Sean Aroy Thai Restaurant is located near Odawara Station. It is a stone’s throw from the Shalamar Nightclub. You can there is three minutes’ walk from the [...]
Mount Kintoki or “Kintokisan” as the locals call it, boasts great views of Mount Fuji. Mount Kintoki was formerly called Mount Ashigara, but no one calls it this [...]
Tokai University just won the Hakone Ekiden, a long, grueling, relay marathon for university students in Japan. Tokai has participated for 46 years and this is the first time [...]
From mid-June of 2018, the law concerning guest houses in Japan changed. Hosts or managers are required to obtain the following information about all guests who do not live [...]
If you want to rent a car in Hakone, I am Hakone.com recommends: The fun2drive Owners’ Club Co., Ltd. 1143 Hakone-Machi Sengokuhara Ashigarashimo-Gun, Kanagawa Prefecture [...]
There are Chinriu shops in Odawara and Hakone. “We sell hand made products from all over Japan.” -said one of the employees. This is our Hakone shop. Chinriu Shop [...]
Miho Dam is near Minamiashigarashi and you can reach it by car. It is a very nice drive. You will drive through the countryside of Ashigara Pass, through Jizodo and Yamakita [...]
Yuhi means sunset, and Yuhinotaki is Japanese for sunset falls. Yuhi falls is best viewed at sunset. However, I feel that any time of day it is beautiful. Yuhi Falls is [...]