Best around Hakone / Odawara Spot List

A hotel with a calm atmosphere overlooking the town, offering meals with seasonal courses

Hakone Sekisho is an impressive reproduction of an Edo Period sekisho on the banks of Lake Ashi. It is as if you've slipped back in time to the Edo Period.

Embraced by nature, this studio has produced numerous public art works.

A traditional Japanese ryokan in the area where a famous historical figure, Hideyoshi Toyotomi visited. Even the elevator is decorated in Japanese style with tatami mat on floor. About 10 different unique baths including a large bath, an open-air bath, a pot bathtub and a cave bath are available.

The open-air ”flying stone bath” is made from a large stone that has been hollowed out and has a great location with a panoramic view of Mount Kintokiyama and Mount Sounzan. The ”rolling stone bath” in the annex surrounded by trees is also popular. Western style home cooking can be enjoyed at dinner.

A secluded ryokan for grownups located near a beautiful river. Its hot spring water supplied directly from a source is smooth like face lotion and soft on your skin. Its specialty, Yui Original Sea & Mountain Cuisine cooked mainly with seasonal ingredients is served for meal.

An inn located in an area away from the hustle and bustle of Gora Station. It has nine guestrooms designed with the combination of Japanese and Western styles, each of which has an open-air bath. There are also indoor baths for each gender. It is an ideal hidden inn for adults.

Various marsh plants grow in the marsh plant community in the Sengokuhara area. It was designated as a National Natural Treasure because its value in phytogeography was recognized.

Why not have a moving experience meeting, interacting, and learning with international travelers in Japan?

Pola Museum of Art, built in the forests of Hakone, is a glass-encased space where you can enjoy art and nature together.

The Hakone Ropeway operates for about 4km from Tougendai station, facing Lake Ashi via Ubako and Owakudani stations, to Sounzan station. Opened in 1959, currently over 2 million people ride it each year. On the route going through Hakone mountains, you can view the nature which changes by seasons, such as cherry blossoms, azaleas, hydrangeas, and red and yellow leaves, as well as allowing you to view Mount Fuji in the distance on a sunny day. From Sounzan Station, the terminal station, you can change trains to Hakone Tozan cable cars and go to Gora Onsen (hot springs) and further down to the Hakone Open-Air Museum by Hakone Tozan Railway.

Owakudani is filled with clouds of volcanic smoke and a sulfurous smell. Tasting the famous black eggs is a must.

This is a unique botanical garden that mainly displays wetland plants and is located in Sengokuhara in the town of Hakone. You can observe pretty and wild plants in spring, summer, and fall.

A long-established hotel located at the entrance of Manyo Park, in the center of the hot spring district. The traditional tea-ceremony arbor wooden building has large baths with a rich amount of water pouring from its own original hot spring source. Open-air baths with a jet bath and a private bath are available.

Located in Sengokuhara Kougen, the hotel offers a comfortable stay in a rich nature environment. Substantial sport facilities such as an indoor warm water swimming pool, tennis courts and putter golf courses are available. Enjoy its milky hot spring water supplied from the Owakudani Valley in common baths.

A traditional wooden building inn which became a registered tangible cultural property in 2007. You can slowly relax with the free-flowing turbid hot spring stone bath and wooden bath, and the heartfelt hand-made meals.

A relaxing inn which stands on a hill with a view of Izu peninsula and Sagami bay. It has great access to the city center as it is very close to the station and the national highway. The well-known seafood barbecue and the bath with a view are their pride. Other than twin rooms, there are also cottage rooms for group use.

Genuine log house accommodations in about 2.8 acres large premises. At the restaurant, you can taste homemade Japanese course meal cooked with ingredients in season. In the 5 open air baths, you can enjoy bathing in nature. They are also available to charter.

The hot spring source is a natural flow of slightly reddish cloudy hot water. 100% pure hot spring water from the source is luxuriously used for the indoor bath and open-air bath. The water is potable and is effective against gastrointestinal diseases. Located in an open area, the view from the rooms is fantastic.

Manyo Park has been selected as one of the 100 Best Historical Parks in Japan, as it is the only hot spring mentioned in ancient Manyoshu collection of poetry, and has been visited by many notable writers and artists. Inside the park you can see many of the flowers and plants mentioned in the Manyoshu, and take a leisurely stroll while listening to the murmur of the waterfalls and streams. You can rest your feet in any of the nine different foot baths at Doppo-no-yu, or enjoy matcha green tea and sweets at Manyotei. Each year, a ”firefly party” is held in the ”Hanakien” section of the park from early to mid-June, enabling you to enjoy the sight of Luciola fireflies flitting around the park, as well as enjoy stalls set up in the evenings in front of the nearby Tourist Hall. Access: From Yugawara Station, take the bus headed to Okuyugawara or Fudo-Taki for about 12 minutes We are located right next to the Koen Iriguchi bus stop