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Mt. Fuji I
Hokkaido
I Nikko I Hakone I Takayama I Nara |
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One
of
the
best
international
holiday
resorts.
Home
of
renowned
spas
and
a
large
historical
zone. |
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 Hakone
is
the
name
that
refers
to
the
whole
area,
surrounding
Mt.
Hakone-yama
that
is
situated
in
the
southwestern
part
of
Kanagawa,
and
is
part
of
the
Fuji
Hakone
Izu
National
Park.
Hakone
is
an
internationally
well-known
holiday
resort
that
includes
many
renowned
spas
and
Lake
Ashino-ko,
which
was
created
by
Mt.
Fuji's
repetitive
volcanic
activity.
In
Hakone,
there
are
said
to
be
"Hakone
Thirteen
Spas",
or
some
even
say
"Hakone
Seventeen
Spas"
altogether
distinguished
from
each
other
by
their
distinctive
ingredients
and
different
healing
effects. |
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The
Hakone
Barrier
was
built
on
the
Tokaido
Highway(The
road
from
Edo
to
Kyoto)
in
1619
in
order
to
fortify
the
capital
Edo
(former
name
of
Tokyo)
against
various
foreign
clans
from
the
west
and
to
maintain
public
peace.
The
Hakone
Barrier
used
to
terrify
travelers
as
they
were
thoroughly
inspected
before
they
were
allowed
to
continue
traveling
along
the
Tokaido,
the
main
transport
artery
of
those
days.
For
this
reason,
Hakone
used
to
be
called
"the
border
between
the
east
and
the
west".
The
original
barrier
which
has
been
restored
with
related
information,
including
armor
and
weapons,
is
open
to
the
public
nowadays. |
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There
are
many
other
interesting
sites
in
the
surrounding
area
of
Hakone.
Visit
Onshi
Hakone
Park,
for
instance,
to
see
the
up-side-down
Mt.
Fuji
reflected
in
the
surface
of
Lake
Ashino-ko
nearby.
Hakone
Museum
proudly
presents
its
collection
of
approximately
50
pieces
of
pottery.
Enjoy
a
pleasant
walk
through
Hakone
Sengokubara
Shissei
Kaen
where
a
beautiful
garden
of
hydrophytes
welcomes
you.
The
conservation
and
protection
of
nature
and
the
historical
sites
are
well
maintained
in
Hakone.
The
wetland
plant
colony
is
listed
as a
natural
monument.
Rows
of
cedar
trees
stretch
for
2 km
along
the
old
Tokaido
and
the
group
of
stone
statues
of
Buddha
is
enshrined
in
Hakone. |
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