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Great Boiling Valley Hakone is an active volcanic valley. The Great Boiling Valley (Owakudani) is famous for its black boiled eggs - Kurotamago.

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Hakone is a popular tourist destination with its hot springs and views of MT Fuji. It is located close to Tokyo.

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Hakone Checkpoint is a historic checkpoint on a main transport route to and from Tokyo. Today, you can experience the history from this well restored facility.

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Hakone-en is a tourist area at the foot Mt Komagatake in the Hakone region. Hakone-en is on the edge of Lake Ashi and has the terminal for the Hakone Komagatake Ropeway.

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Hakone Komagatake Ropeway provides a scenic view of Hakone and surrounds. The Hakone Komagatake Ropeway runs from the edge of Lake Ashi at Hakone-en to the summit of Mt Komagatake.

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Hakone Open-Air Museum
opened in 1969 as the first open-air art museum in Japan. Hakone Open-Air Museum features many famous collections including works by Picasso.

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Hakone Ropeway provides scenic views of Hakone and on a clear day Mt Fuji. The Hakone Ropeway runs between Sounzan and Togendai.

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The are some unusual trains used in the Hakone area including trains with slopes in them to compensate for steep slopes the train climbs.

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Hakone Shrine is a very popular attraction with more than 20 millions visitors a year. Hakone Shrine is famous for its Torii "floating" on the edge of Lake Ashi.

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Lake Ashi Hakone is a popular tourist destination, famous for the pirate ships and views of Mt Fuji. Lake Ashi is also known as Ashino-ko or Hakone Lake.

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Yugawara is a spa town located close to Hakone and not far from Mt Fuji. Yugawara is town steeped in history.

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Atami is a beach and Onsen resort town 100Km from Tokyo and not far from Hakone. Atami's Onsen (hot springs) have been famous since the 5th century. Atami is actually located in Shizuoka Prefecture.

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