Lake Ashi where Some have seen UFOs
Like the rest of Hakone, Lake Ashi is a beautiful area full of nature but some have reported seeing UFO activity as well. A reader of I am Hakone from Korea contacted me to [...]
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The Jogasaki Coast
Izui’s Jogasaki Coast is one of Japan’s must see natural wonders. [...]
Hakone – Some of my Favorite Places
There are too many interesting places to mention in Hakone. But here are some of my favorites. Come with me on a journey to get an onsen tamago (a boiled egg, cooked by a [...]
Odawara Castle these Days
This is what Odawara Castle looks like these days. Beautiful! Kevin R Burns Odawara Castle Beautiful Odawara, one of Japan’s unsung sightseeing [...]
Kevin`s Guesthouse near Hakone, Japan
Kevin`s Guesthouse near Hakone, Japan is a Victorian style house that was shipped to Yokohama from Cloverdale, British Columbia in 1998. Then the house was brought by truck [...]
Booked.net – Travel Scams
There is a website called Booked net It listed our guest house without permission and other guest house owners have said the same thing. You cannot book our Guesthouse [...]
Harukimichi Walk
Harukimichi (or Haruki street) is the path along the Kari River. From Kevin’s Guesthouse you can access it at the nearest bridge. -the road that goes along the river. Walk [...]
Minamiashigarashi Events
Doryosan Hatsumode Jan. 1st Join the crowds and come and pray. A truly Japanese experience. The Daiyuzan line was built in 1921 so that people could more easily come to this [...]
Hakone & Odawara City Events
Short Video of Hakone by Jonah Kishiya Tokyo-Hakone Ekiden: (Annually-January 2nd & 3rd) It’s a long distance marathon relay race done by university teams. It is [...]
Rainbow BBQ Restaurant near Daiyuzan Station
“Daiyuzan itself is very small (although we found one of our favourite restaurants ever there – the rainbow bbq joint near the station is amazing).” [...]
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