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Access to Hakone:
From Tokyo Station, it takes about 40 minutes to Odawara Station by JR Shinkansen Kodama. Transfer to Hakone Mountain Railway. It takes about 15 minutes to Hakone Yumoto Station.
From Shinjuku Station, it takes about one and a half hours by Odakyu Railway Romance Car trains to Hakone Yumoto Station.
*To save money on transportation costs, consider buying a Hakone Free Pass.
Odakyu highway buses run between Shinjuku Station and the Yamano Hotel (Hakone), stopping at Gotenba, Hakone Open Air Museum, Hakone-en, Togendai, and more. There are also highway buses connecting between Tokyo Haneda Airport and Hakone.
Odakyu Highway Bus Information
Top Hakone Tourist Attractions
Major Events in Hakone
- January 2 and 3 - Hakone Ekiden (Japanese unversity relay marathon) held between Tokyo Otemachi and Hakone Lake Ashi
- Spring Sceneries
- Tsutsuji (Japanese azalia)
The Yamano Hotel garden and the Horaien garden are places to go.
- Ajisai (Hydrangea)
Ajisai along the Hakone Tozan Railway tracks and Amidaji temple attract many visitors in June. - July 31 - Kosui Matsuri (Lake Festival) in Moto-Hakone and Hakone Shrine
- August 16 - Hakone Daimonjiyaki Bonfire at Mt. Myojogatake, Gora area.
- Autumn Sceneries
- Fall Foliages
- Susuki Grass at Sengokuhara
- November 3 - Hakone Daimyo Gyoretsu (Feudal Lord's Procession)in Hakone Yumoto
