A popular mountain hot-spring resort with Lake Ashi at its center. On a clear day, the lake offers a serene view of Mt. Fuji.

What to see and do: Tour Hakone via cable car, aerial ropeway, and boat; visit the open-air sculpture museum; go to Owakudani and eat an egg boiled black in the sulfurous hot-spring water; relax in one of the area's hot-spring baths for day trippers; enjoy the traditional character of the Fujiya Hotel.

Access: 90 mins to Hakone-Yumoto from Odakyu Shinjuku Stn by Odakyu Line train, then bus or mountain train. Odakyu Sightseeing Service Center of Odakyu Electric Railways
phone:03-5321-7887