With its hot springs, ancient shrine, and Mt. Fuji views, this mountain town is a welcome reprieve from the big cities.

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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 ...

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 ...

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Another not-to-be-missed delicacy in Hakone is the hot spring steamed red bean bun. Back in Tokyo city, we woke up early to beat the queues at the “old” Tsukiji Fish Market. This gourmet ...

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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.

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 ...