Mount Kurakake
Mount Kurakake is a mountain in Hakone, Ashigarashimo district, Kanagawa and has an elevation of 1,000 metres. Mount Kurakake is situated nearby to the locality Settaichaya, as well as near Motohakone.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Mountain with an elevation of 1,000 metres
- Description: mountain in Japan
- Also known as: “Kurakake Yama”, “Kurakakeyama”, and “Mount Kurakakeyama”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Hakone checkpoint and Hakone-Machi Pirate Ship Ferry Port.
Hakone checkpoint
Museum
Photo: Steph Gray, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Hakone Barrier was a security checkpoint which was established by the Tokugawa Shogunate on the Tōkaidō highway connecting the capital of Edo with Kyoto in Edo period Japan. In 1923, the site was recognized as a National Historic Site.
Hakone-Machi Pirate Ship Ferry Port
Passenger ship terminal
Photo: Ka23 13, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Lake Ashi, also referred to as Hakone Lake or Ashinoko Lake, is a scenic lake in the Hakone area of Kanagawa Prefecture in Honshū, Japan. It is a crater lake that lies along the southwest wall of the caldera of Mount Hakone, a complex volcano that last erupted in 1170 CE at Ōwakudani.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Miyanoshita Onsen and Yugawara.
Miyanoshita Onsen
Quarter
Miyanoshita is an onsen in the town of Hakone, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. The hot springs have been an attraction for tourists and pleasure-seekers for hundreds of years going back to the beginning of the Edo period. Miyanoshita Onsen is situated 8 km northeast of Mount Kurakake.
Yugawara
Town
Photo: BsBsBs, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Yugawara is a town located in Ashigarashimo District, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 May 2021, the town had an estimated population of 23,267 and a population density of 570 persons per km2. The total area of the town is 40.99 square kilometres. Yugawara is situated 8 km southeast of Mount Kurakake.
Atami
Photo: Batholith, Public domain.
Atami is a coastal hot spring resort city in Shizuoka prefecture, on the east coast of the Izu Peninsula southwest of Tokyo, Japan.
Mount Kurakake
- Categories: mountain and landform
- Location: Hakone, Ashigarashimo district, Kanagawa, Kanto, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Satellite Map
Discover Mount Kurakake from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Ladin—“Mount Kurakake” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Kurakake Yama”
- Dutch: “Kurakake Yama”
- Japanese: “鞍掛山”
- Ladin: “Mont Kurakake”
Places with the Same Name
Discover other places named “Mount Kurakake”.
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Settaichaya and Takokawa.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Hakone-kurakake Golf Jō and Magosuke Yama.
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