Located on the Island of Honshu, Lake Ashi, also known as Lake Ashinoko, is located inside of Japan's Hakone National Park. With Mt. Fuji as its backdrop, it is a dazzling view on the water. It is considered sacred by the Japanese and has a Shinto shrine at its base.
Take a boat ride, relax, and enjoy views of Mt. Komagatake and the lush greenery of the other surrounding mountains, or catch a spectacular view of Lake Ashi on one of the trails in Hakone National Park. One trail even leads from the summer palace of the former Imperial Family, talk about a sight fit for a queen!
Lake Ashi is located in the Kanagawa Prefacture in Hakone on the Island of Honshu, which is 62 miles (100 kilometers) from Tokyo. Once there, you can hike a trail to sit at its banks or up a mountain and catch an impressive vista of the lake. Other popular ways to explore Lake Ashi are by riding on the lake in a boat or even a pirate ship!
