Hakone Yumoto

Yumoto is the gateway to the Hakone area with the main train station and a wide variety of shops, restaurants, and accommodation.

How to Onsen in Japan

Your guide to using a hot spring in Japan. Learn how to onsen the Japanese way. Rules to enjoy the onsen, the traditional Japanese hot spring and that has been enjoyed for centuries, an truly unique Japanese experience

Hakone Summer Fireworks and Festivals

Every summer, the skies over Lake Ashi (Ashinoko) in Hakone, Kanagawa Prefecture light up with the dazzling bursts of fireworks during a series of lakeside festivals that celebrate the region’s culture, natural beauty, and spiritual heritage.

Hakone-en Cottage West

Explore Owakudani

After a brief closure to ensure the safety of visitors, Owakudani is now open again. You can visit and get close to the famed steaming vents of Owakudani in reserved groups from March 28, 2022.

Owakudani

Discover the streaming thermal volcanic vents in the heart of Hakone

Soun Temple

Discover this hidden temple behind the hill, a place of historical significance and the resting place for generations of the family that ruled over central Japan, the Hojo Clan.

Hakone Yosegi Zaiku

Hakone`s Hatajuku Yosegi Zaiku ia a traditional local craft dating back to the Edo period of Japan.