Hakone箱根町

Hakone-machi. The name ends in 町 (machi), the word for town.

Hakone (箱根町, Hakone-machi) is a town in Kanagawa Prefecture. Population 11,293 (2020 census), area 92.86 km². Borders 8 places.

A town (町) of about 11,000 people, inside Ashigarashimo District. The district is in its address, but the town is the government: it elects its own mayor and assembly, like a city.

The line between a city and a town is mostly population. A municipality generally needs 50,000 residents and other conditions to become a 市 (shi, city); below that it stays a 町 (chō or machi, town) or 村 (son or mura, village) with the same standing.

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Facts

Japanese name

箱根町

Reading

Hakone-machi

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Ashigarashimo District 足柄下郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Kanagawa 神奈川県

Region

Kantō 関東

Population

11,293 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-4.2% from 11,786

Area

92.86 km²

Density

122 people per km²

Households

6,360

Under 15

6.0%

65 and over

37.3%

Foreign residents

442 (3.9%)

Code

14382 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.hakone.kanagawa.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

8 places share a land border with Hakone. Borders across water are not counted.

• Odawara City小田原市
• Minamiashigara City南足柄市
• Yugawara Town湯河原町
• Mishima City三島市(Shizuoka)
• Gotemba City御殿場市(Shizuoka)
• Susono City裾野市(Shizuoka)
• Kannami Town函南町(Shizuoka)
• Oyama Town小山町(Shizuoka)

Questions about Hakone

Is Hakone a city, a town, or a village?

Hakone (箱根町) is a town (町, machi) in Kanagawa Prefecture. A town is a municipality on the same tier as a city, with its own mayor and assembly. The difference is size: a municipality generally needs 50,000 residents to become a city. Its address puts it in Ashigarashimo District (足柄下郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Hakone?

Hakone is in Kanagawa Prefecture (神奈川県), in the Kantō region of Japan. The prefecture is a government; the region is a customary grouping of prefectures and elects nothing.

What is the population of Hakone?

11,293 at the 2020 census, down 4.2% from 11,786 in 2015. The area is 92.86 km², which is 122 people per km². 6,360 households. 37.3% of residents are 65 or older and 6.0% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Hakone?

Eight: Odawara City (小田原市), Minamiashigara City (南足柄市), Yugawara Town (湯河原町), Mishima City (三島市) in Shizuoka, Gotemba City (御殿場市) in Shizuoka, Susono City (裾野市) in Shizuoka, Kannami Town (函南町) in Shizuoka, and Oyama Town (小山町) in Shizuoka. These are the municipalities that share a land border with Hakone in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Hakone written in Japanese?

箱根町, read Hakone-machi. The last character, 町 (machi), is the word for town, and the name is often used without it in English.

How does an address in Hakone begin?

神奈川県足柄下郡箱根町… (Kanagawa-ken, Ashigarashimo-gun, Hakone-machi, …). The prefecture name is written first, then the district name, then the town name. The district name is written but the district is not a government. After that are written the named area, the chōme, the block, and the building number.