Hakone & Odawara City Events
Tokyo-Hakone Ekiden: (Annually-January 2nd & 3rd) It’s a long distance marathon relay race done by university teams. It is broadcast on all the TV networks in [...]
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Rainbow BBQ Restaurant near Daiyuzan Station
“Daiyuzan itself is very small (although we found one of our favourite restaurants ever there – the rainbow bbq joint near the station is amazing).” [...]
Cleaning Staff required at Kevin’s Guesthouses
Cleaning Staff required 掃除スタッフKevin Guest House – 神奈川県 小田原市 And at Merry Lue’s Guesthouse in Tsukahara, Minamiashigarashi Some skill at [...]
Sports Bars in Odawara
The best sports bars in the Odawara-Hakone area are in downtown Odawara. If you want to watch rugby or soccer, these are the places to go: Celts Just a five minute walk from [...]
Hakone Ropeway
Update, Dec. 2019: The cable car running between Gora and Sounzan will be until the end of March, but Hakone Ropeway is now working, so you can visit Owakudani and Lake Ashi [...]
Miyagase Lake
Miyagase Lake is a stunningly beautiful area and suitable for day trips by car from Minamiashigarashi (from Kevin’s Guesthouse or Merry Lue’s Guesthouse). To get [...]
Merry Lue’s Guesthouse
We have been refurbishing Merry Lue ‘s Guesthouse. Both suites look very good now. I think guests will enjoy staying there even more! Here are some photos! Cooking Show [...]
The Review System at Airbnb is Broken
On Airbnb
In Japan, the authorities here require us to gather all kinds of information. So that’s changed. But Airbnb needs to catch up with the Japanese situation. They need [...]
Legal Guest Houses require Information just like Hotels
Legal guest houses must operate like hotels now. If you refuse to give information you cause problems, and the police could even be alerted. The J Police are on high alert [...]
