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Hakone Checkpoint

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Hakone Checkpoint

This site was originally inspection facility during the Edo Period (1603-1868), built to help keep the city of Edo (former name for Tokyo) safe. It was considered the checkpoint for all parts of Japan. There were as many as 50 different checkpoints in the country during this time, but they were all abandoned when the Edo Period ended. The Hakone Checkpoint is the only checkpoint of that period which has been restored to its original state. In 2007, the facility was rennovated using the techniques and tools from the late-Edo Period. The six meter-high kyoguchi gomon gates are impressive. A climb to toomi bansho, the cabin used for guarding the facility, offers a beautiful view both Lake Ashi and Mt. Fuji.

Information

Address

Kanagawa, Ashigarashimo, Hakone, Hakone 1 [ Google Maps ]

Business Hours

9:00-17:00 (December-February: until 16:30)
Admission until 30 minutes before closing time

Days Closed

Open all year round

Time Required

45 minutes an up

Wi-Fi

Not available

Accepted Credit Cards

Not accepted

Languages

Partial information in English inside the facility

Menu/Pamphlet Languages

Pamphlets in English, Chinese (Traditional and Simplified), Korean

Nearest Station

Hakone Tozan Bus Hakone Sekishoato (154)

Location

Ride the Hakone Tozan bus (Line H) bound for Hakonemachiko from Hakone Yumoto Station (OH51); get off at Hakonesekishoato bus stop (154; about 35 minutes); walk for 2 minutes

Price

Adults 500 yen; children 250 yen (including tax)

Freepass Discount Information

Adults 400 yen, elementary school students 150 yen (all prices including tax)

Telephone Number

0460-83-6635

Official Website
*Information may be in Japanese.

http://www.hakonesekisyo.jp/english/index.html