Kaempfer and Birnie Festival

The Historic Japanese Hotel

The Fujiya Hotel in Hakone opened on July 15, 1878. The classic exterior of the building is full of attractions, and the hotel is one of the pioneer resort hotels in Japan. The guest lists for this hotel includes Albert Einstein, Charlie Chaplin, Helen Keller, Dwight Eisenhowser, Emperors, and many more.

Hakone Heritage Map-Lake Ahi Area

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

Sounji Temple

Mikawaya Ryokan

Visiting a Shrine in Japan

Visiting a Shinto Shrine

Hakone Checkpoint, Sekisho

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.

“Seven Lucky Gods” Pilgrimage