train this is the only mountain railway in japan . the train departs from hakone yumoto station at 108 m above sea level and takes about 40 minutes to arrive at the final stop gora station at 553 m above sea level . halfway up the line there are switchbacks where the driver and the conductor change shifts and the train switch to reversed travel direction . it is a special experience that can be enjoyed only with the hakone tozan train . change of drivers switchback hydrangea train the hydrangeas along the hakone tozan railway line are in full bloom each year around the middle of june . during this period the hakone tozan train is nicknamed the hydrangea train . as the hakone tozan train climbs up the mountain the hydrangeas bloom from the lower end up due to the different temperatures according to the altitude with the final blossoms at the top at the end of july . the hydrangeas grow very close to the railway and you can almost touch them from the window as you enjoy a relaxing ride up the mountain . hakone tozan railway fares currency japanese yen top adult bottom child odawara 13070 190100 230120 310160 360180 440220 580290 620310 670340 670340 hakone itabashi 13070 13070 230120 270140 400200 480240 540270 580290 620310 kazamatsuri 13070 13070 190100 310160 400200 480240 540270 540270 iriuda 13070 13070 270140 360180 440220 480240 480240 hakone yumoto 13070 190100 270140 360180 400200 400200 tonosawa 13070 230120 310160 360180 360180 ohiradai 13070 190100 230120 270140 miyanoshita 13070 13070 13070 kowakidani 13070 13070 chokoku no mori 13070 gora print out timetables hakone yumoto gora hakone yumoto tonosawa ohiradai miyanoshita kowakidani chokoku no mori gora odawara hakone yumoto odawara hakone itabashi kazamatsuri iriuda hakone tozan cablecar this cable car links gora station to sounzan station a distance of 1.2 kilometers in 10 minutes . the cable car races effortlessly up the steep slope and even the station platform at the top is sloping . hakone tozan railway fares currency japanese yen top adult bottom child gora 8040 17090 250130 330170 420210 koen shimo 8040 17090 250130 330170 koen kami 8040 17090 250130 naka gora 8040 17090 kami gora 8040 sounzan print out timetables gora koen shimo koen kami naka gora kami gora sounzan sightseeing spots hakone gora park one of the most popular parks in hakone it features various flowers blooming in season . summer and christmas season lighting displays are an added attraction . it s one of a handful of parks in hakone that can be enjoyed throughout the year . hakuundo tea house hakone gora park the tea house was built inside the hakone gora park by the entrepreneur takashi masuda in early taisho era . the japanese tea ceremony which can be enjoyed at ease here is a japanese cultural experience popular among visitors . the hakone open air museum japan s first open air art museum was a pioneer of the genre . the spacious grounds are playfully dotted with sculptures promising an enjoyable visit for everyone . link hakone ropeway hakonesightseeing cruise hakonetozan bus kanko shisetsu meguri bus tourist facilitiesround bus odakyu hakonehighway bus odakyu line at hakone navi convenient discounted sightseeing ticket page top