Hakone

Hakone
箱根町
View of Lake Ashi and Hakone Town from Mount Hakone Komagatake
Lake Ashi and Hakone Checkpoint
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Interactive map of Hakone
Hakone
 
Hakone
Hakone (Kanto Area)
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
 • Total
92.82 km2 (35.84 sq mi)
Population
 (April 1, 2021)
 • Total
10,837
 • Density116.8/km2 (302.4/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 (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, 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.