, sometimes called Sengokubara, is a district in Hakone, Kanagawa, Japan.
Geography The district covers a total area of approximately 22 km2,toukei-labo.com, analysis result of data of Statistics Bureau, Japan and is located in the northern part of the Hakone caldera. The area is designated a part of Fuji-Hakone-Izu National Park, and includes golf courses, cottages, hotels, and Japanese inns.
Mountains
Mount Kintoki Mount Marudake Mount Kozuka Mount Daigatake
Passes Otome Pass Nagao Pass Kojiri Pass
Rivers Haya River
Population As of October 2010, the district has a population of 4,095, with 1,922 households.
History Following the Meiji restoration, the village of Sengokuhara was founded in 1889. Together with Yumoto town and the villages Onsen (Gora) and Miyagino it was absorbed into the town of Hakone in September 1956. Kisaku Ishimura, the mayor of Sengokuhara, was elected the first mayor of this enlarged Hakone.
Sightseeing spots Hakone Botanical Garden of Wetlands (Shissei-Kaen Bus stop) The Little Prince and Saint-Exupéry Museum (Kawamukai Bus stop) (permanently closed March 2023) Hakone Venetian Glass Museum (Venetian Grass Museum / Hyoseki Bus stop) Lalique Museum (Sengoku Annaijo Bus stop) Pola Museum of Art (Pola Museum Bus stop) Susuki grass viewing in autumn (Sengoku-Kogen Bus stop) Choan-ji Temple (Sengoku Bus stop)
Access by car from Odawara: National Route 1 and National Route 138 from Gotemba: National Route 138 from Lake Ashi: Kanagawa Prefectural Route 75
Major bus services
for Tōgendai (Lake Ashi)Sengoku Bus Stop timetable for Tōgendai for Hakone Yumoto Station and Odawara Station via MiyanoshitaSengoku Bus Stop timetable for Hakone Yumoto & Odawara Station for Ten-yu via Gora Station, Kowaki-en and YunessunSengoku Bus Stop timetable for Gora Station & Ten-yu for Ten-yu via Miyagino, Gora Station, Kowaki-en and YunessunSengoku Bus Stop timetable for Miyagino & Gora Station for Shissei-KaenSengoku Bus Stop timetable for Shissei-Kaen for Gotemba Premium Outlets and JR Gotemba StationSengoku Bus Stop timetable for Gotemba Premium Outlets for Shinjuku Station (Tokyo) via JR Gotemba Station and Tomei-Gotemba for Hakone-en, Odakyu Hotel de Yama (next to Hakone Shrine) via Kojiri
for Tōgendai (Lake Ashi)Sengoku Annaisho-mae Bus Stop timetable for Tōgendai for Hakone Yumoto Station and Odawara Station via MiyanoshitaSengoku Annaisho-mae Bus Stop timetable for Hakone Yumoto & Odawara Station for Ten-yu via Gōra Station, Kowaki-en and YunessunSengoku Annaisho-mae Bus Stop timetable for Gora Station & Ten-yu for Shissei-KaenSengoku Annaisho-mae Bus Stop timetable for Shissei-Kaen for Shinjuku Station (Tokyo) via JR Gotemba Station and Tomei-Gotemba for Hakone-en, Odakyu Hotel de Yama (next to Hakone Shrine) via Kojiri for Haneda Airport via Yokohama Station
for Tōgendai (Lake Ashi)Senkyoro-mae Bus Stop timetable for Tōgendai for Hakone Yumoto Station and Odawara Station via MiyanoshitaSenkyoro-mae Bus Stop timetable for Hakone Yumoto & Odawara Station for Ten-yu via Gora Station, Kowaki-en and YunessunSenkyoro-mae Bus Stop timetable for Gora Station & Ten-yu for Shissei-KaenSenkyoro-mae Bus Stop timetable for Shissei-Kaen for Shinjuku Station (Tokyo) via JR Gotemba Station and Tomei-Gotemba for Hakone-en, Odakyu Hotel de Yama (next to Hakone Shrine) via Kojiri for Haneda Airport via JR Yokohama Station
References
External links Official Hakone website Sengokuhara area guide (Hakone Ryokan Organization)