To see Mt. Fuji you don’t go all the way there. The best views are had from a small mountain resort town called Hakone, about ...

When visiting Japan, travelers can stay at a traditional ryokan with a communal onsen or opt for a private dip in an open-air bath like this one in Fuji-Hakone-Izu National Park.

In a nation as culturally rich as Japan, it can be hard to know how to spend your time there. Here are ten of our favorite ...

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 ...

TOKYO: The first windowless gondola lift in Japan has been introduced at Hakone Ropeway in the Hakone hot spring resort in Kanagawa Prefecture, beginning operations on Monday (March 10 ...

named after Japan’s Fuji–Hakone National Park. At the time, Isabel Stine’s celebration of Japanese culture and landscapes stood in stark contrast to the prevailing anti-Asian sentiment.

Part of the Fuji-Hakone-Izu National Park, the island ... a Korean woman who was brought to Japan by a Christian feudal lord in the 16th century and was eventually exiled to the island for ...