Hakone Shrine & Peace Torii

箱根神社(平和の鳥居)

Cedar-lined steps and a red torii standing in the lake

⚠ Torii photo queue can hit 1 hr

Hours

Grounds always open (office and treasure hall keep their own hours)

Tickets

Free

Address

Moto-Hakone, about 10 minutes' walk along the shore from Moto-Hakone port

Stone steps climb between centuries-old cedars to a vermilion main hall, and the air turns cool and mossy on the way up. The queue, though, is down at the water, for the Peace Torii planted in the shallows of Lake Ashi. When your turn comes you stand under it with the lake at your back and take the shot; it's become a ritual. If the line is hopeless, an angle from the side still gets the gate and the water.