Question 1

How do I get there from the nearest station?

Accepted Answer

Take a Hakone Tozan bus from Hakone-Yumoto Station, route R (about 22 minutes) or route H (about 34 minutes), get off at the Hakone Sekisho-ato stop and walk about 2 minutes. From Odawara Station on the Odakyu line you can also take a Hakone Tozan bus bound for Hakone-machi.

Question 2

Can I visit with a pet?

Accepted Answer

Pets must be carried when entering the visitor zone. We recommend contacting the site before you visit.

Question 3

Do I get a travel permit?

Accepted Answer

On paying admission you receive an illustrated guide leaflet marked Hakone Checkpoint travel permit. Reading it alone gives a good sense of what the checkpoint was like and makes for an enjoyable history lesson.

Question 4

Does the Hakone Free Pass give a discount?

Accepted Answer

Showing a Hakone Free Pass gives 100 yen off admission, so it is worth using.

Question 5

Is there provision for overseas visitors?

Accepted Answer

The information boards are in English as well as Japanese, and the checkpoint is an international attraction visited by many people from abroad.

Question 6

How long should I allow?

Accepted Answer

Allow about 30 minutes to an hour to see the reconstructed checkpoint buildings. Including the adjoining Hakone Checkpoint Museum, which displays travel permits, old documents and weapons, allow about 1 to 1.5 hours.

Question 7

What are the opening hours and admission fee?

Accepted Answer

Open 9:00-17:00 (until 16:30 from December to February), with last entry 30 minutes before closing, all year round. Admission is 500 yen for adults and 250 yen for elementary school students, with free admission for holders of a disability certificate and a group discount for 25 or more.

Question 8

Can I also visit the Hakone Checkpoint Museum?

Accepted Answer

Next to the checkpoint is the Hakone Checkpoint Museum, displaying material relating to the checkpoint and the post town of Hakone, including travel permits, records of illegal crossings, old road maps, checkpoint diaries and weapons. Admission is 500 yen for adults and 250 yen for children, the same as the checkpoint.

Question 9

What was the Hakone Checkpoint?

Accepted Answer

It was a checkpoint established on the Tokaido road by the Tokugawa shogunate in 1619. To defend Edo and keep order, it was strict in particular about women leaving Edo, who needed a permit. The main guardhouse, the guards' rest house, the Kyoguchi gate and the stables were fully reconstructed in 2007.

Question 10

Can I see Lake Ashi while visiting?

Accepted Answer

Yes. The Hakone Checkpoint stands on the shore of Lake Ashi, so you can enjoy the view of the lake as you go round. On a clear day Mount Fuji is sometimes visible.

Question 11

Is there parking?

Accepted Answer

The Hakone Checkpoint has no car park of its own. You can use the car park of the adjoining Hakone Sekisho Tabi Monogatarikan (paid, 500 yen).

Question 12

What is the address?

Accepted Answer

1 Hakone, Hakone Town, Ashigarashimo District, Kanagawa Prefecture

Question 13

Is there parking?

Accepted Answer

Parking is not available.

Question 14

When is it closed?

Accepted Answer

Open all year round.

Question 15

What are the opening hours?

Accepted Answer

9:00-17:00 (until 16:30 from December to February); last entry 30 minutes before closing.

Question 16

How do I get there?

Accepted Answer

Take a Hakone Tozan bus from Hakone-Yumoto Station (about 22 minutes on route R, about 34 minutes on route H), get off at the Hakone Sekisho-ato stop and walk about 2 minutes.

Question 17

How much is admission?

Accepted Answer

Adults 500 yen, elementary school students 250 yen (free admission is available for visitors with disabilities).

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