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The Peace Torii at Hakone Shrine

A vermilion gate standing in the water of Lake Ashi below Hakone Shrine — the Hakone picture, with a queue to match.

About The Peace Torii at Hakone Shrine

Hakone Shrine sits in the cedar forest on the shore of Lake Ashi, and its lakeside torii — the Heiwa no Torii, or Peace Torii — stands with its feet in the water. Seen from the shore with the lake behind it, it is the picture most people come to Hakone for.

The gate has a queue: visitors line up on the steps for their turn to stand under it, and by mid-morning the wait is long. At first light the line is short and the lake still, and the Moto-Hakone waterfront a few minutes away looks across the water towards Fuji on clear mornings.

Above the torii, the stone steps up to the shrine through tall cedars make quieter frames. It is a working shrine: keep the steps clear and wait your turn at the gate.

Best time to shoot

First light, before the queue builds

Tips

Arrive early — the line for the gate grows fast once the first boats and buses arrive. Walk to the Moto-Hakone waterfront afterwards for the lake and, on a clear morning, Fuji.

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Other spots in Hakone

The old Tokaido cedar avenue

A stretch of the old Edo highway between giant cedars four centuries old — shade, stillness and green light a few minutes from the lake.

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A wooded headland on Lake Ashi with lawns and lookouts over the water — on clear days, Fuji across the lake.

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The Peace Torii at Hakone Shrine

About The Peace Torii at Hakone Shrine

Best time to shoot

Tips

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