Hakone

100 Doraemon figures greet tourists in and around...
A girl kisses one of the life-size figures of Doraemon in the parking lot of Hakone Ropeway Co.'s Togendai Station in Hakone, Kanagawa Prefecture. (Ryo Kato)
March 16, 2013
HAKONE, Kanagawa Prefecture--With the spring tourism season just around the corner, 100 life-size figures of the popular Doraemon character are greeting visitors at one of...
PHOTO: Slow train offers night view of hydrangeas...
A train named Yoru no Ajisai-go runs near clusters of hydrangeas lit up in on the Hakone mountainside on June 23. (Toshiyuki Hayashi)
June 25, 2012
Flower lovers and photographers can climb aboard a special Hakone Tozan Railway Co. night train again to enjoy views of illuminated clusters of colorful hydrangeas in Hakone.
JAPAN HERITAGE Hakone: One of the first and best...
The trails in Sengokuhara highlands in Hakone, Kanagawa Prefecture, are a major draw. (ASAHI SHIMBUN FILE PHOTO)
September 02, 2011
For centuries, Hakone served as way station for travelers between the eastern and western parts of the country. It was also the site of a roadblock manned by shogunate troops....
Art world stunned by discovery of 37 oils by...
Tsuguharu Foujita's work titled "Pipe and Tobacco" (1957) in the possession of the Pola Musem of Art ((c) ADAGP, Paris and SPDA, Tokyo, 2011)
August 31, 2011
Thirty-seven previously unknown oil paintings by the renowned late artist Tsuguharu Foujita have come to light courtesy of a collector who wants to donate them to a museum.
JAPAN SPORTS CENTURY: Producer keeps finger on...
Ryuji Kashiwabara (Asahi Shimbun file photo)
August 16, 2011
This year, the Japanese Olympic Committee and the Japan Sports Association marked their 100th anniversary. This is Part Three of a series looking back on the past century of...
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