Owakudani Volcanic Valley & Black Eggs
大涌谷
Hakone (upper Hakone Ropeway) · near Owakudani Station (Hakone Ropeway) (2 min walk)
Owakudani Volcanic Valley & Black Eggs in Hakone (upper Hakone Ropeway). You ride a gondola over a steaming, sulphur-smelling active volcanic valley, then eat an egg boiled black in the hot springs (said to add seven years to your life).
Why children love it: You ride a gondola over a steaming, sulphur-smelling active volcanic valley, then eat an egg boiled black in the hot springs (said to add seven years to your life).
Honest drawbacks: Strong sulphur smell and volcanic gas mean the site sometimes closes; those with breathing issues are advised to take care and it is exposed and cold up high.
- Best for
- Primary (5–11), Teens (12–17)
- Time to allow
- 1h
- Opening hours
- Ropeway and viewing area roughly 9:00-17:00 (shorter in winter). Access can close at short notice when volcanic gas levels rise, so check advisories.
- Price
- The valley viewpoint is free to reach if you already hold a ropeway ticket / Hakone Freepass; the famous kuro-tamago black eggs are 500 yen for a pack of four.
- Booking
- Usually walk-in
- English
- ★★★☆☆
- Indoor / weather
- outdoor
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