On a clear day, Mt. Fuji fills the horizon from Lake Ashi's shore. Hakone is Tokyo's favorite escape. Pirate ships on the lake, open-air museums in the hills, volcanic steam vents, and ryokan after ryokan with private onsen baths.
What Hakone is known for
Top-rated in Hakone
Hakone Craft House
4.8craft
A multi-discipline craft studio in Gora Park offering blown glass, pottery, sandblasting, and dried flower workshops.
Hakone Shrine
4.4shrine
Ancient lakeside shrine famous for its vermillion torii gate standing in the waters of Lake Ashi, framed by Mount Fuji on clear days.
Hakone Open Air Museum
4.5museum
Japan's first open-air museum featuring 120 sculptures against stunning Hakone mountain scenery.
Tenzan Toji-kyo
4.4onsen
Architecturally stunning onsen complex with five distinct outdoor pools and a forest backdrop.
The Owakudani Trail
4.4landmark
Steam and gases heated by underground magma rise constantly into the air in Owakudani, the epicenter of volcanic activity in Hakone.
Amazake Chaya
4.5cafe
A 400-year-old thatched-roof teahouse on the old Tokaido road serving amazake and mochi by an open hearth.
Kuzuryu Shrine
4.5shrine
Kuzuryu Shrine enshrines the nine-headed dragon god of the same name, said to have been tamed by the ascetic priest Mangan in the year 757.
Mount Kintoki
4.6nature
A moderate mountain hike above Hakone with one of the closest and most dramatic Mt. Fuji views in the Kanto region.