Hakone in Kanagawa Prefecture has reclaimed its position as the nation’s most popular hot spring resort after being surprisingly ousted last year, according to a survey. In 2022, the Kusatsu onsen in ...

We’ve looked into the world’s most luxurious hot-spring resorts, from Japan’s intimate Hakone Kowakien Ten-yu onsens to ...

As the first international hotel in Hakone, the Hyatt Regency stands out immediately among the countless venerable hot spring inns dotting this resort town. Successfully marrying East and West, many ...

Hatsumōde (first shrine visit of the year), osechi (celebratory feast) and Hakone Ekiden (what some people call the greatest race on earth): These are three of the Japanese New Year’s traditions that ...

I took a group tour of Japan with my kids, and Hakone turned out to be my favorite stop. The beautiful town had amazing hot springs, and the Hakone Open-Air Museum was incredible. If I return to Japan ...

The Hakone Tozan Railway resumed full operations on July 23, 2020, following suspension due to typhoon damage in October 2019. Local businesses hope the restart, which coincides with the sixtieth ...