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Traveling
one-and-a-half hours by train from Tokyo's
Shinjuku Station will bring you to Hakone, a
popular hot spring resort area set in the
beautiful mountains, which is made up of
Fuji-Hakone Izu National Park. A place of
interest here is the Chokoku-no-mori Museum
which displays over hundreds of 19th
and 20th century sculptures by
Western and Japanese artists in the open air.
One stop on the Hakone Tozan Railway to Gora
will bring you to the center town of the Hakone
area. A ride on the ropeway via Sounzan will
lead you to Owakudani or the Great Boiling
Valley, a famous tourist attraction in this
region. It is a place where steam and sulfurous
fumes rise from crevices in the rocks.
From Togendai, a
pleasure cruise around Lake Ashinoko will give
you the chance to witness the spectacular view
of Mount Fuji (Mt. Fuji). Not only is Mt. Fuji
the highest mountain in Japan at 3,776 meters but it
is also Japan's most recognized symbol. A stroll
from Hakonemachi Town on the ancient Cedar
Avenue will take you to the Hakone Checkpoint, a
point which safeguarded the security of Edo
(known as Tokyo today) as the seat of the
Shogunate. Historical relics and documents are
being displayed here and can be viewed by the
public.
How to get
around in Fuji Hakone
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Start from
Shinjuku Station
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A 85 minutes
journey will take you to Hakone Yumoto
Station
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A 30 minutes
journey on the Hakone Tozan Railway will
take you Chokoku-no-mori Museum
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One stop on
Hakone Tozan Railway will bring you to Gora
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Travel on the
Hakone Cable car for 10 minutes will bring
you to Sounzan
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Travel on the
Hakone Ropeway for 13 minutes will bring you
to Owakudani
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Travel on the
Hakone Ropeway for 22 minutes will bring you
to Togendai
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Cruise on Lake
Ashinoko for about 40 minutes
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Once at
Hakonemachi, walk 5 minutes to Hakone
Checkpoint
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A 10 minutes bus
ride will take you to Moto-Hakone
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A 40 minutes bus
ride will take you to Hakone Yumoto Station
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End journey with
a 85 minutes ride on the Odakyu Line to
Shinjuku Station
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