Hakone Sekisho historical museum

Hakone Sekisho historical museum is a museum in Hakone, Ashigarashimo district, Kanagawa. Hakone Sekisho historical museum is situated nearby to the scenic viewpoint Check Point, as well as near the passenger ship terminal Hakone-Sekisyoato Port.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Hakone checkpoint and Hakone Park.

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 checkpoint is situated 140 metres south of Hakone Sekisho historical museum.

Hakone Park

Park

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Hakone Park is a prefectural park, located in Hakone Town, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. It occupies the 15.9 hectare Tōgshima peninsula jotting out to Lake Ashi.

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. Hakone-Machi Pirate Ship Ferry Port is situated 430 metres south of Hakone Sekisho historical museum.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Miyanoshita Onsen and Sengokuhara.

Miyanoshita Onsen

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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 6 km northeast of Hakone Sekisho historical museum.

Sengokuhara

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Sengokuhara, sometimes called Sengokubara, is a district in Hakone, Kanagawa, Japan. Sengokuhara is situated 8 km north of Hakone Sekisho historical museum.