The Hakone post town

The Hakone post town

This photo depicts the post town of Hakone viewed from around the old Hakone check point site. The two-storied house behind the tree in the centre is Hatago Hafuya (present-day Hokone Hotel), an inn for commoners. The huge thatched roofed houses behind are, Kawada Honjin, an officially appointed inn for feudal lords, Koma Honjin, Ishiuchi Honjin, and Amano Heizaemon Honjin. Compared to catalogue # 2945, the backyards of honjins appear to be sticking out to Lake Ashinoko. The mountain behind on the left is Mt. Kurakake and the one in the centre is Hakone Pass.==Date:unknown, Place:Hakone, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number64‐46‐0]

Lake Ashi

Lake Ashi

This photo depicts the Dogashima area of Hakone post town in the north of Mt. Kurakake. Since Hakone Imperial Villa is visible on top of the mountain of Dogashima, this photo was taken after 1886. Buildings, such as honjins, still remain. The post town keeps the same atmosphere as at the end of the Edo Peiod. The mountain on the right is Komagadake, and Mt. Kamiyama, the highest mountain in Hakone, is behind it.==Date:unknown, Place:Hakone, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number59‐59‐0]

Mt. Fuji seen from the Hakone post town

Mt. Fuji seen from the Hakone post town

This photo captures Mt. Fuji with Lake Ashinoko and the post town of Hakone in the foreground. The two-storied house with a gentle sloped roof in the centre is Hafuya (present-day Hakone Hotel), the pyramid shaped roofs on the left of it are, from the right, Matahara, Kawada, Koma, and Ishiuchi Honjins (officially appointed inns for feudal lords). The peninsulas on the left sticking out to the lake are, from the foreground, Hatabikiyama, Mikuniyama, and Nagao Pass just before Mt. Fuji can be seen.==Date:unknown, Place:Hakone, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number59‐46‐0]

A view of the detached palace from Hakone

A view of the detached palace from Hakone

This is the old post town of Hakone viewing Odawara-cho area from Mishima-machi. The town appear any difference from what it used to be during the Edo Period and the honjins (the inns for officers and feudal lords) still show what they uded to look like. Since Hakone Imperial Villa is visible on top of Dogashima, this photo was taken after 1886. The mountain on the right is Byobu, the one in the centre with plateau is Futago, and the large one on the left is Komagadake.==Date:unknown, Place:Hakone, Photo:Tamamura Kozaburo, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number48‐91‐0]