Usui Pass

What it is

• An ancient road known as Usuimichi located on the old outer rim of Hakone.
• A mountain pass connecting the settlements of Miyagino and Sengokuhara at 650 meters elevation.
• A site identified by historian Kume Kunitake as the legendary location of Yamato Takeru.
• A former main road that historically connected Minamiashigara and Gotemba.

What to see

• A stone monument inscribed with Azumahaya erected in 1917.
• A rest area equipped with a gazebo for hikers near the pass.
• The nearby Usui Plum Grove situated close to the mountain path.
• Mountain terrain crossing from the southeast to the northwest.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.