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Hakone, Tokyo — where to start?

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Top 3 Sights in Hakone
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Recommended route · The Hakone loop route
  1. Tozan Railway, about 40 min
  2. Tozan Railway, cable car and ropeway, about 40 min
  3. Ropeway about 25 min + pirate ship
  4. 10 min walk
Getting around Hakone

MainThe loop route: Hakone Tozan Railway → cable car → ropeway → pirate ship (Lake Ashi)

BusHakone Tozan Bus and Izuhakone Bus — link Yumoto, Moto-Hakone and the hot spring villages

PassHakone Freepass — unlimited rides on the loop route and most buses

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Sights

Historic·Temples, scenery & street sights in Hakone, Tokyo · 6 spots

Scenery·NatureHakone

Owakudani

大涌谷

A volcanic valley with rising sulfur fumes, famous for black eggs boiled in hot spring steam.

Hakone Ropeway Owakudani Sta.
Scenery·NatureHakone

Lake Ashi · Pirate Ship

芦ノ湖

A lake that reflects Mt. Fuji. Cross it aboard a pirate-ship-style cruise boat.

Hakone Pirate Ship piers
Historic·TemplesHakone

Hakone Shrine

箱根神社

A shrine famous for its 'Torii of Peace' standing in Lake Ashi, with a serene forest approach.

10 min walk from Motohakone pier
Scenery·NatureHakone

Hakone Open-Air Museum

彫刻の森美術館

An open-air museum with sculptures set against the mountains, plus a foot bath.

Hakone Tozan Railway Chokoku-no-Mori Sta.
Streets·LandmarksHakone

Hakone-Yumoto Onsen Town

箱根湯本温泉

Hakone's gateway hot spring town, with a shopping street by the station and many day-use baths.

Hakone-Yumoto Sta.
Scenery·NatureHakone

Hakone Ropeway

箱根ロープウェイ

A ropeway passing over the Owakudani volcanic area, with Mt. Fuji visible on clear days.

Sounzan Sta.