is a
mountain pass on the border of
Kanagawa
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kantō region of Honshu. Kanagawa Prefecture is the second-most populous prefecture of Japan at 9,221,129 (1 April 2022) and third-densest at . Its geographic area of makes it fifth-smallest. Kanagaw ...
and
Shizuoka
Shizuoka can refer to:
* Shizuoka Prefecture, a Japanese prefecture
* Shizuoka (city), the capital city of Shizuoka Prefecture
* Shizuoka Airport
* Shizuoka Domain, the name from 1868 to 1871 for Sunpu Domain, a predecessor of Shizuoka Prefecture
...
Prefectures, near
Mount Kintoki in
Japan. The pass traverses the mountains at .
History
The pass, located on the ancient
Tōkaidō highway, was first described in the 8th century anthology ''
Man'yōshū''. This pass served as the border between
Sagami Sagami may refer to:
* Sagami, an 11th-century ''waka'' poet
*Sagami Province, an old province in Japan
*Sagami River, a river in Kanagawa and Yamanashi
*Sagami Bay, a bay south of Kanagawa Prefecture in Honshū
*Sagami Line, a railway roughly along ...
and
Suruga provinces, as well as the main entrance to the
Kantō region in
Japan. A checkpoint was built in 899, and castle was built in the 16th century, both of which are no longer standing.
Access
* by Car
** Kanagawa Prefecturel Route 78, from
Tomei Expressway Tomei may refer to:
People with the surname Tomei, which is an Italian version of Thomas
*Concetta Tomei, (born 1945), American actress
*Louis Tomei (1910–1955), American racecar driver
*Marisa Tomei, (born 1964), American actress
Other:
*Tōmei ...
Oi-Matsuda
Interchange.
** Shizuoka prefecturel Route 78, from
Tomei Expressway Tomei may refer to:
People with the surname Tomei, which is an Italian version of Thomas
*Concetta Tomei, (born 1945), American actress
*Louis Tomei (1910–1955), American racecar driver
*Marisa Tomei, (born 1964), American actress
Other:
*Tōmei ...
Gotemba
Interchange via
Gotemba City
is a city on the southeastern flank of Mount Fuji in Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 88,370 in 36,096 households, and a population density of 450 persons per km². The total area of the city is .
Geography ...
Hall.
* by Train, Bus and walk
** Hakone Tozan Bus from
Shin-Matsuda Station
is a passenger railway station located in the town of Matsuda, Kanagawa, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Odakyu Electric Railway. Matsuda Station on the Gotemba Line operated by Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central) is locate ...
on the
Odakyu Line
, commonly known as Odakyū, is a major railway company based in Tokyo, Japan, best known for its ''Romancecar'' series of limited express trains from Tokyo to Odawara, Enoshima, Tama New Town, and Hakone.
The Odakyu Electric Railway Company fo ...
, or
Daiyuzan Station on the
Daiyuzan Line, to Jizodo, and an hour's walk. Direct operations are available from
Daiyuzan Station or Jizodo to Ashigara Man'yo Koen (near this Pass) on Saturday & Holiday, in April and May, October and November.
Bus stop timetable at Jizodo
** 90 minute walk from Ashigara Station on the JR Gotemba Line
The is a railway line in Japan operated by the Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central). It connects Kōzu Station in Odawara to Numazu via Gotemba.
The '' Mt. Fuji'' limited express service runs between Tokyo's Shinjuku Station and Gotemb ...
.
See also
* Mount Ashigara
* Kintoki
References
External links
Ashigara Pass Hiking course
Mountain passes of Japan
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