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Hakone
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Offering serene onsen, world-class art museums, traditional inns and spectacular mountain scenery crowned by Mt Fuji, Hakone (箱根) can make for a blissful escape from Tokyo. Ashino-ko (芦ノ湖) is the lake at the centre of it all, the setting for the iconic image of Mt Fuji with the torii of Hakone-jinja rising from the water.
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- 1Savor Uji matcha from the source during a traditional tea ceremony
- 2Meander among peaceful bamboo groves and orange-hued torrii shrines in Kyoto
- 3Cross the famous Shibuya Crossing on a four-day tour of Tokyo, past and present
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Spilling inland from the coast southwest of Tokyo, Hakone serves up unreal scenery on all sides. From hot springs to hikes, here are the top things to do.
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