Heading to Hakone? Take the Hakone Tozan Train from Hakone Yumoto and enjoy magnificent lush views of seasonal flowers, the riverbed and the green Deyama Bridge along the way. Just a 60 minute leisurely ride between Odawara and Gora (connect from Shinjuku or Odawara), a round-trip fare will run about ¥1,300. There are three switchback stops in which the driver & conductor switch seats since the train follows a zig-zag route in order to get from one station to another. Have your camera ready for fun photo opportunities such as the Romance Car, a train that looks like a bullet train.
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Hakone Tozan Railway Switchback
Mountain-climbing train starting at Hakone Yumoto Stn.

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The switchback train from Hakone-Yumoto Sta to Gora Sta

Image on the station floor

Gate entrance to Hakone Tozan Railway

The platform for Hakone-Yumoto Sta headed towards Gora Sta

If you're sitting on the left side of the train, you can catch a quick glimpse of Odwara Castle

A foreigner-friendly map of the route and popular places to visit

Inside the nostalgic switchback train

This is one of the switchback points where the train must stop and the Conductor & Driver switch seats since the single track follows a short zig-zag route

A view of Deyama iron bridge nestled in the lush green forest after departing from the switchback section

Crossing over the Deyama iron bridge

A birdseye view of another bridge seen from the Hakone Tozan Railway

A little photographer taking advantage of a photo opportunity at one of the stops along the Hakone Tozan Railway
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