flowing since the 8th century. Over 70 ryokan inns use the local sulfur-mineral waters — some offer day-use bathing without an overnight stay.…

• Hakone Open-Air Museum

  Museum · 4.7 rating · about 2.5 h · entry JPY 1,600

  Japan's first open-air museum (established 1969) sits on a hillside above Ninotaira with Mt Fuji visible on clear days. The 70,000 m² permanent sculpture park contains 120+ large-scale works by Picasso, Rodin, Henry Moore, Miro, and Calder…

• Owakudani Valley

  Nature · about 1.3 h

  Sulphurous volcanic valley from the last eruption of Mt Hakone, famous for black eggs boiled in the hot springs.

• Hakone Venetian Glass Museum

  Museum · about 1.5 h · entry JPY 1,800

  Museum of Venetian glass art with a crystal-glass garden gallery and glass-blowing workshops.

• Gora Park

  Nature · about 1 h · entry JPY 550

  French-style hillside garden with a fountain, rose garden and craft studios beside Gora Station.

• Hakone Sekisho (Checkpoint)

  Heritage · about 0.8 h · entry JPY 500

  Reconstructed Edo-period checkpoint on the old Tokaido road by Lake Ashi with a small museum.

Things to do

• Mt. Fuji View — Hakone Ropeway & Lake Ashi Cruise Sightseeing · 6 h · from JPY 9,300 per person
• Private Open-Air Onsen Experience Experience · 1 h · from JPY 4,000 per person
• Owakudani Volcanic Hike & Geomuseum Tour · 2 h · from JPY 1,000 per person
• Lake Ashi Kayaking Adventure · 2.5 h · from JPY 7,000 per person

Day trips and tours

• Hakone Loop — Ropeway, Lake Ashi & Onsen Day 10 h · from JPY 13,000

Where to stay in Hakone

• Hakone-Yumoto–Miyanoshita about JPY 35,000 per night

  The gateway valley of Hakone — Hakone-Yumoto is the main hub with excellent onsen hotels, Hakone Tozan railway access and the Ropeway loop. Miyanoshita is more atmospheric and quieter with historic Fujiya Hotel.

Hotels

• Gora Kadan 5-star · JPY 80,000 to JPY 180,000 per night
• Fujiya Hotel Hakone 4-star · JPY 30,000 to JPY 80,000 per night
• Hakone Kowakien Tenyu 5-star · JPY 45,000 to JPY 90,000 per night
• Hakone Tent 3-star · JPY 4,500 to JPY 14,000 per night

Where to eat

• Hatago Ize Japanese, Hotpot · about JPY 2,500 per person
• Gyoza Center Gyoza, Japanese · about JPY 1,500 per person
• Amazake Chaya Teahouse, Japanese · about JPY 600 per person
• Bakery & Table Hakone Bakery, Cafe · about JPY 2,000 per person
• Hatsuhana Soba Honten Soba, Japanese · about JPY 1,800 per person

Getting around

• Bus main way to get around

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• Cable Car main way to get around

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• Transit Pass main way to get around

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• Walking

  Every city has walking. 2.5 km ceiling is a placeholder default, not a researched per-city figure -- Singapore is sheltered and air-conditioned, Bangkok often has no pavement.

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