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Hakone.

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Find your own Hakone through its places, stories and landscapes. Keep a few favourites and shape a day that makes sense for you.

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01 Your story

Hakone, in sync.

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Your window of freedom90 min · Ready to wander · Dry ＋
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Up to 60 min walking, including your return if selected.

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Try your moment · 2026-10-27 · 12:00 · Hakone Checkpoint

The thread you are shaping90 min left in this draft
Hakone Checkpoint

Chapter 1 / Hakone

Hakone Checkpoint.

Chapter 1Outdoor visit · Estimated

Start with Hakone Checkpoint. Let a detail decide which thread you follow next.

Pause here. What detail would you keep from this place?

2 min Walk15 min Visit24 min · Total

Outdoor walks and façade observations. Interior admission is not included.

The full story

A reconstructed Edo-period checkpoint beside Lake Ashi, with guard buildings and exhibits that make the old Tōkaidō road tangible. The exhibition hall is a separate indoor component.

Choose the checkpoint to understand how travel was controlled on the historic road. The reconstructed guardhouses and exhibition hall give more context than a quick lakeside photo stop, and the site pairs naturally with the nearby cedar avenue. The lakeside location makes the history visible in the surrounding route.

  • Reconstructed guardhouses and gates
  • Historic documents and checkpoint objects in the exhibition hall

Allow time for both the outdoor checkpoint and its exhibition hall.

What is pulling you next?

Another door into this story

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The thread you are shaping · 90 min left in this draft

Chapter 1Outdoor visit · Estimated

Hakone Checkpoint.

Start with Hakone Checkpoint. Let a detail decide which thread you follow next.

Pause here. What detail would you keep from this place?

2 min Walk15 min Visit24 min · Total

Outdoor walks and façade observations. Interior admission is not included.

The full story

A reconstructed Edo-period checkpoint beside Lake Ashi, with guard buildings and exhibits that make the old Tōkaidō road tangible. The exhibition hall is a separate indoor component.

Choose the checkpoint to understand how travel was controlled on the historic road. The reconstructed guardhouses and exhibition hall give more context than a quick lakeside photo stop, and the site pairs naturally with the nearby cedar avenue. The lakeside location makes the history visible in the surrounding route.

  • Reconstructed guardhouses and gates
  • Historic documents and checkpoint objects in the exhibition hall

Allow time for both the outdoor checkpoint and its exhibition hall.

What is pulling you next?

Another door into this story

Change my mood ↗Explore ↗
Open the whole Hakone World67 ↗
Open my possibilities2 experiences fit this moment ↗

The next chapter starts from Hakone Checkpoint.

The Hakone possible from here

This map compares 54 defined experiences. The full guide includes all 52 places. Discover ↗

Why this chapter?

Route draft · estimated walks, visits and return if selected

From Hakone Checkpoint, with 90 minutes to work with.

Exterior visit only. Museum, dome and building entry is not included.

Declared scenario and planning estimates; no live opening, weather, queue or booking service.

02 Your travel personality

Let Hakone get to know you.

Answer three quick questions. Your interests and pace shape the stories, walks and surprises you see.

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Have we met before?

Remembered in this browser, across all nine languages. Your choices can change anytime.

03 Themed walks

Three ways to make Hakone yours.

Choose a themed walk, discover small details along the way and add its stops to My day.

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About 15 min · 1 stop

Hakone Checkpoint

Let the old and the everyday meet. Look for one trace to carry into your next chapter.

0/1 in My day
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About 15 min · 1 stop

Hakone Open-Air Museum

Follow a line, a texture, a change of light. The next detail is yours to discover.

0/1 in My day
03

About 25 min · 1 stop

Onshi Hakone Park

Give yourself permission to linger. Keep a little space for whatever catches your eye.

0/1 in My day

Your current mission

Hakone Checkpoint

Outdoor walks and façade observations. Interior admission is not included.

About 15 min · 1 stopOpen My day

Editable planning times for this mission only, including walks between its stops. Your existing day and travel to or from the route are separate.

Follow the storyHow Hakone Became a Gateway
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    Hakone Checkpoint

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    A little thing to notice

    Pause here. What detail would you keep from this place?

04 A personal surprise

A little Hakone serendipity.

Tap Surprise me for a place or story chosen around your tastes. Keep it, add it to My day or try another.

Three little choices. A city that starts to feel like yours.

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05 The complete destination guide

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Hakone.

Browse all 67 places, stories and travel tips. Search or filter by interest, then save what catches your eye.

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Amazake ChayaPlaces

Architecture / Food

Amazake Chaya

A thatched teahouse on the old Tōkaidō serving warm amazake and mochi; a rewarding pause between Hatajuku and Lake Ashi.

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Chisuji FallsPlaces

Nature / Viewpoints

Chisuji Falls

A low, broad waterfall in Kowakudani where many fine streams run down a mossy rock face, reached by a short wooded walk.

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Chōanji TemplePlaces

Art / History

Chōanji Temple

A quiet Sengokuhara temple where expressive rakan statues, each with a different face and pose, are scattered through wooded hillside paths that become especially atmospheric among autumn leaves.

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Fuji-Hakone-Izu National ParkPlaces

History / Nature

Fuji-Hakone-Izu National Park

This national park links Hakone's volcanic hills and Lake Ashi with Mount Fuji, the Izu Peninsula and islands. Pick a specific Hakone site or trail; the park is far too spread out for one stop.

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Fujiya HotelPlaces

Architecture / History

Fujiya Hotel

Fujiya Hotel is a historic Miyanoshita hotel with an 1891 main building and a museum of its past. Its architecture rewards a short look even if you are not staying overnight.

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GORA BREWERY & GRILLPlaces

Architecture / Food

GORA BREWERY & GRILL

A Gora restaurant built around locally brewed beer and grilled dishes, offering a dedicated dinner stop near Gora Park after an afternoon of gardens and museums.

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Hakone Botanical Garden of WetlandsPlaces

Nature / Parks

Hakone Botanical Garden of Wetlands

Boardwalks lead through wetland and alpine plant collections in Sengokuhara. This is a slower, plant-focused stop whose reward changes with the season and current flowering conditions.

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Hakone Cedar AvenuePlaces

History / Nature

Hakone Cedar Avenue

A surviving cedar-lined section of the old Tōkaidō near Lake Ashi, best enjoyed as a short historical walk. It sits near the old checkpoint.

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Hakone CheckpointPlaces

Architecture / History

Hakone Checkpoint

A reconstructed Edo-period checkpoint beside Lake Ashi, with guard buildings and exhibits that make the old Tōkaidō road tangible. The exhibition hall is a separate indoor component.

Explore
Hakone Ekiden MuseumPlaces

History / Museums

Hakone Ekiden Museum

A compact museum by Hakone-machi Port about the annual university relay race, with photographs, uniforms, race records and film displays that explain its local significance.

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Hakone-en AquariumPlaces

Nature

Hakone-en Aquarium

A lakeside aquarium at Hakone-en with seawater and freshwater displays, offering a weather-flexible family stop beside Lake Ashi. It stands in the Hakone-en resort complex.

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Hakone GeoMuseumPlaces

Museums / Nature

Hakone GeoMuseum

An indoor volcanic geology museum at Ōwakudani that explains the active landscape visible outside and offers shelter during poor weather.

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06 Ready-made itineraries

Itineraries

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Sculpture and Gardens in Gora01

The route, stop by stop · 3

Sculpture and Gardens in Gora

Begin among the outdoor sculptures of the Hakone Open-Air Museum, climb to Gora Park for a garden pause, then finish with Mount Fuji photography in a small nearby gallery.

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Kowakudani Art, Garden, and Waterfall02

The route, stop by stop · 3

Kowakudani Art, Garden, and Waterfall

Spend time with Asian art at the Okada Museum, cross to Horaien Garden for a quiet outdoor pause, and finish with a short woodland walk to Chisuji Falls.

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Shrine and Old Tokaido by Lake Ashi03

The route, stop by stop · 5

Shrine and Old Tokaido by Lake Ashi

Start at Hakone Shrine, take in Japanese painting at Narukawa Art Museum, then follow the old Tokaido corridor past the cedar avenue to Hakone Checkpoint. Add Onshi Hakone Park for a longer lakeside finish.

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Glass, Jewelry, and Wetlands in Sengokuhara04

The route, stop by stop · 4

Glass, Jewelry, and Wetlands in Sengokuhara

Compare Venetian glass with Lalique's jewelry and glass, then wander the Hakone Botanical Garden of Wetlands. Add the Sengokuhara pampas grass fields when the season and weather reward an outdoor finish.

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Hakone-Yumoto History and a Hot Spring Finish05

The route, stop by stop · 3

Hakone-Yumoto History and a Hot Spring Finish

Begin at Sōun-ji Temple, explore the Hakone Museum of History and Folklore, then leave the town center for a long, restful soak at Hakone Yuryo.

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Hakone's Main Attractions06

The route, stop by stop · 7

Hakone's Main Attractions

Hakone's established attractions range from the volcanic ground at Owakudani to Lake Ashi, Hakone Shrine and the Open-Air Museum. Pick a connected cluster rather than treating them as one walking circuit.

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What to See and Do in Hakone07

The route, stop by stop · 3

What to See and Do in Hakone

Hakone offers volcanic scenery, lakeside history, sculpture and hot springs across different districts. Use these as a menu of combinations; weather and transfers matter more than the length of the sights list.

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07 Find your bearings

Map

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Hakone Checkpoint

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The complete Hakone World

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08 Your day, your way

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09 Local voices

Every city deserves a local voice.

We are shaping a programme with local guides and creators. Help us imagine the next chapter of Hakone.

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