Hakone Onsen
Hakone is a town located in the southwestern part of Kanagawa Prefecture, about 80km west of Central Tokyo. It is a part of the Fuji Hakone Izu National Park. Hakone is famous for hot-spring resort areas such as Hakoneyumoto, Goura, Owakudani, and there are a total of 17 hot-spring areas to choose from. Hakone is the fifth largest source of hot springs in Japan.
There are also dramatic natural sights such as the Owakudani Valley, Lake Ashi, Mt. Komagatake and Sengokugahara (the Sengoku Plain). In addition, there are numerous parks and botanical gardens, including Hakone Gora Park and Onshi-Hakone Park, which feature displays of seasonal flowers.
The Hakone Ekiden (a road relay race), which runs from Tokyo to Hakone and back over a two-day period every New Year, is popular entertainment among Japanese people.
Hakone is known as a historical checkpoint on the old Tokaido Road, which linked the eastern and western parts of Japan. Many historic buildings remain to this day, and Hakone has also become home to some wonderful showcases of art and crafts. Attractions include the Hakone Open-Air Museum (Japan's first open-air museum), the Venetian Glass Museum, the Little Prince Museum, and the Pola Museum of Art.
Hakone's substantial array of tourist attractions brings in about 19 million visitors every year.
A direct bus from Tokyo International Airport(Haneda) will start on Nov. 1st, 2011.
One day Onsen trip in Hakone
The entrance of Hakone hot spring resort "Hakoneyumoto"
As soon as you leave Hakoneyumoto station, you can see the main street where there are many restaurants and souvenir shops. Within walk distance, there are also many hotels and Ryokan (Japanese Inn).
It is also nice trip to visit Tonosawa hot spring resort. It talks only 5 minutes by Hakone-Tozan rail.
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Sounji Temple
Sounji temple is just 15 minutes away from Hakoneyumoto station. It has long history and tradition.
FOREST ADVENTURE
12 minutes away on foot from Hakoneyumoto station or 2 minutes away by free shuttle bus. It is adventure forest everyone can be exciting.
Trout fishing
After fishing, you can also enjoy BBQ.
HOTEL KAJIKASO
Hotel Kajikaso is proud to offer a wide range of Onsen Hot Springs facilities including, an open-air bathing area, a rock-lined bathing area, and a large bathing spa with wooden bathtubs made of Hinoki (Japanese cypress). We also provide guest rooms with open-air bathing facilities, so you can enjoy the luxurious and relaxing Onsen experience in private.
From Shinjuku Station
By train [Approx. 100 minutes / 2,080yen]
Shinjuku Station → (Odakyu Line Ltd. Exp. "Romancecar" : Approx. 90 minutes / 2,080yen) → Hakone-Yumoto Station
By Shinkansen [Approx. 100 minutes / 3,530yen] *If you have JR Pass, this option is much better!
Shinjuku Station → (JR Yamanote Line : Approx. 18 minutes) → Shinagawa Station → (JR Shinkansen "Kodama" or "Hikari") : Approx. 27 minutes / (total fee of JR)3,220yen) → Odawara Station → (Hakone Tozan Line : Approx. 16 minutes / 310yen) → Hakone-Yumoto Station
From Tokyo Station
By Shinkansen [Approx. 70 minutes / 3,530yen]
Tokyo Station → (JR Shinkansen "Kodama" or "Hikari" : Approx. 35 minutes / 3,220yen) → Odawara Station → (Hakone Tozan Line : Approx. 16 minutes / 310yen) → Hakone-Yumoto Station
From Haneda Airport
By Expressway bus [Approx. 140 minutes / 1,950yen]
Haneda Airport International Terminal 8:25am / 12:35pm → (Expressway bus : Approx. 90 minutes / 2,080yen) → 10:35am / 2:45pm Hakone-Yumoto Station
Hakone-Yumoto Station 1:00pm / 4:30pm → (Expressway bus : Approx. 90 minutes / 2,080yen) → 3:07pm / 6:37pm Haneda Airport International Terminal
The main sightseeing spots is around the station and Fujiya hotel. The area has perfect mixed the culture between Japan and Western countries. The nostalgic shopping street "Sepia Street" is also popular.
It takes only 5 minutes to reach Kowakudani by Hakone-tozan line. There are many remarkable sightseeing spots in Hakone such as Yunessun where you can enjoy more than 25 kinds of hot springs or the park "Horaien" which is famous for azalea or colour changing.
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Fujiya Hotel
It was established in 1878 and classic hotel having long history and tradition. It is possible freely to watch their garden, lounge and restaurants even you are not staying.
Yunessun
It is hot spring theme park located in Kowakudani hot spring. It has hotel facility as well.
The Hakone Open-air Museum
It was opened in 1969 aiming the harmony in between nature and art. It is the first open-air museum in Japan.
From Hakone-Yumoto Station
To Miyanoshita Station
Hakone-Yumoto Station → (Hakone Tozan Line : Approx. 25 minutes / 270yen) → Miyanoshita Station
To Kowakidani Station
Hakone-Yumoto Station → (Hakone Tozan Line : Approx. 31 minutes / 360yen) → Kowakidani Station
It is one of famous hot springs in Hakone. Gora station is located in the last stop of Hakone-tozan rail and also the first station of Hakone cable line. There are many hot springs, hotels, Ryokan and sightseeing spots along the line.
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Gora park
You can easily access the park from Koenshita station or Koenue station (Hakone-tozan cable line). It is the French style garden registered as registered monuments.
Hakone Museum of Art
It is offering mainly Japanese art. There is also beautiful Japanese garden where you can enjoy in each season.
Hakone Tozan Cable Car
It is one of the famous mountain rail way between Gora station and Sounzan station.
Owakudani
This is volcanic steam vent area and much of them are still in active even today. In order to go to the top, you can take the ropeway and when the weather is clear Mt. Fuji can be seen. It is the most popular sightseeing place around Hakone area.
From Hakone-Yumoto Station
To Gora Station
Hakone-Yumoto Station → (Hakone Tozan Line : Approx. 37 minutes / 400yen) → Gora Station
Ashino lake is the main sightseeing place in Moto-hakone area. You can get sightseeing boat from the south-east part of the lake. It takes only 30 minutes away from Hakoneyumoto station.
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Hakone Sightseing Cruise
It is connected 3 main sightseeing spots, Togendai (Hakone & Ashino lake), Hakone town and Motohakone. You can enjoy Mt.Fuji in nature.
Hakone Sekisho (Hakone Checkpoint)
Located next to Lake Ashi and it used to be one of the Checkpoints out of 53 which were settled during Edo period (17-19 century). One of the main roles of the Hakone Checkpoint was to control 'incoming guns and outgoing women', which means to prevent weapons from being brought into Tokyo and wives and children of feudal lords from fleeing from Tokyo. It was closed in 1869 but you can still enjoy seeing the building and feel the old days in there.
Hakone Shrine
It is very popular shrine and located in the edge of Lake Ashi. There are 2 torii gates. One of them is on the lake and looks they are floating in the water. Another is Mototsumiya (this is original shrine) at the base of Mt Komagatake.
Hakone-en Shopping Plaza
You can find original sweets, goods or souvenir in here.
From Hakone-Yumoto Station
To Moto-Hakone area by bus
Hakone-Yumoto Station → (Hakone Tozan Bus [H-route] : Approx. 35 minutes / 960yen) → Moto-Hakone area
One day Onsen trip in Hakone
Hakone Kowakien Yunessun
It is huge Onsen (hot spring) amusement park where you will be never bored. There are more than 30 kind of entertainment or amusement spas included the open-air bath "Mori no Yu" you can view Hakone somma.
[Address] 1297 Ninotaira, Hakone-machi, Ashigarashimo-gun, Kanagawa
[Access] From Hakone Yumoto Station, please take Hakone-Tozan bus, destination Moto-Hakoneko / Hakone-Machi.
Please get off at Kowakien. From Hakone-yumoto to Kowakien, it takes about 20 minutes.
[Hours]
YUNESSUN / UTOPIA [From March to October] 9:00am - 6:00pm(Closed 7:00pm) [From November to February] 9:00am - 5:00pm(Closed 6:00pm)
MORI NO YU 11:00am - 8:00pm (Closed 9:00pm)
[Close] When there is the maintenance (Please kindly check it with us)
[Admission fee] YUNESSUN Spa Resort Zone : [ALL DAY] Adults 2,900yen / Children 1,600yen
MORI NO YU Spa Resort Zone : [ALL DAY] Adults 1,900yen / Children 1,200yen
COMBO for both Yunessun and Mori No Yu : [ALL DAY]Adults 4,100yen / Children 2,100yen
[Website] http://www.yunessun.com
From Shinjuku Station by train
Shinjuku Station ⇒ Odakyu line Ltd. Exp. "Romancecar" [Approx. 90 minutes / 2,080yen] ⇒ Hakone-Yumoto Station ⇒ Hakone Tozan Line [Approx. 31 minutes / 360yen]
⇒ Kowakidani Station
From Shinjuku Station by train and bus
Shinjuku Station ⇒ Odakyu line Ltd. Exp. "Romancecar" [Approx. 90 minutes / 2,080yen] ⇒ Hakone-Yumoto Station ⇒ Hakone-Tozan bus [Approx. 20 minutes / 580yen]
⇒ Kowakien bus stop
Yumoto Fujiya Hotel
Amazing resort hotel right in front of Hakone-Yumoto station and their Onsen (hot spring) is named "Yudokoro-Soun". There are large public bath which is equipped ultrasonic bath waves and bubble bath, rock bath, cypress bath, open-air bath and family bath.
[Address] 256-1 Yumoto, Hakone-machi, Ashigarashimo-gun, Kanagawa
[Access] Approx. 3 min walk from Hakone-Yumoto station
[Hours] 2:00pm - 8:00pm / 7 days a week
[Admission fee] Adults 1,800yen / Children 1,000yen
[Website] http://www.yumotofujiya.jp/en/index.html
From Shinjuku Station by train
Shinjuku Station ⇒ Odakyu line Ltd. Exp. "Romancecar" [Approx. 90 minutes / 2,080yen] ⇒ Hakone-Yumoto Station
Hotel Green Plaza Hakone
Located in Fuji-Hakone-Izu National Park, height above sea level is 860m. You can enjoy Onsen (hot springs) with the breathing view of Mt. Fuji.
[Address] 1244-2 Sengokuhara, Hakone-machi, Ashigarashimo-gun, Kanagawa
[Access] From Hakone Yumoto Station, please take Izu-Hakone Bus, destination Kojiri.
Please get off at Ubako station. It takes around 37 min on bus and 5 min walk.
[Hours] 12:00pm - 3:00pm
[Close] 1st and 3rd Thursdays(There are extra holidays in January.)
[Admission fee] Adults 1,600yen / Children 700ye
[Website] http://www.hgp.co.jp/language/english/sp/index.html
From Shinjuku Station by train
Shinjuku Station ⇒ Odakyu line Ltd. Exp. "Romancecar" [Approx. 90 minutes / 2,080yen] ⇒ Hakone-Yumoto Station ⇒ Hakone Tozan Line [Approx. 37 minutes / 400yen]
⇒ Gora Station ⇒ Hakone Tozan Cable Car [Approx. 10 minutes / 420yen] ⇒ Sōunzan Station ⇒ Hakone Ropeway [Approx. 20 minutes / 1,050yen] ⇒ Ubako Station
From Shinjuku Station by train and bus
Shinjuku Station ⇒ Odakyu line Ltd. Exp. "Romancecar" [Approx. 90 minutes / 2,080yen] ⇒ Hakone-Yumoto Station ⇒ Izu Hakone bus [Approx. 35 minutes] ⇒ Ubako bus stop
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