Wat er het hele jaar speelt in Hakone (Mount Fuji), Japan

Topdrukte — Hakone Ekiden, Winter break (fuyuyasumi) in Japan

• Festival

  Hakone Ekiden

  2–3 janSportevenementDrukSluitingen

  The university relay from Tokyo to Lake Ashi and back. The mountain road closes to traffic for both mornings and the whole town turns out along it in the cold. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Crystal Christmas trees at Glass Forest (1 nov – 12 jan (meestal))

Rustig — schoolvakanties in 2 van de markten die de plek vullen, een van de slechtste maanden qua weer

• Natuur

  Odawara Plum Festival at Soga

  1 feb – 5 mrt · meestalKersenbloesem

  About 35,000 plum trees flower at Soga Bessho, a short train ride beyond Odawara at the foot of the Hakone hills, with Fuji behind on clear days. The festival runs from early February to early March and entry is free. Bron ↗

• Festival

  Hakone Shrine Setsubun

  2–3 febReligieus feest

  Winter fireworks over Lake Ashi on the evening of 2 February, then on the 3rd the shrine drives out demons with a bean-throwing ceremony and chases them across the lake by boat. Bron ↗

Druk — Spring break (haruyasumi) in Japan

• Festival

  Yudate Shishimai (hot-water lion dance)

  27 mrtReligieus feest

  Every 27 March at Sengokuhara's Suwa Shrine, lion dancers perform seven dances, the last circling a boiling cauldron and flicking hot water over onlookers with bamboo leaves, said to keep you well all year. A nationally designated folk rite. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Odawara Plum Festival at Soga (1 feb – 5 mrt (meestal))

Topdrukte — Golden Week, Spring break (haruyasumi) in Japan

• Feestdag

  Golden Week

  29 apr – 5 meiDruk

  Tokyo's nearest hot-spring valley in the country's busiest travel week. The ropeway queue and the road up to Owakudani are the bottleneck; the early train is the only fix. Bron ↗

Topdrukte — Golden Week, Golden Week in Japan

In mei begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Golden Week (29 apr – 5 mei)

Druk — schoolvakanties in 3 van de markten die de plek vullen, een van de beste maanden qua weer

• Festival

  Hydrangea train

  15 jun – 20 jul · meestalWilde bloemen & bloeiBoek vroeg

  Thousands of hydrangeas line the Tozan switchbacks and flower from the bottom of the hill upward over a month. The evening train runs with the carriage lights off and needs a reserved seat. Bron ↗

Druk — Summer break (natsuyasumi) in Japan, schoolvakanties in 4 van de markten die de plek vullen

In juli begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Hydrangea train (15 jun – 20 jul (meestal))

Topdrukte — Obon, Summer break (natsuyasumi) in Japan

• Risico

  Typhoon season

  1 aug – 15 okt · meestalSluitingen

  A passing typhoon stops the Tozan railway, the ropeway and the Lake Ashi boats for a day or two. Mountain rain is the real risk here: Hagibis in October 2019 washed out the railway for nine months. Bron ↗

• Feestdag

  Obon

  13–16 augNationale feestdagDruk

  The other national travel week, and the evening of the 16th brings a burning character on the hillside above Gora with fireworks over the lake. Bron ↗

Druk — schoolvakanties in 3 van de markten die de plek vullen, een van de beste maanden qua weer

In september begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Typhoon season (1 aug – 15 okt (meestal))

Tussenseizoen — schoolvakanties in 3 van de markten die de plek vullen, een gewone maand

In oktober begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Typhoon season (1 aug – 15 okt (meestal))

Druk — Autumn colour

• Natuur

  Autumn colour

  1–30 nov · meestalDruk

  Lake Ashi and the Sengokuhara grass turn late, usually the middle of November. Weekend traffic on the loop road is worse than it is in Golden Week.

• Festival

  Crystal Christmas trees at Glass Forest

  1 nov – 12 jan · meestalKerst & nieuwjaar

  The Venetian glass museum in Sengokuhara sets up crystal-covered trees in its garden, the tallest about 10 metres, which glitter in the sun by day and are lit after dark from November to mid-January. Bron ↗

Druk — Winter break (fuyuyasumi) in Japan, schoolvakanties in 4 van de markten die de plek vullen

In december begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Crystal Christmas trees at Glass Forest (1 nov – 12 jan (meestal))