Hakone

Hakone 箱根町
Town
Mount Fuji seen from the Lake Ashi Owakudani and Hakone Yumoto cable car View of Lake Ashi and Hakone Town from Mount Hakone Komagatake Miscanthus sinensis in Sengokuhara Lake Ashi and Hakone old town
Flag Seal
Location of Hakone in Kanagawa Prefecture (golden)
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Coordinates: 35°11′22″N 139°01′29″E / 35.18944°N 139.02472°E / 35.18944; 139.02472
Country	Japan
Region	Kantō
Prefecture	Kanagawa
District	Ashigarashimo
First official recorded	5th century BC (official)
Town settled	October 29, 1892
Government
• Mayor	Hiroyuki Katsumata (from November 2020)
Area
• Total	92.82 km2 (35.84 sq mi)
Population  (April 1, 2021)
• Total	10,837
• Density	120/km2 (300/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+9 (Japan Standard Time)
- Tree	Yamazakura (Prunus jamasakura)
- Flower	Hakonebara (Rosa hirtula)
- Bird	Woodpecker
Phone number	0460-85-7111
Address	256 Yumoto, Hakone-machi, Ashigarashimo-gun, Kanagawa-ken 250-0398
Website	Official website

Hakone (箱根町, Hakone-machi) is a town in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 October 2023^[update], the town had a population of 10,965,^[1][2] and total area of 92.82 km² (35.84 sq mi).

Hakone is a notable spa town and a popular tourist destination due to its many hot springs being within view of nearby Mount Fuji, the most visited mountain in Japan.