is a
railway station
Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means of transport using wheeled vehicles running in railway track, tracks, which usually consist of two parallel steel railway track, rails. Rail transport is one of the two primary means of ...
on the
Hakone Tozan Line
The is a mountain railway in Japan operated by Odakyu Hakone, an Odakyu Group company that also owns the Hakone Tozan Cable Car.
The section of the line from Odawara Station to Hakone-Yumoto Station began operating in 1919, with the current t ...
located in
Hakone
is a List of towns in Japan, town in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. , the town had a population of 10,965, and total area of .
Hakone is a notable spa town and a popular tourist destination due to its many onsen, hot springs being within view of ...
,
Kanagawa Prefecture
is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan located in the Kantō region of Honshu. Kanagawa Prefecture is the List of Japanese prefectures by population, second-most populous prefecture of Japan at 9,221,129 (1 April 2022) and third-dens ...
,
Japan
Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean off the northeast coast of the Asia, Asian mainland, it is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan and extends from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea ...
. It is 14.3 rail kilometers from the line's
terminus
Terminus may refer to:
Ancient Rome
*Terminus (god), a Roman deity who protected boundary markers
Transport
*Terminal train station or terminus, a railway station serving as an end destination
*Bus terminus, a bus station serving as an end des ...
at
Odawara Station
is a junction and interchange railway station located in the city of Odawara, Kanagawa, Japan, operated jointly by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) and Central Japan Railway Company (JR Tōkai). It is a gateway station to the Hakone a ...
, named after
Hakone Open-Air Museum
The Hakone Open-Air Museum (箱根 彫刻の森美術館, ''Hakone Choukoku no Mori Bijutsukan''), opened in 1969, is Japan's first open-air museum. It is located in Hakone, Ashigarashimo District, Kanagawa Prefecture. Hosting over 1,000 piece ...
.
History
Chōkoku-no-mori Station was opened on June 1, 1919 as . It was renamed to its present name on March 15, 1972 on the opening of the nearby
Hakone Open-Air Museum
The Hakone Open-Air Museum (箱根 彫刻の森美術館, ''Hakone Choukoku no Mori Bijutsukan''), opened in 1969, is Japan's first open-air museum. It is located in Hakone, Ashigarashimo District, Kanagawa Prefecture. Hosting over 1,000 piece ...
of modern sculpture.
On 1 April 2024, operations of the station came under the aegis of
Odakyu Hakone
is a transportation company headquartered in Odawara, Japan and is a part of the Odakyu Group. It is best known for its operation of the Hakone Tozan Line, the first mountain railway in Japan. Like most Japanese railway companies, it also operates ...
resulting from restructuring of
Odakyu Group
The is a group of companies centered around the Odakyu Electric Railway company based in Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan. The group originated as a rail transport operator, but has since diversified its operations to include real estate, retail, Business- ...
operations in the Hakone area.
Lines
*
Hakone Tozan Railway
is a transportation company headquartered in Odawara, Japan and is a part of the Odakyu Group. It is best known for its operation of the Hakone Tozan Line, the first mountain railway in Japan. Like most Japanese railway companies, it also operate ...
**
Hakone Tozan Line
The is a mountain railway in Japan operated by Odakyu Hakone, an Odakyu Group company that also owns the Hakone Tozan Cable Car.
The section of the line from Odawara Station to Hakone-Yumoto Station began operating in 1919, with the current t ...
Building
Chōkoku-no-mori Station has two opposed
side platform
A side platform (also known as a marginal platform or a single-face platform) is a platform positioned to the side of one or more railway tracks or guideways at a railway station, tram stop, or transitway. A station having dual side platforms, ...
s.
Platforms
Bus services
*Hakone Tozan Bus
** for Kowaki-en (transfer for Moto-Hakone (
Lake Ashi
, also referred to as Hakone Lake or Ashinoko Lake, is a scenic lake in the Hakone area of Kanagawa Prefecture in Honshū, Japan. It is a crater lake that lies along the southwest wall of the caldera of Mount Hakone, a complex volcano that last ...
) direction), Yunessun, and Ten-yu
[Bus stop Timetable 1](_blank)
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** for Hakone-Yumoto Station
is a railway station on the Hakone Tozan Line in Hakone, Kanagawa, Japan.
Lines
Hakone-Yumoto Station is served by the Hakone Tozan Line from to , although all Hakone Tozan Line trains start from this station, and only Odakyu services operate ...
via Kowakidani Station
is a railway station on the Hakone Tozan Line located in Hakone, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. It is 13.4 rail kilometers from the line's terminus at Odawara Station.
History
Kowakidani Station was opened on June 1, 1919.
On 1 April 2024, operati ...
, Miyanoshita, and Ohiradai Station
** for Gora Station
Gora may refer to:
*Gora (surname)
* Gora (musical instrument), or lesiba, a Southern African instrument
* Gora (racial epithet), racial epithet for white people in India
* ''Gora'' (novel), a 1910 novel by Rabindranath Tagore
* ''Gora'' (TV serie ...
, Gora Park, Hakone Art Museum (Kōen-Kami Station
is a funicular railway station on the Hakone Tozan Cable Car Line in the town of Hakone, Kanagawa, Hakone, Ashigarashimo District, Kanagawa, Ashigarashimo District, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, operated by Hakone Tozan Railway.
Lines
Kōen-Kami S ...
), Pola Museum of Art
is located in Hakone, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. It opened in September 2002 within Fuji-Hakone-Izu National Park. It houses the collection of over 9,500 works acquired by the former head of the Pola cosmetics group, including many works of Fr ...
, The Little Prince and Saint-Exupéry Museum, Senkyoro-mae (transfer for Togendai (Lake Ashi
, also referred to as Hakone Lake or Ashinoko Lake, is a scenic lake in the Hakone area of Kanagawa Prefecture in Honshū, Japan. It is a crater lake that lies along the southwest wall of the caldera of Mount Hakone, a complex volcano that last ...
)), Hakone Venetian Glass Museum, Sengoku
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(transfer for JR Gotemba Station
is a railway station on the Gotemba Line in the eastern part of the city of Gotemba, Shizuoka, Japan, operated by Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central). It is one of the gateway stations to Mount Fuji and the Fuji Five Lakes (including Lak ...
and Shinjuku Station
is a major railway station in Tokyo, Japan, that serves as the main connecting hub for rail traffic between central/eastern Tokyo (the Special wards of Tokyo, special wards) and Western Tokyo on the inter-city rail, commuter rail, and rapid tr ...
), Lalique Museum, and Hakone Botanical Garden of Wetlands
The is a botanical garden located within the Fuji-Hakone-Izu National Park at 817 Sengokuhara, Hakone, Kanagawa, Japan. It is open daily in the warmer months; an admission fee is charged.
The garden was founded in 1976, and now contains some 17 ...
** for Gora Station
Gora may refer to:
*Gora (surname)
* Gora (musical instrument), or lesiba, a Southern African instrument
* Gora (racial epithet), racial epithet for white people in India
* ''Gora'' (novel), a 1910 novel by Rabindranath Tagore
* ''Gora'' (TV serie ...
, Miyagino (transfer for Togendai (Lake Ashi
, also referred to as Hakone Lake or Ashinoko Lake, is a scenic lake in the Hakone area of Kanagawa Prefecture in Honshū, Japan. It is a crater lake that lies along the southwest wall of the caldera of Mount Hakone, a complex volcano that last ...
)), Hakone Venetian Glass Museum, Sengoku
The was the period in Japanese history in which civil wars and social upheavals took place almost continuously in the 15th and 16th centuries. The Kyōtoku incident (1454), Ōnin War (1467), or (1493) are generally chosen as the period's start ...
(transfer for Shinjuku Station
is a major railway station in Tokyo, Japan, that serves as the main connecting hub for rail traffic between central/eastern Tokyo (the Special wards of Tokyo, special wards) and Western Tokyo on the inter-city rail, commuter rail, and rapid tr ...
), Otome Toge, Gotemba Premium Outlets
The is an outlet mall located in Gotemba, Shizuoka, Japan, near Mount Fuji. It was opened on July 13, 2000, and contains over 200 stores. The mall is managed by Mitsubishi Estate Simon Co., Ltd., a joint venture between Mitsubishi Estate and Si ...
, and JR Gotemba Station
is a railway station on the Gotemba Line in the eastern part of the city of Gotemba, Shizuoka, Japan, operated by Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central). It is one of the gateway stations to Mount Fuji and the Fuji Five Lakes (including Lak ...
Bus stop Timetable 3
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References
External links
Hakone Tozan Railway Official Site
Hakone Tozan Bus Official Site
Railway stations in Japan opened in 1919
Railway stations in Kanagawa Prefecture
Buildings and structures in Hakone, Kanagawa
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