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The mountainous town of Hakone lies about an hour and a half by train from Tokyo, making it a popular day trip or weekend getaway from the capital. It has had a long and illustrious tradition as a ...

Roughly two hours away by train from Tokyo lies the charming town of Hakone, renowned for its natural hot springs, traditional ryokans, and historical sites. I spent two days in this serene and ...

For many Japanese people, Hakone Ekiden — the long-distance road relay from central Tokyo to the foothills of Mount Fuji and back — has become an essential part of oshōgatsu (New Year’s ...

It’s named for the Hakone Turnpike, a famed 8.7-mile twist of asphalt climbing into the mountains of Japan’s Kanagawa Prefecture southwest of Tokyo. Like the 2024 GR86 Trueno Edition ...

At Hôtel de Yama, an industrialist’s early 20th-century villa turned resort in Hakone, 60 miles southwest of Tokyo, an undulating path winds around 32 acres of grounds planted with 84 varieties ...

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.

The annual Hakone Ekiden relay will take place over two days through Friday. Teams formed by university students run round-trip courses between Tokyo and the town of Hakone, the journey spanning ...