This falls has a tale that Kintaro was used to first bathing water when he was a newborn baby. Kintaro is a legendary japanese hero at about 1000 years ago. 

"Fukawasa-zeniarai-benzaiten" "Fukasawa" is the name of place in Hakone, Japan. Hindisum Goddess "Sarasvati" was became "Ben Ten" incorporated into Buddhism in japan. And, "Zeni-arai" means "Washing coins" in English. There is a belief that mony c...

"Hakone sekisho" was a checkpoint for defence of Edo from 1619 to 1869.It was established for monitoring "Tokaido(then major road)" by Tokugawa shogunate.Then Barrier was torn down by the abolition decree in 1869.The current building has been rest...

"Mikuni-touge" is a pass that alitude 1,030m at Hakone. "Mikuni" is means three countries. In Edo period this pass located three countries "suruga" "izu" and "sagami".  

amazake-chaya is open from the early Edo period in Hakone. Number 732 National way in front of this teahouse a formar "Tokaido".  This tea house is famouse as the origin of its shop name, in the" Amasake". Amasake is sweetish drink beverage that i...