Hakone Shrine
A shrine on Lake Ashi's shore, reached by a stone stairway lined with cedar trees.
Details
Kanto region
Hakone
A hot-spring town close enough to Tokyo for a day trip or a night away. Lake Ashi and Owakudani sit alongside five hotels, from a former Imperial villa to a ryokan on the old Tokaido road.
Pick a stay
Pick a stay
Five hotels, from a former Imperial villa to a ryokan in the onsen town. Right if you'd stay there, left if not this time.
Stay
High-end ryokan
Gora Kadan
Gora, Hakone-machi, Kanagawa
Built on a former Imperial villa
- Built on the grounds of the Kan'in-no-miya Imperial villa
- The villa served the Imperial family until 1948
- A sister property, Gora Kadan Fuji, opened in July 2025
Stay
Onsen ryokan
Hakone Ginyu
Miyanoshita, Hakone-machi, Kanagawa
Every room has its own open-air bath
- Sits about 420 m up, overlooking the Hayakawa valley
- Every room has an open-air bath on its own terrace
- Tatami runs through the corridors; meals are served in-room
Stay
Lakeside resort hotel
The Prince Hakone Lake Ashinoko
Moto-Hakone, on Lake Ashi, Kanagawa
A round building by architect Togo Murano
- Designed by architect Togo Murano in a circular form
- Sits on Lake Ashi's shore, facing Mt. Fuji
- Part of a Seibu Prince cluster with two sister hotels in Hakone
Stay
High-end ryokan
FUFU Hakone
Gora, Hakone-machi, Kanagawa
39 rooms, 39 private hot-spring baths
- 39 rooms, each with its own design
- A shared bath plus a private open-air bath in every room, two spring types
- A shuttle runs to Gora Station on the Hakone Tozan line
Stay
Onsen ryokan
KAI Hakone
Yumotochaya, Hakone-machi, Kanagawa
On the old Tokaido road, in Hakone-Yumoto
- Sits on the old Tokaido road in Hakone-Yumoto Onsen
- 34 rooms, baths lined with hinoki cypress
- A signature dish is beef and vegetables simmered in broth
A one-day route
Hakone Shrine in the morning, Owakudani at midday, the Lake Ashi cruise toward evening. Hakone Sekisho sits at Moto-Hakone, so it pairs with the cruise.
Hakone Shrine
Climb the cedar-lined approach to the shrine on Lake Ashi. Charms and seals from 8:15.
Owakudani
Ride the Hakone Ropeway up to Owakudani and try the local black eggs.
Lake Ashi and Hakone Sekisho
Board the cruise at Moto-Hakone pier; the reconstructed checkpoint is a 2-minute walk from the same pier.
Getting there
From Tokyo
About 85 minutes from Shinjuku to Hakone-Yumoto by Odakyu Romancecar.
Getting around
The Hakone Tozan railway, local buses and the Lake Ashi cruise connect Gora, Moto-Hakone and Yumoto.