Mount Taikan
Mount Taikan is a mountain in Hakone, Ashigarashimo district, Kanagawa and has an elevation of 1,008 metres. Mount Taikan is situated nearby to the locality Motohakone, as well as near Hirogawara.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest
Highlights include Hakone checkpoint and Narukawa Museum of Art.
Hakone checkpoint
Museum
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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
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Lake Ashi, also known as Hakone Lake or Ashinoko Lake, is a scenic lake in the Hakone area of Kanagawa Prefecture on Honshū, Japan. It is a crater lake situated along the southwestern 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 7 km north of Mount Taikan.
Yugawara
Town
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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 7 km southeast of Mount Taikan.
Mount Taikan
- Type: Mountain with an elevation of 1,008 metres
- Description: mountain in Japan
- Categories: mountain and landform
- Location: Hakone, Ashigarashimo district, Kanagawa, Kanto, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Satellite Map
Discover Mount Taikan from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Japanese—“Mount Taikan” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Taikan Zan”
- Dutch: “Mount Taikan”
- Dutch: “Taikan Zan”
- Japanese: “大観山”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Motohakone and Hirogawara.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Magosuke Yama and Byōbu Yama.
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