We visit Hakone in Kanagawa Prefecture. Once the site of a security checkpoint for traffic in and out of old Tokyo, it evolved into a hot spring resort, now with an increasingly diverse community.

The hot springs park has both traditional onsens ... Suiun and the Hyatt Regency Hakone Resort and Spa are both located near Gora where the Tozan Train and the Tozan Cable Car connect.

and hot springs where weary travelers still stop to ease their aching legs. On this episode of Journeys in Japan, Michael Keida discovers many reminders of old Japan, while hiking along Hakone ...

Agoop's data showed that the number of visitors to Hakone-Yumoto, a gateway to the Hakone hot spring resort, rose by 95.6 percent during the course of an hour from 3 p.m. on Nov. 21, compared with ...

In the 2025 ranking of the most popular hot springs in Japan, Kusatsu Onsen is in the top spot for the second year running. The atmosphere of this hot-spring resort in Gunma Prefecture ...