Written by Carey Finn
A shrine on the southern shores of Lake Ashi, with a picturesque torii gate on the shore of the lake.
On weekends and at popular times for visiting Hakone, such as spring and autumn, there can be long queues to get a photo beneath the “Torii of Peace” with the lake in the background.
You can also approach the torii from the water side and simultaneously photo-bomb everyone’s picture by hiring a rowboat or swan pedal boat at one of the piers at the end of the lake.
To get there, you can catch one of the many buses that traverse the district. The closest stop on the Hakone Tozan Bus is Hakone-jinja-iriguchi while the closest Izu Hakone Bus stop is Moto-Hakone. The first drops you on the main road—walk up to visit the shrine and down to visit the torii. The Moto-Hakone stop is near Lake Ashi. From there, just walk in the direction of the big torii. If coming by private car, there is a parking lot below the shrine, but it fills up during peak times.
