Owakudani
Ōwakudani is a volcanic valley with active sulphur vents and hot springs in Hakone, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. It was created around 3,000 years ago, as a result of the explosion of the Hakone volcano.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: valley in Hakone, Japan
- Also known as: “Ōwakudani”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Ōwakudani Station and Mount Kanmuri.
Ōwakudani Station
Aerial lift
Photo: Nagara373, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Ōwakudani Station is a station on the Hakone Ropeway in the town of Hakone, Kanagawa, Japan. It is 1.5 kilometers from the Hakone Ropeway's terminus at Sōunzan Station, 2.5 kilometers from the Hakone Ropeway's opposing terminus at Tōgendai Station. Ōwakudani Station is situated 310 metres northwest of Owakudani.
Mount Kami
Peak
Photo: Batholith, Public domain.
Mount Kami is the highest peak of Mount Hakone, at 1,438 metres, in Hakone, Kanagawa, Japan. Worshipping Mount Hakone with its highest peak is recorded in a 12th-century document, as having started at the time of the legendary Emperor Kōshō.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Miyanoshita Onsen and Hakone.
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 3½ km east of Owakudani.
Hakone
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Hakone is a mountainous area west of Tokyo in Japan. The Hakone checkpoint on the historical Tokaido road marks the beginning of the Kanto region.
Owakudani
- Categories: valley, volcanic landform, and tourism
- Location: Kanagawa, Kanto, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude
35.24202° or 35° 14′ 31″ northLongitude
139.02132° or 139° 1′ 17″ eastOpen location code
8Q7X62RC+RGOpenStreetMap ID
node 5345119024OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionWikidata ID
Q1134429
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Turkish—“Owakudani” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “أوواكوداني”
- Arabic: “وادي الغليان الكبير”
- Chinese: “大涌谷”
- French: “Ōwakudani”
- French: “vallée d’Ōwaku”
- German: “Ōwakudani”
- Irish: “Ōwakudani”
- Japanese: “大涌谷”
- Korean: “오와쿠다니”
- Romanian: “Ōwakudani”
- Scottish Gaelic: “Ōwakudani”
- Slovenian: “Ovakudani”
- Thai: “โอวากูดานิ”
- Turkish: “Ōwakudani”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Owakudani Information Center and Hakone Geomuseum.
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