- Japanese: 箱根 (Hakone)
Hakone is a mountain town in Kanagawa prefecture, famous for its onsen (hot springs), and for its Edo period sekisho (highway checkpoint). The checkpoint at Hakone, established in 1619, was one of the largest in the realm, and was considered a vital element of the security of the western entrance to the Kantô region.
One of the larger post-stations along the Tôkaidô, Hakone was home to six honjin.[1]
| Preceded by: Mishima-juku |
Stations of the Tôkaidô | Succeeded by: Odawara-juku |
References
- ↑ Miyamoto Tsuneichi 宮本常一, Nihon no shuku 日本の宿, Tokyo: Shakai shisôsha (1965), 167.