Hakone Old Road – Susan Spann, Adventure, Mystery, and Mountains

Hiking the Hakone Old Road, Part 2: Otama-ga-ike to Hatajuku

Susan Spann Blog, Hikes August 2, 2021August 2, 2021Amazake Chaya, Hakone, Hakone Old Road, hiking Hakone, Hiking Japan, Japan, Tokaido

A virtual hike along Hakone’s “Old Road” from the beautiful pond called Otama-ga-Ike to one of Japan’s oldest continuously operating teahouses.

Hiking the Hakone Old Road, Part 1: Lake Ashi to Otamaga-ike

Susan Spann Blog, Hikes July 30, 2021August 2, 2021Hakone, Hakone hikes, Hakone Old Road, Hiking Japan, Otamagaike, Tokaido

In June (2021), I used one of the last pleasant days before the rainy season set in to hike a section of the Hakone Old Road between Ashinoko (Lake Ashi) and Harajuku, with a short detour to a lesser known pond called Otamaga-ike along the way.