Beautiful Japan: Hakone, Hakone, Japan

鈥淣ot bad. We stayed in a hotel favored by the Emperor and Empress, rode a train up a mountain, travelled over an active volcanic valley via cable car, and sailed on a pirate ship. Then, the next day, we visited a castle.鈥�

No turkey for the Dalzells this year, but given the above itinerary in Hakone for our Thanksgiving trip, we didn鈥檛 miss it.

Hakone is in Japan鈥檚 Fuji-Hakone-Izu National Park, roughly 60 miles west of Tokyo. It鈥檚 called a town but the area it covers includes numerous smaller mountain villages and a large lake in the crater of Hakone volcano. The area is famous for its聽onsen, baths fed by hot springs. There are tremendous views of Mt. Fuji, although I聽need聽to take other people鈥檚 word, since Fuji opted to hide from my camera. Hakone is one of those places in Japan that people rave about it because it encompasses so much natural beauty. I鈥檝e wanted to plan a trip for a while but was intimidated by whether we should drive or brave public transportation. We opted for the latter for our two-night trip and I鈥檓 pleased to report it is quite easy to get around using a Hakone Free Pass, which gave us unlimited access to transportation in Hakone. For advice and info on travel, please scroll down to the end of this post. ...... (follow the instructions below for accessing the rest of this article).

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Guide Name: Beautiful Japan: Hakone
Guide Location: Japan » Hakone
Guide Type: Self-guided Walking Tour (Article (B))
Author: Susan Dalzell
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