見本SAMPLE
Hakone Mihon-tei
A family inn of eight rooms, by the river.
From ¥26,400 a night, all in(¥24,000 + tax)
Kanagawa · area guide
Houses in Hakone
Mountain valleys, rivers and inns.
見本SAMPLE The houses here are samples (見本): they show how a house in Hakone will appear on Minpaku X.
The short answer
Hakone has one house on Minpaku X: Hakone Mihon-tei (a sample house; from ¥26,400 a night, all in). Mountain valleys, rivers and inns, about 85 minutes from Shinjuku by Romancecar.
Houses here
Circles show the approximate area. The exact address comes after booking.
Hakone is a mountain town in Kanagawa, set around the old caldera of Mount Hakone. Inns and hot springs line the Hayakawa river from Hakone-Yumoto, about 85 minutes from Shinjuku on the Odakyu Romancecar.
From Yumoto the Hakone Tozan Railway climbs through its switchbacks, and a ropeway crosses the steaming valley of Owakudani to Lake Ashi, where on a clear day Mount Fuji stands over the water. Trains, buses, the ropeway and the boats make a loop, so a car is rarely needed.
Hakone is a town of ryokan. Many run under a ryokan licence and open every night of the year, with dinner and breakfast where a food licence is on file. Inns with a hot spring charge a bathing tax (入湯税) per person a night, and Hakone plans an accommodation tax from April 2028; both are lines of their own in our totals. The inn listed here today is a sample that shows how a ryokan appears on Minpaku X.
From Tokyo
| Shinjuku Station → Hakone-Yumoto Station | 85 min | Odakyu Romancecar, about 85 minutes. to verify Odakyu |
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| In all | From 1 h 25 min |
Seasons
| April to May | Cherry blossom in April, from Yumoto up to the lake, a little later as you climb. |
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| June to August | Hydrangeas along the Hakone Tozan Railway in June and July, and cooler air than Tokyo. |
| October to November | Autumn leaves, from late October on the heights to late November in the valleys: the busiest weeks. |
| December to March | Clear views of Fuji over Lake Ashi, snow on the passes some days, and the Hakone Ekiden on 2 and 3 January. |
Questions
How long does it take from Tokyo?
About 85 minutes from Shinjuku to Hakone-Yumoto on the Odakyu Romancecar (to verify against Odakyu's timetable).
Do I need a car?
Rarely. Trains, buses, the ropeway and the lake boats make a loop around Hakone.
Which taxes apply?
Inns with a hot spring charge a bathing tax per person a night. An accommodation tax is planned from April 2028 and isn't in force yet. Both show as their own lines in our totals.
How do I know a bath is a real onsen?
We call a bath an onsen only when its hot-spring analysis is on file, and we show the analysis date on the place.
Is the listed inn real?
No. Hakone Mihon-tei is a sample listing; 見本 means 'sample'. Real inns join as hosts list them.