Hakone

Hakone
箱根町
Mount Fuji seen from the Lake Ashi
View of Lake Ashi and Hakone Town from Mount Hakone Komagatake
Flag of Hakone
Official seal of Hakone
Map
Location of Hakone in Kanagawa Prefecture (golden)
Location of Hakone in Kanagawa Prefecture (golden)
Hakone is located in Japan
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Hakone is located in Kanto Area
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Hakone (Kanto Area)
Hakone is located in Kanagawa Prefecture
Hakone
Hakone
Hakone (Kanagawa Prefecture)
Coordinates: 35°11′22″N 139°01′29″E / 35.18944°N 139.02472°E / 35.18944; 139.02472
CountryJapan
RegionKantō
PrefectureKanagawa
DistrictAshigarashimo
First official recorded5th century BC (official)
Town settledOctober 29, 1892
Government
 • MayorHiroyuki Katsumata (from November 2020)
Area
 • Total92.82 km2 (35.84 sq mi)
Population
 (April 1, 2021)
 • Total10,837
 • Density120/km2 (300/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+9 (Japan Standard Time)
- TreeYamazakura (Prunus jamasakura)
- FlowerHakonebara (Rosa hirtula)
- BirdWoodpecker
Phone number0460-85-7111
Address256 Yumoto, Hakone-machi, Ashigarashimo-gun, Kanagawa-ken 250-0398
WebsiteOfficial website
Hakone Town Hall
Mount Fuji from Mount Kami in the Fuji-Hakone-Izu National Park

Hakone (箱根町, Hakone-machi) is a town in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 October 2023, the town had a population of 10,965,[1][2] and total area of 92.82 km2 (35.84 sq mi).

Hakone is a notable spa town and a popular tourist destination due to its many hot springs being within view of nearby Mount Fuji, the most visited mountain in Japan.

  1. ^ "Population" (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan. Retrieved 2022-10-06.
  2. ^ "Hakone Town Web site". www.town.hakone.kanagawa.jp. Retrieved 2023-10-16.