Find Hakone's unique heritage near Lake Ashi area. Hakone Shrine, Suginamiki: Ancient Cedar Road, Old Tokaido highway in Hakone, Ryokan Ryuguen, Onshi Hakone Park
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See and feel the history of the samurai age. The Hakone Sekishou is a reconstructed checkpoint used to control the flow of people and control Japan under the Tokugawa Shogunate.
Hakone mountain path the steepest in Japan in Edo area
Visit historic landmarks and natures of Sengokuhara. Susuki grass(Japanese pampas grass), field, burning the dead grass in a field, Kintokiiwa, Kintoki Shrine, Owakudani, nature, Wetland Plant Community, Benzaien, Choanji Temple and the 500 gohyaku rakan statues and more.
The Fujiya Hotel is one of the most famous hotels in Japan with a long and distinguished history of welcoming guests for more than 100 years. Explore the traditional architecture and services that have been enjoy by the likes of Helen Keller, Charlie Chaplin, and John Lennon over the years.
During the Edo period (1603-1868), the role of the barrier stations changed from that of a military fortress to that of a police station, inspecting travelers and their luggage as they traveled along the roads. In particular, it seems that they kept a close watch on the wives of daimyos (feudal lords) who were kept as hostages in Edo to ensure that they did not rebel against the shogunate by fleeing back to their homeland, and to prevent large quantities of weapons from being brought into Edo without permission.
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