Kanagawa · Japan
The best of Hakone (2026)
Hot springs, ryokan, Lake Ashi and views of Mt Fuji, about 90 minutes from Shinjuku.
Hakone is Tokyo's favorite escape: ryokan with private baths, the Hakone Open-Air Museum, Lake Ashi's torii and, on a clear day, Mt Fuji.
Hakone picks on our Japan-wide lists
All Japan-wide listsEvery place in Hakone that made one of our Japan-wide guides, with its position on that list.
Hotels & Ryokan
The 11 Best Ryokan in Japan (2026)
- #2 Gora Kadan Gora, Hakone
Things to Do
The 10 Best Day Trips From Tokyo in Tokyo (2026)
- #3 Hakone Hakone, Kanagawa
The 11 Best Onsen Towns in Japan (2026)
- #1 Hakone Onsen Hakone, Kanagawa
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