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ODAWARA, Kanagawa -- The mayor of Hakone in Kanagawa Prefecture announced on June 10 that the popular hot spring resort town intends to introduce a lodging tax in April 2028. While tourism is the area ...

Cedar trees line the 400-year-old Tokaido Way in the town of Hakone, Kanagawa Prefecture. | HAKONE MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT “Of course you can have a lot of fun going along the general routes, but ...

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.

The city of Hakone in Japan’s Kanagawa Prefecture has been transformed into Tokyo-3, the setting for much of the action in the global smash-hit anime series Neon Genesis Evangelion.

HAKONE, Kanagawa Prefecture--Hakone Tozan Railway Co. conducted a test run of its mountain trains between Miyanoshita Station and Gora Station here on July 9.

The 2025 Toyota GR86, including the Hakone Special Edition, will go on sale in the fall. Pricing will be announced closer to the start of sales but is unlikely to change much from the 2024 model’s.