Hakone Onsen
箱根温泉
A historic hot spring region within a national park featuring seventeen distinct spa areas and volcanic landscapes.
What it is
- A collective term for hot springs located within the Fuji-Hakone-Izu National Park.
- Reportedly discovered in 738 by a monk named Shakujodo-bo.
- Used by Toyotomi Hideyoshi during the Siege of Odawara in the sixteenth century.
- Expanded from seven original springs to seventeen recognized spa areas over time.
What to see
- Hakone Yumoto which serves as the largest hot spring town in the region.
- The historic Fujiya Hotel located in the Miyanoshita Onsen district.
- Ashinoyu Onsen which sits at the highest elevation of the original seven springs.
- Owaku-dani where volcanic steam and groundwater produce artificial hot spring water.
- The Hakone Tozan Railway which has climbed these mountains since 1919.
Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.
Where it is
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