Back هاكونه (كاناغاوا) Arabic Hakone Catalan Hakone Machi CEB Hakone (Kanagawa) German Hakone (Kanagawa) Spanish Hakone (Kanagawa) Estonian Hakone (Kanagawa) Basque هاکونه Persian Hakone French Hakone, Kanagawa ID
Hakone
箱根町 | |
|---|---|
Mount Fuji seen from the Lake Ashi View of Lake Ashi and Hakone Town from Mount Hakone Komagatake Lake Ashi and Hakone Checkpoint | |
 Flag  Seal | |
 | |
 Location of Hakone in Kanagawa Prefecture (golden) | |
  Hakone  Hakone Hakone (Kanto Area)  Hakone Hakone (Kanagawa Prefecture) | |
| Coordinates: 35°11′22″N 139°01′29″E / 35.18944°N 139.02472°E | |
| Country | Japan |
| Region | Kantō |
| Prefecture | Kanagawa |
| District | Ashigarashimo |
| First official recorded | 5th century BC (official) |
| Town settled | October 29, 1892 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Hiroyuki Katsumata (from November 2020) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 92.82 km2 (35.84 sq mi) |
| Population (April 1, 2021) | |
| • Total | 10,837 |
| • Density | 120/km2 (300/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+9 (Japan Standard Time) |
| - Tree | Yamazakura (Prunus jamasakura) |
| - Flower | Hakonebara (Rosa hirtula) |
| - Bird | Woodpecker |
| Phone number | 0460-85-7111 |
| Address | 256 Yumoto, Hakone-machi, Ashigarashimo-gun, Kanagawa-ken 250-0398 |
| Website | Official website |
.jpg)
Hakone (箱根町, Hakone-machi) is a town in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 October 2023[update], 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.
- ^ "Population" (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan. Retrieved 2022-10-06.
- ^ "Hakone Town Web site". www.town.hakone.kanagawa.jp. Retrieved 2023-10-16.