Ashigarashimo District, Japan
1番地 Hakone
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A beautiful recreation of a historical Japanese checkpoint, in which travelers between territories in Edo-era Japan have to pass through. The village has mannequins of officials (and a horse) reenacting what happens in a checkpoint. Most descriptions are in Japanese, but there's a leaflet in English available on request at the ticket counter. A flight of stairs away, on a hill, there's a recreation of a lookout post. The climb up is a bit steep, but the view from the hill of Lake Ashi and (if you're very lucky) Mt. Fuji is great. There's also a museum next to the village with more historical details. They translated a bit of the descriptions to English, but most of them are in Japanese. The entrance fee for the whole site is 500 yen, with a 100 discount for Hakone Freepass holders. If you have the time, you should check out this place.
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Interesting recreation of history. One can walk through the checkpoint and the gates to Tokyo or Kyoto for free. A small fees (with discount if you have hakone free pass) to see the exhibits. There is also a small museum about the checkpoint for history enthusiasts. Over yonder there are tea houses, including the famous Amazake Chaya. A place of interest for easy walk tourists en route (lake ashi, hakone shrine ,art museum-ekiden museum -\u003e onshi hakone park -\u003e tea houses/amazake Chaya) For the more serious walkers/hikers can be a break point/starting point for hikes/walks around lake ashi/ hatajuku. Also very well connected by tozan line buses.
Compact size than I expected. Volunteers who provide explanations are resident and will teach you various things. It was a very meaningful time.
A beautiful reproduction of the checkpoint and village setting. It has a great little museum before the village with some great history and artifacts. The village is complete with mannequins displaying normal daily life and there are great views of the lake from the lookout up the hill. I highly recommend stopping there to explore when you’re out visiting the Hakone area
We went here on a rainy day in spring. So it was rather cold. But still worth the visit. The recreated scenes and architecture gave a glimpse of the past. It also reminded of most things that seem to remain in their culture to this date. The views from view point were amazing. It was worth the climb even on a windy/rainy day with low visibility. The museum was also a great experience. Wish I had more time available to visit this on a day with better weather.
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