Owakudani is one of the most popular tourist spots in Hakone. Kamiyama, Hakone’s highest peak, about 3,000 years ago, caused the last phreatic eruption of Hakone volcano, and even now hot steam and sulfur gushes out from the crater. The area smells of sulfur, and the desolate landscape of white smoke on the ground is a powerful reminder of volcanic activity. Black eggs, made from a chemical reaction between geothermal heat and volcanic gases, are a specialty of the area, and eating one is said to extend one’s life by seven years, making it a good-luck charm.
9:00-17:00
No holidays
Public Transportation: 40 minutes from Hakone-Yumoto Station to Gora Station on the Hakone Tozan Railway Line → 10 minutes from Gora Station to Owakudani Station on the Hakone Tozan Cable Car, 10 minutes from Hayakumoyama Station to Owakudani Station on the Hakone Ropeway, a short walk
By car: Approx. 45 min. from Gotemba IC on Tomei Expressway