Hakone is where Tokyo comes to relax and get a taste of the ... Here, you’ll find English-speaking assistants, who’ll be happy to hand out maps and pamphlets. Restaurants and souvenir shops ...

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 ...

While most people who travel to Japan go to Tokyo or Osaka, there’s so much more to discover in this beautiful country beyond ...

A Tokyo-3 Stamp Rally is also being held as ... a special stamp collection sheet that also serves as their guide map to the Hakone area. In addition to showing all the locations where visitors ...

Many of the volcanoes in Japan are busy tourist destinations, especially those volcanoes close to the megalopolis of Tokyo. Hakone is only ~70 kilometers (45 miles) from Tokyo, making it one of ...

A favorite among many a Japanese trail runner is Hakone (pronounced "Ha-koh-neh"). Located a mere hour-and-a-half west of the hustle and bustle of downtown Tokyo, Hakone is a convenient getaway ...

Hakone is about 1 hour and 40 minutes by train from Tokyo (on the Odakyu Romance Car from Shinjuku or the Tokaido Line from Tokyo to Odawara, then take the Hakone Tozan mountain railway to Hakone ...

Hakone flourished as a stopover on the road connecting Tokyo and Kyoto many years ago. It is said that many people have healed away the weariness of travel in this town where people today still ...

its hulking white presence in stark contrast to the conglomeration of kei cars all patiently inching forward on Tokyo’s complicated, and currently clogged, motorway system.