Hakone Guide
Short, practical guides to Hakone for visitors from overseas. One new guide a day at most, each one built from public sources (village and city offices, the prefecture, national agencies, transport operators) that we list at the end with the date we read them. If we could not check something, we say so and leave it out.
Latest guides
How Do You Stay Safe in Hakone? Volcano, Gas, Rain and Emergencies
Hakoneyama's alert level on JMA, what each level means in Hakone, gas at Owakudani, rain closures, bath safety and calling 110 or 119, from official pages.
What Are Lake Ashi and the Old Hakone Checkpoint?
How the Hakone volcano shaped Lake Ashi, what the Edo-period checkpoint did, how Hakone Town rebuilt it, and hours and fees, from JMA, MOE and town pages.
How Do You Get to Hakone from Tokyo? Trains, Passes and the Ropeway
The Romancecar from Shinjuku, Hakone Freepass prices, the train, cable car, ropeway and boat chain, fares and IC buses, from Odakyu and Hakone Navi pages.