Hakone Overview Back to all places Just a hop, skip and a jump (read: a short bullet train ride) from Tokyo, on a good day Hakone offers views of Mount Fuji in all her glory — and it’s your best bet for a good time even if she doesn’t oblige. Connects with Japan TokyoIt’s impossible to sum up Tokyo in a line, a paragraph, or even a book. Japan KyotoWhoosh into Kyoto’s futuristic central station on the bullet train and you’ll be greeted by karaoke bars and concrete, not Zen gardens and mysterious shrines. But don’t let that fool you.