HAKONE and KAMAKURA PAGE 1/ 6 PG-307 HAKONE and KAMAKURA HAKONE Hakone (箱根), about I hr. 30 min. by rail from Shinjuku and the Shogunate. Historical relics and documents on display are Tokyo stations, is one of the most popular inland tourist resorts well preserved. Several museums are open to the public. in Japan. Wedged between Mt. Fuji and lzu Peninsula, it is a large Sightseeing highlights are Lake Ashi, nestled in dense forest, region encircled by several forested mountains and has a beauty Owakudani (Greater Boiling Valley) with its plumes of sulfurous dramatically accented by deep glens and ravines. steam gushing upward, and numerous hot-spring rest spots in In the feudal era, Hakone was a very important checkpoint attractive natural settings. Hakone’s wide variety of travel diver- that safeguarded the security of Edo (now Tokyo) as the seat of sions draws large numbers of holidaymakers year-round. ① – ⑲ correspond to those on the “Hakone Area Transportation” map on the insert. 1. Access from Tokyo to Hakone (Fares below are for one way each.) By Japan Railways Tokyo (東京) Sta.→Odawara (小田原) Sta., a main gateway to the Hakone district. ① By Tokaido Shinkansen “Kodama” (東海道新幹線こだま), takes 35 min., runs every 20 – 30 min., ¥3,640 (reserved seat). ② By rapid train “Acty” or local train on the Tokaido Line (東海道線 快速アクティー/普通), takes 1 hr. 5 – 30 min., 2 – 8 trains run every hour, ¥1,450. By Odakyu Railways Shinjuku (小田急新宿) Sta. (in Tokyo) → Odawara (小田原) Sta. or Hakone-Yumoto (箱根湯本) Sta. ③ By Limited Express “Romance Car” (小田急ロマンスカー), takes 1 hr. 15 min. (¥1,720 to Odawara), and 1 hr. 30 min. (¥2,020 to Hakone-Yumoto), 1 – 4 trains run every hour until around 19:30 (to Odawara), and up to 2 trains run every hour (to Hakone- Yumoto) until around 19:00. (More trains available on Sat., Sun. & national holidays.) Seat reservation is a must. Tel.: 03-3481-0103 (Romance Car Reservation Center). ④ By Express (小田急急行) ¥850 to Odawara, takes 1 hr. 30 min., runs every 6 – 20 min. until around 23:35. From Odawara, take Hakone Tozan Railway (箱根登山鉄道) to Hakone-Yumoto (¥300), which takes 13 min., and runs every 20 – 30 min. By Odakyu Express Bus (小田急高速バス) ⑤ Shinjuku Sta. Nishiguchi Bus Stop (in Shinjuku Bus Terminal) → Gotemba Sta. Bus Stop → Hakone-Togendai Bus Stop (Lake Ashi) via Tomei Express Highway, 14 buses run daily, takes 1 hr. 34 min., ¥1,630 (Shinjuku → Gotemba Sta.); 2 hrs. 11 min., ¥1,950 (Shinjuku→Togendai). Bus leaves from Bus Stop No. 35 in front of Odakyu HALC Department Store, west exit of JR Shinjuku Sta. When you use “Hakone Free Pass” or “Hakone Weekday Pass” (Please see the insert.), a surcharge (e.g. ¥850 from Shinjuku to Hakone-Togendai) is required. Seat reservation is a must. 2. Access from Osaka, Kyoto or Nagoya to Hakone ⑥ By JR Tokaido Shinkansen “Kodama” (東海道新幹線こだま) to Mishima (三島) Sta., Atami (熱海) Sta. or Odawara Sta., then by bus from Mishima or Atami to Hakone (See Page 2 for access from Odawara to Hakone.): ⑦ Mishima → Hakonemachi or to Moto-Hakone Hakone Tozan Bus (箱根登山バス) runs every hour from 7:40 to 17:40, takes 45 min., ¥940 (to Hakonemachi), or 50 min., ¥1,000 (to Moto-Hakone). ⑧ Atami → Hakonemachi Izu Hakone Bus (伊豆箱根バス), runs every 20 – 55 min. until 15:35, takes 1 hr., ¥1,120 to Hakone-sekishoato (5-min. walk to Hakonemachi). ⑨ Atami → Moto-Hakone Izu Hakone Bus (伊豆箱根バス) runs 11 times a day from Mon. to Sat., takes 1 hr. -1 hr. 5 min., ¥1,150. TOURIST INFORMATION information (“i” Tourist Information Offices) Kamakura City Tourist Information Service: *Odakyu Sightseeing Service Center provides ' Q Tour ' as listed East exit of Kamakura Station, 1-1-1, Komachi, Kamakura Ctiy, below; Kanagawa Pref. Tel. (0467)22-3350 Hakone Panorama Course 9:00 – 17:30 (Apr. – Sep.); 9:00 – 17:00 (Oct. – Mar.) Hakone History & Hot Spring Course Hakone Tourist Information Service: Hakone Nature Course Great Buddha & the Ancient Capital, Kamakura Course Hakone-machi Kanko Bussankan, 698, Yumoto, Hakone-machi, Great Buddha & Enoshima Aquarium Course Ashigara-shimo-gun, Kanagawa Pref. Tel. (0460)5-8911 One-day and 2-days tours are available. Tel: (03)5321-7887 Fax: 03-5321-7886 9:00 – 17:00, Closed on Dec. 29 – 30 & Jan.1 PAGE 2/ 6 HAKONE and KAMAKURA 3. Transportation within Hakone Bus Service ⑩ Odawara – Togendai ⑫ Odawara – Hakone-en Hakone Tozan Bus (箱根登山バス) runs every 20 – 30 Izu Hakone Bus (伊豆箱根バス) runs every 15 – 30 min. min., takes 1 hr. from Odawara to Togendai until 21:10, from Odawara to Kojiri until 18:20, and runs every 60 and runs every 10 – 20 min. from Togendai to Odawara min. from Odawara to Hakone-en until 19:00. until 21:15 (peak season) or 20:45 (off-season.) Odawara 20 30 ¥1,200 ¥970 ¥660 ¥360 Odawara Miyanoshita ¥660 5 10 Hakone- Sounzan ¥1,020 ¥730 ¥400 Yumoto ¥350 ¥900 10 14 Owakudani ¥750 ¥430 Miyanoshita ¥300 ¥560 ¥1,070 20 12 Kojiri ¥330 ¥430 ¥680 ¥1,150 ¥430 Sengoku 15 Hakone-en ¥410 ¥570 ¥660 ¥900 ¥1,270 Togendai Upper right figures on the chart indicate time required (minutes). ⑪ Odawara – Hakonemachi Railway Service Hakone Tozan Bus (箱根登山バス) & Izu Hakone Bus ⑬ Odawara – Gora (伊豆箱根バス), runs every 15 – 20 min. from Odawara Hakone Tozan Railway (箱根登山鉄道) runs every 13 – to Hakonemachi until 20:50, and from Hakonemachi to 30 min. takes 50 min. from Odawara to Gora until Odawara until 20:20. 22:44, and from Gora to Odawara until 22:37. 40 Gora ¥1,150 ¥1,150 ¥1,000 ¥750 Odawara Chokoku- 3 2 ¥130 ¥630 ¥560 ¥370 Kowakidani no-mori 8 9 ¥360 ¥280 Ashinoyu Miyanoshita¥130 ¥130 3 Moto-Hakone ¥170 Hakone- ¥260 26 ¥390 ¥390 Hakonemachi Yumoto 15 Odawara ¥300 ¥560 ¥650 ¥650 Some of the Izu Hakone Buses terminate at Hakone-sekishoato, which is a 5-min. walk from Hakonemachi, runs every 20 – 70 min. 8 Izu Hakone buses run daily until 15:55 from Odawara via Komagatake (Cablecar Sta. for Mt. Komagatake) to Hakone-sekishoato. Cable Car & Ropeway Service ⑭ ＊Cable car between Gora and Sounzan by Hakone Tozan Railway (箱根登山鉄道) runs every 15 – 20 min., until 20:08, takes 9 min., ¥410. ⑮ ＊Ropeway between Sounzan and Togendai by Hakone Ropeway (箱根ロープウエイ), runs about every 50 sec., from 9:00 until 17:30 (Mar. – Jul. & Sep. – Oct.), from 9:30 until 16:00 (Dec. – Jan.) or from 8:30 until 17:30 (Aug.), from 9:30 until 16:30 (Feb.) takes 26 min., ¥1,330 (one way), ¥2,340 (round trip). Note: Fares in the above ＊ are covered by Hakone Free Pass or Hakone Weekday Pass. ⑯ ◆ Ropeway between Hakone-en and Komagatake runs every 15 min. until 17:00, takes 7 min., ¥620 (one way) or ¥1,050 (round trip). ⑰ ◆ Cable car between Komagatake-noboriguchi and Komagatake runs every 15 min. until 16:30, takes 5 min., ¥370 (one way), ¥630 (round trip). Note: Fares in the above ◆ are covered by Hakone Wide Free Coupon (Please see the insert.). Boat on Lake Ashi ⑱ By Hakone Kankosen boat (箱根観光船); fare is covered by Hakone Free Pass or Hakone Weekday Pass: (30 – 50 min., ¥970) (10 min., ¥250) Togendai Hakonemachi Moto-Hakone; takes 40 – 60 min., runs every 20 – 50 min., ¥970 for the entire one-way trip. ⑲ By Izu Hakone Senpaku boat (伊豆箱根船舶); fare is covered by Hakone Wide Free Coupon: (15 min., ¥730) (15 min., ¥730) (10 min., ¥250) Kojiri Hakone-en Hakone-sekishoato Moto-Hakone; takes 40 – 60 min., runs every 20 – 40 min., ¥970 for the entire one-way trip. Some boats change courses and the last boat stops at Hakone-sekishoato. (10 min., ¥250) (15 min., ¥730) (15 min., ¥730) Return route is the reverse: Hakone-sekishoato Moto-Hakone Hakone-en Kojiri MUSEUMS in HAKONE The Hakone Open-Air Museum(彫刻の森美術館) Railway. Open: 9:00-16:30 (Apr. -Nov.); 9:00-16:00 (Dec. - Ninotaira, Hakone-machi, Ashigarashimo-gun, Kanagawa Mar.). Closed: Thu. (except national holidays). Admission: Pref. Tel. (0460) 2-1161. 2-min. walk from Chokoku-no- ¥900. A collection of pottery and porcelain from Japan. mori Sta. on Hakone-Tozan Railway. Open: 9:00-17:00 Bamboo and moss garden in the museum grounds. (Mar. -Nov.); 9:00-16:30 (Dec. -Feb.). Admission: ¥1,600 Narukawa Art Museum(成川美術館) 570, Moto- including The Picasso Museum. A collection of late 19th hakone, Hakone-machi, Ashigrashimo-gun, Kanagawa Pref. and 20th century sculpture by Western and Japanese Tel. (0460) 3-6828. 40 min. by bus from Hakone-yumoto artists. Sta. to Moto-hakone Bus Stop. Open: Daily. 9:00-17:00. Hakone Art Museum(箱根美術館) 1300, Gora, Admission: ¥1,200. Commanding a panoramic view of Ashi Hakone-machi, Ashigarashimo-gun, Kanagawa Pref. Tel. Lake and Mt. Fuji, Narukawa Art Museum is a unique (0460) 2-2623. 1-min. walk from Koen-kami Cable Car museum showing only modern Japanese-style paintings. Stop. Cable car leaves from Gora Sta. on Hakone-Tozan More than 1000 paintings are displayed. HAKONE and KAMAKURA PAGE 3 / 6 This map is a figure of chart. To Shinjuku Hakone Area Transportation JR Gotemba Sta Tomei Gotemba Tomei Expressway 5 御殿場 新宿 JR Tokaido Shinkansen Sengoku-kogen Sengoku JR Tokaido Line 10 Togendai Railways Ubako 12 Bus Kojiri 9 min. Ropeway Lake 15 14 Ashi Owakudani Gora Cable Car 26 min. 大湧谷 Sounzan 強羅 早雲山 Pleasure Boat 15 min. Chokoku-no-mori Komagatake Tourist Information 18 19 16 彫刻の森 Kowakidani Hakone-en 17 5 min. Kowakien 箱根町 Komagatake -noboriguchi Miyanoshita Hakonemachi Hakone Moto-Hakone Ashinoyu 13 Sekisho-ato 元箱根 箱根関所跡 11 45 min.