Hakone is a popular tourist destination for visitors to Japan. Located about two hours outside of Tokyo, this charming lakeside community offers peaceful hikes, relaxing hot springs, and idyllic ...

TOKYO, July 4, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- In February 2024, FUJI KYUKO CO., LTD. launched a new sightseeing boat called "Hakone Yusen SORAKAZE" on Lake Ashi in the Hakone area, themed as "The Green Park ...

Enjoying its 65-year anniversary in September 2025, one of the more popular ropeways near Tokyo, the Hakone Ropeway in Kanagawa Prefecture, has an exciting new development at one of its stations with ...

The town of Hakone is a popular tourist destination with abundant nature, hot springs and museums. Lake Ashi, with its beautiful views of Mount Fuji, is surely one of its most picturesque features.

We visit Hakone in Kanagawa Prefecture. Once the site of a security checkpoint for traffic in and out of old Tokyo, it evolved into a hot spring resort, now with an increasingly diverse community.