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Tokyo-Hakone collegiate ekiden road relay

Aoyama Gakuin University head coach Susumu Hara is tossed in the air by runners after they claimed victory in the two-day Tokyo-Hakone collegiate ekiden road relay on Jan. 3, 2025. (Pool photo)5. (Pool photo)

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Tokyo-Hakone collegiate ekiden road relay

Aoyama Gakuin University anchor Hikaru Ogawara crosses the finish line in Tokyo's Otemachi business district on Jan. 3, 2025, securing the university's eighth victory in the two-day Tokyo-Hakone collegiate ekiden road relay.

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Tokyo-Hakone collegiate ekiden road relay

Aoyama Gakuin University anchor Hikaru Ogawara crosses the finish line in Tokyo's Otemachi business district on Jan. 3, 2025, securing the university's eighth victory in the two-day Tokyo-Hakone collegiate ekiden road relay.

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Tokyo-Hakone collegiate ekiden road relay

Aoyama Gakuin University anchor Hikaru Ogawara crosses the finish line in Tokyo's Otemachi business district on Jan. 3, 2025, securing the university's eighth victory in the two-day Tokyo-Hakone collegiate ekiden road relay.

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Tokyo-Hakone ekiden road relay

The first runners of 21 teams start in Tokyo's Otemachi business district on Jan. 2, 2025, the first day of the two-day Tokyo-Hakone collegiate ekiden road relay.

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Tokyo-Hakone ekiden road relay

The first runners of 21 teams start in Tokyo's Otemachi business district on Jan. 2, 2025, the first day of the two-day Tokyo-Hakone collegiate ekiden road relay.

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Crystal-glass Christmas trees sparkle at Hakone museum

Photo taken on Nov. 12, 2024, shows Christmas trees decorated with crystal glass set up for display in the pond of the garden of the Venetian Glass Museum in the town of Hakone, Kanagawa Prefecture in eastern Japan. Two trees, 11 meters and 8 meters high, are decorated with approximately 85,000 and 65,000 pieces of crystal glass, respectively, and will be on display until Jan. 13, 2025.

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Pampas grass fields in Hakone

People visit the Sengokuhara pampas grass fields as they turn gold in the Hakone hot spring resort in Kanagawa Prefecture, near Tokyo, on Nov. 12, 2024.

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Tokyo-Hakone ekiden road relay

Aoyama Gakuin University ekiden road relay head coach Susumu Hara (3rd from R) and players celebrate near the finish line of the two-day Tokyo-Hakone collegiate race in Tokyo's Otemachi business district on Jan. 3, 2024, after the team's victory, the first in two years and seventh overall.

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Tokyo-Hakone ekiden road relay

Aoyama Gakuin University anchor Shunya Udagawa crosses the finish line in Tokyo's Otemachi business district on Jan. 3, 2024, securing the university's seventh victory in the two-day Tokyo-Hakone collegiate ekiden road relay.

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Tokyo-Hakone ekiden road relay

Aoyama Gakuin University anchor Shunya Udagawa crosses the finish line in Tokyo's Otemachi business district on Jan. 3, 2024, securing the university's seventh victory in the two-day Tokyo-Hakone collegiate ekiden road relay.

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Tokyo-Hakone ekiden road relay

The first runners of 23 teams start in Tokyo's Otemachi business district on the first day of the two-day 100th Tokyo-Hakone collegiate ekiden road relay on Jan. 2, 2024.

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Tokyo-Hakone ekiden road relay

The first runners of 23 teams start in Tokyo's Otemachi business district on the first day of the two-day 100th Tokyo-Hakone collegiate ekiden road relay on Jan. 2, 2024.

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HAKONE

HAKONE,Hakone ropeway, Owakudani, hot spring, Hakone Open-Air Museum, fireworks=Date:1994, Place:Hakone Town, Kanagawa Prefecture,JAPAN

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Odakyu opens sightseeing facility in Hakone

Odakyu Electric Railways Co. unveils its new Hakonature Base sightseeing facility in Hakone, a hot spring resort in Kanagawa Prefecture, eastern Japan, on April 20, 2023. The complex, housing an outdoor goods shop, a cafe and a co-working space, will open on April 28.

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JAPAN-KANAGAWA-LITTLE PRINCE MUSEUM-CLOSE

(230401) -- HAKONE, April 1, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on March 31, 2023 shows a statue of the fox, a character in "The Little Prince", at the Little Prince Museum in Hakone, Kanagawa, Japan. Opened in 1999, the Little Prince Museum in Japan's Hakone is closed down permanently on April 1. The operator made the decision based on decreasing visitor numbers and the deterioration of the building. (Xinhua/Zhang Xiaoyu)

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JAPAN-KANAGAWA-LITTLE PRINCE MUSEUM-CLOSE

(230401) -- HAKONE, April 1, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People visit the Little Prince Museum in Hakone, Kanagawa, Japan, March 31, 2023. Opened in 1999, the Little Prince Museum in Japan's Hakone is closed down permanently on April 1. The operator made the decision based on decreasing visitor numbers and the deterioration of the building. (Xinhua/Zhang Xiaoyu)

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JAPAN-KANAGAWA-LITTLE PRINCE MUSEUM-CLOSE

(230401) -- HAKONE, April 1, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on March 31, 2023 shows a cafe of the Little Prince Museum in Hakone, Kanagawa, Japan. Opened in 1999, the Little Prince Museum in Japan's Hakone is closed down permanently on April 1. The operator made the decision based on decreasing visitor numbers and the deterioration of the building. (Xinhua/Zhang Xiaoyu)

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JAPAN-KANAGAWA-LITTLE PRINCE MUSEUM-CLOSE

(230401) -- HAKONE, April 1, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Tourists take pictures at the Little Prince Museum in Hakone, Kanagawa, Japan, March 31, 2023. Opened in 1999, the Little Prince Museum in Japan's Hakone is closed down permanently on April 1. The operator made the decision based on decreasing visitor numbers and the deterioration of the building. (Xinhua/Zhang Xiaoyu)

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JAPAN-KANAGAWA-LITTLE PRINCE MUSEUM-CLOSE

(230401) -- HAKONE, April 1, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A visitor takes pictures of a doll of the little prince at the Little Prince Museum in Hakone, Kanagawa, Japan, March 31, 2023. Opened in 1999, the Little Prince Museum in Japan's Hakone is closed down permanently on April 1. The operator made the decision based on decreasing visitor numbers and the deterioration of the building. (Xinhua/Zhang Xiaoyu)

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Tokyo-Hakone ekiden road relay

Komazawa University anchor Hibiki Aogaki crosses the finish line of the two-day Tokyo-Hakone collegiate ekiden road relay in Tokyo's Otemachi business district on Jan. 3, 2023. Komazawa won the New Year road race for the first time in two years.

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Tokyo-Hakone ekiden road relay

Komazawa University anchor Hibiki Aogaki crosses the finish line of the two-day Tokyo-Hakone collegiate ekiden road relay in Tokyo's Otemachi business district on Jan. 3, 2023. Komazawa won the New Year road race for the first time in two years.

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Tokyo-Hakone ekiden road relay

The first runners of 21 teams start in Tokyo's Otemachi business district on the first day of the two-day Tokyo-Hakone collegiate ekiden road relay on Jan. 2, 2023.

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Tokyo-Hakone ekiden road relay

The first runners of 21 teams start in Tokyo's Otemachi business district on the first day of the two-day Tokyo-Hakone collegiate ekiden road relay on Jan. 2, 2023.

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Hakone tram conductor popular for his witty comments

HAKONE, Japan - Photo taken Nov. 26, 2013 at the Hakone-Yumoto Station shows Shinya Ochiai, a conductor on the Hakone Tozan Railway Co.'s mountain tram in Kanagawa Prefecture who is popular for his witty explanations.

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Toyo Univ. wins Hakone ekiden

TOKYO, Japan - Toyo University anchor Takashi Saito crosses the finishing line in Tokyo's Otemachi business district on Jan. 3, 2012. Toyo won the annual collegiate ekiden road relay -- a two-day, 217.9-kilometer round trip between Otemachi and the spa resort of Hakone in Kanagawa Prefecture -- for the third time in four years with a record time of 10 hours, 51 minutes, 36 seconds.

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Toyo Univ. wins Hakone ekiden

TOKYO, Japan - Toyo University's Ryuji Kashiwabara is tossed into the air by teammates in Tokyo's Otemachi business district on Jan. 3, 2012, after the university won the Tokyo-Hakone collegiate ekiden relay race. Toyo won the annual race -- a two-day, 217.9-kilometer round trip between Otemachi and the spa resort of Hakone in Kanagawa Prefecture -- for the third time in four years with a record time of 10 hours, 51 minutes, 36 seconds. (Pool photo)

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Toyo Univ. leads after 1st day of Tokyo-Hakone ekiden

HAKONE, Japan - Toyo University anchor Ryuji Kashiwabara cuts the tape in Hakone, Kanagawa Prefecture, on Jan. 2, 2012, after pacing his team to a commanding lead of more than 5 minutes after the first day of the Tokyo-Hakone collegiate ekiden relay race. Kashiwabara and his four teammates covered the 108-kilometer course from Tokyo's Otemachi district to the spa resort of Hakone in a record 5 hours, 24 minutes, 45 seconds.

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Toyo Univ. leads after 1st day of Tokyo-Hakone ekiden

HAKONE, Japan - Toyo University anchor Ryuji Kashiwabara approaches the finishing line in Hakone, Kanagawa Prefecture, on Jan. 2, 2012, the first day of the Tokyo-Hakone collegiate ekiden relay race. Kashiwabara and his four teammates covered the 108-kilometer course from Tokyo's Otemachi district to the spa resort of Hakone in a record 5 hours, 24 minutes, 45 seconds, to take a commanding lead of more than 5 minutes at the halfway point.

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Toyo Univ. leads after 1st day of Tokyo-Hakone ekiden

HAKONE, Japan - (From L to R) Toshiyuki Sakai, Toyo University's ekiden team coach, and team members Hiroyuki Uno, Keita Shitara, Kenji Yamamoto and Ryuji Kashiwabara celebrate in Hakone, Kanagawa Prefecture, on Jan. 2, 2012, after winning the first day of the Tokyo-Hakone collegiate ekiden road relay. Anchor Kashiwabara and his four teammates covered the 108-kilometer course from Tokyo's Otemachi district to the spa resort in a record 5 hours, 24 minutes, 45 seconds.

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Komazawa wins 4th straight Tokyo-Hakone ekiden title

TOKYO, Japan - Komazawa University anchor man Naoki Shibata smiles after hitting the tape in Tokyo's Otemachi district Jan. 3 to win his team's fourth straight overall title in the Tokyo-Hakone collegiate ekiden road relay.

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Yokomine hangs on to win Shin Caterpillar Ladies

HAKONE, Japan - Sakura Yokomine holds up the Shin Caterpillar Mitsubishi Ladies Cup after winning the title by two shots by holding off a hard-charging Shiho Oyama in the final round at the Daihakone Country Club on Aug. 19.

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Yokomine grabs 4-shot lead at Shin Caterpillar Ladies

HAKONE, Japan - Sakura Yokomine shot her second straight 6-under 67 on Aug. 18 to take a four-stroke lead into the final round of the Shin Caterpillar Mitsubishi Ladies. The six-time winner on the Japan LPGA tour started the day with an eagle on the par-3 first hole as she did in the opening round and birdied Nos. 5, 6 and 9 before making the turn at the par-73 Daihakone Country Club.

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Yokomine, Iijima share lead at New Caterpillar Ladies

HAKONE, Japan - Sakura Yokomine shot 6-under 67s to share the lead with Akane Iijima in the opening round of the New Caterpillar Mitsubishi Ladies at the par-73 Daihakone Country Club on Aug. 17.

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Ropeway services in Hakone fully resumed

TOKYO, Japan, July 26 Kyodo - Tourists look at Owakudani, a major scenic spot with views of active craters in the town of Hakone, Kanagawa Prefecture, from a ropeway gondola operated by Hakone Ropeway Co., on July 26, 2016. The company restarted full operations of the ropeway line between Togendai Station and Sounzan Station. The company partially resumed services on Oct. 30, 2015 after they were halted due to volcanic eruptions in May.

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Volcanic alert raised for Mt. Hakone

HAKONE, Japan, May 6 Kyodo - Tourists leave a station of the Hakone Ropeway in the town of Hakone, Kanagawa Prefecture on May 6, 2015, after its operation was suspended due to intensifying volcanic activity in the Owakudani hot spring district of Mt. Hakone, a popular tourist spot southwest of Tokyo. Japanese authorities raised the volcanic alert for the mountain the same day, anticipating a possible small steam eruption.

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Aoyama Gakuin wins 1st Hakone Ekiden title

TOKYO, Japan - Yuya Ando, anchor of Aoyama Gakuin University, finishes first in the Tokyo-Hakone collegiate ekiden in Tokyo on Jan. 3, 2015. The university earned the school's first championship in the classic road race.

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Unheralded Aoyama Gakuin on top in collegiate ekiden

TOKYO, Japan - Daichi Kamino of Aoyama Gakuin University takes a big lead over the other runners in the mountainous 23.2-kilometer fifth stage of the five-segment, 107.5 kilometer collegiate ekiden race between Tokyo's Otemachi business district and the spa town of Hakone, Kanagawa Prefecture on Jan. 2, 2015. (Pool photo)

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Unheralded Aoyama Gakuin on top in collegiate ekiden

HAKONE, Japan - Daichi Kamino (top) of Aoyama Gakuin University is tossed into the air by his teammates after crossing the finish line first in Hakone, Kanagawa Prefecture, of the annual collegiate ekiden race on Jan. 2, 2015. The university won the first day of the two-day road race between Tokyo's Otemachi business district and the spa town of Hakone for the first time ever, in 5 hours, 23 minutes, 58 seconds.

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Unheralded Aoyama Gakuin on top in collegiate ekiden

HAKONE, Japan - Daichi Kamino of Aoyama Gakuin University crosses the finish line in Hakone, Kanagawa Prefecture, of the annual collegiate ekiden race on Jan. 2, 2015. The university won the first day of the two-day road race between Tokyo's Otemachi business district and the spa town of Hakone for the first time ever, in 5 hours, 23 minutes, 58 seconds.

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Unheralded Aoyama Gakuin on top in collegiate ekiden

TOKYO, Japan - Runners start the two-day, annual collegiate ekiden race in Tokyo's Otemachi business district on Jan. 2, 2015. Aoyama Gakuin University won the first day of the road race between Otemachi and the spa town of Hakone, Kanagawa Prefecture, for the first time ever, in 5 hours, 23 minutes, 58 seconds.

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Crystal glass Xmas trees sparkle at Hakone museum

YOKOHAMA, Japan - A Christmas tree decorated with crystal glass is put up in the garden of the Venetian Glass Museum in the town of Hakone, Kanagawa Prefecture in eastern Japan, on Oct. 30, 2014, for exhibition. Two trees, 10-meter and 7-meter tall, are adorned by some 80,000 and 70,000 pieces of crystal glass each.

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Ueda hits approach shot on final day of CAT Ladies

HAKONE, Japan - Japanese professional golfer Momoko Ueda hits an approach shot on the fifth hole in the final round of the CAT Ladies golf tournament at the Daihakone Country Club in Kanagawa Prefecture, southwest of Tokyo, on Aug. 24, 2014, en route to scoring her first victory since November 2011.

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Ueda gives big smile after winning CAT Ladies golf title

HAKONE, Japan - Japanese professional golfer Momoko Ueda gives a big smile after winning the CAT Ladies golf tournament with a 9-under 210 at the Daihakone Country Club in Kanagawa Prefecture, southwest of Tokyo, on Aug. 24, 2014, for her first victory since November 2011

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Azaleas at peak at Hakone hotel

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Azaleas are now at their peak, shown against a backdrop of Mt. Fuji, in this photo of the garden at Hotel de Yama in Hakone, Kanagawa Prefecture, taken on May 17, 2014.

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Izu Oshima promotes tourism to rebuild typhoon-hit island

TOKYO, Japan - Miss Oshima, representing Izu Oshima Island, and other pageant queens greet visitors at Hakone Kowakien Yunessun, a hot spring spa resort in Kanagawa Prefecture, during a camellia festival to promote tourism to the island hit by a powerful typhoon last year on Jan. 19, 2014.

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Crystal Christmas tree

HAKONE, Japan - A Christmas tree made of crystal glass is set up at the Venetian Glass Museum in Hakone, Kanagawa Prefecture, on Oct. 31, 2013.

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"Mothers of women's golf" in Japan, S. Korea

TOKYO, Japan - Hisako Higuchi (C) takes part in a pro-am tournament at Daihakone Country Club in Hakone, Kanagawa Prefecture on Aug. 22, 2013. Even after retiring from her post as president of the Ladies Professional Golfers' Association of Japan, Higuchi has played a part in boosting women's golf tours.

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Nippon Sport Science wins Tokyo-Hakone ekiden

TOKYO, Japan - Nippon Sport Science University anchor Yuichi Taninaga crosses the finishing line in Tokyo's Otemachi business district on Jan. 3, 2013. Nippon Sport Science won the annual collegiate ekiden road relay -- a two-day, 217.9-kilometer round trip between Otemachi and the spa resort of Hakone in Kanagawa Prefecture -- for the first time in 30 years in a time of 11 hours, 13 minutes, 26 seconds for its 10th overall title.

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Nippon Sport Science wins Tokyo-Hakone ekiden

TOKYO, Japan - Nippon Sport Science University anchor Yuichi Taninaga celebrates after crossing the finishing line in Tokyo's Otemachi business district on Jan. 3, 2013. Nippon Sport Science won the annual collegiate ekiden road relay -- a two-day, 217.9-kilometer round trip between Otemachi and the spa resort of Hakone in Kanagawa Prefecture -- for the first time in 30 years in a time of 11 hours, 13 minutes, 26 seconds for its 10th overall title.