Hakone

Summary

Hakone is a town of Japan^[1]. Hakone ranks in the top 0.14% of town_of_japan entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,161 views/month, #1 of 733).^[2]

Key Facts

• Hakone is located in Ashigarashimo district^[3].
• Hakone is in the country of Japan^[4].
• Hakone is on the body of water Lake Ashi^[5].
• Hakone is on the body of water Haya River^[6].
• Hakone's head of government is recorded as Hiroyuki Katsumata^[7].
• Hakone's instance of is recorded as town of Japan^[8].
• Hakone's instance of is recorded as city for international conferences and tourism^[9].
• Hakone's instance of is recorded as tourist destination^[10].
• Hakone's shares border with is recorded as Odawara^[11].
• Hakone's shares border with is recorded as Minamiashigara^[12].
• Hakone's shares border with is recorded as Yugawara^[13].
• Hakone's shares border with is recorded as Gotemba^[14].
• Hakone's shares border with is recorded as Susono^[15].
• Hakone's shares border with is recorded as Mishima^[16].
• Hakone's shares border with is recorded as Oyama^[17].
• Hakone's shares border with is recorded as Kannami^[18].
• Hakone's anthem is recorded as Q28690297^[19].
• Hakone is named after Hakone^[20].
• Hakone's twinned administrative body is recorded as Taupō^[21].
• Hakone's twinned administrative body is recorded as Tōyako-chō^[22].
• Hakone's twinned administrative body is recorded as Jasper^[23].
• Hakone's postal code is recorded as 250-0398^[24].
• Hakone's Commons category is recorded as Hakone, Kanagawa^[25].
• Hakone's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+09:00^[26].
• April 1, 1889 marks the founding of Hakone^[27].

Body

Geography

Hakone is in the country of Japan^[4]. Hakone is located in Ashigarashimo district^[3]. Adjacent water bodies include Lake Ashi^[5], a volcanic crater lake^[28], in Japan^[29] and Haya River^[6], a river^[30], in Japan^[31].

Physical Characteristics

Hakone covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+92.86'}^[32]. Hakone sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+734'}^[33]. Population counts include {'amount': '+10925'}^[34], {'amount': '+11786'}^[35], and {'amount': '+13853'}^[36].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include town of Japan^[8], city for international conferences and tourism^[9], and tourist destination^[10].

History and Context

Recorded inception include April 1, 1889^[27], January 1, 1954^[37], and September 30, 1956^[38]. Hakone is named after Hakone^[20].

Why It Matters

Hakone ranks in the top 0.14% of town_of_japan entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,161 views/month, #1 of 733).^[2] Hakone has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[39] Hakone is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[40]