Harukimichi Walk
Harukimichi (or Haruki street) is the path along the Kari River. From Kevin’s Guesthouse you can access it at the nearest bridge. -the road that goes along the river. Walk [...]
top 10 attractions in hakone
Minamiashigarashi Events
Doryosan Hatsumode Jan. 1st Join the crowds and come and pray. A truly Japanese experience. The Daiyuzan line was built in 1921 so that people could more easily come to this [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
About Required Information to Book with Kevin’s Guesthouse or Merry Lue’s Guesthouse
您需要提供给我们以下相关信息， 请提供每一位住客的： 1、护照页面的照片，需显示姓名，国籍和护照号码 2、完整的家庭住址 [...]
Hosting for Airbnb in Japan
I host in Japan, where the rules have become quite strict. The police came by to outline the information we need to collect from guests who do not live in Japan. They are [...]
