Japan’s Most Beautiful Hot Spring Town— A Walk Through Hakone 4K
Most people pass through Hakone-Yumoto
on their way somewhere else.
We stayed.
In this walk, we follow the Hayakawa River
through the heart of Hakone’s oldest hot spring town —
past steaming river banks, quiet backstreets,
a hidden temple path, and a sacred waterfall shrine
that most visitors never find.
This is the Hakone that doesn’t make it
into the travel guides.
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📍 Route:
00:00 – Video Highlights
03:09 – Hayakawa River / Yumoto Fujiya Hotel
04:44 – Hakone-Yumoto Station
19:40 – Yumoto Bridge & Yuba-Taki Street
22:00 – Hidden Backstreets of Hakone-Yumoto
31:35 – Kyu-Tokaido (Old Tokaido Road)
Once walked by samurai & merchants
connecting Edo to Kyoto
34:51 – Shoganji Temple
41:00 – Secret Shortcut Path
45:00 – Tenseien Hotel
47:00 – Hien Waterfall
48:10 – Tamadare Shrine
(Branch Shrine of Hakone Shrine)
49:10 – Tamadare Waterfall
49:49 – Heading toward Tokaido Road
58:06 – Asahi Bridge
58:44 – Kanrei Momiji Bridge / Hayakawa River
1:00:30 – Chitose Bridge
1:01:20 – Walking along Tokaido Road
1:06:07 – Kakuo Bridge
1:08:25 – The Final Stretch
1:11:54 – Deyama Bus Stop
📍 Hakone-Yumoto, Hakone
Kanagawa, Japan
🎥 Filmed in 4K
🎵 No music. Pure ambient sound.
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If you’re planning a trip to Hakone
and want to experience something
beyond the ropeway and Lake Ashi —
this walk is for you.
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Thank you for walking through Hakone-Yumoto with us 🙏
Most visitors pass through on their way to the ropeway or Lake Ashinoko —
but Hakone-Yumoto itself has a quieter, older story to tell.
Hidden backstreets, a road once walked by samurai,
a sacred waterfall shrine tucked into the hillside,
and the slow rhythm of a hot spring town
that hasn't forgotten what it is.
We hope this walk gave you a different way
to see Hakone.
📅 Correction: This walk was filmed on August 8th, not August 9th
as previously stated. Apologies for the error.
If you're planning a trip to Hakone
and would like a private guided experience,
we'd love to show you around:
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Which part of today's walk surprised you the most?
Let us know below 👇