Hakone Checkpoint (Hakone Sekisho)

Information

During the Edo period (1603 – 1868), a nationwide road network was developed in Japan; along the way many Sekisho (checkpoints) were established for the purpose of inspecting travelers and loads. Hakone Sekisho, established in 1619, was one of the most important checkpoints to protect Edo (Tokyo) from the western part of Japan.
The current buildings on the site are historically accurate restorations. A small museum displays artifacts of that era, such as travel certificates, officials' diaries and samurai weaponry. A few minutes' walk to the north along Route 1 is a remaining section the ancient trail that travelers of the Edo period passed along. It is flanked with imposing cedar trees said to be more than 350 years old.

Opening Hours

9:00 - 16:30
9:00 - 16:00 (December - February)

Closed

No closing days

Price / Entrance Fee

500 yen (General, Adult)
250 yen (Child)

Access / Public Transport

44 minutes from Hakone-Yumoto Station on the Hakone Tozan Line or Odakyu Line by the bus bound for Hakone-machi. Get off at Sekisho-ato-iriguchi Bus stop.

Address / Location

1, Hakone, Hakone-machi Ashigarashimo-gun, Kanagawa, 250-0521

Tweets

Paul Okami @cutswood - 2019-06-07: Hakone sekisho adventures yesterday. This was a checkpoint for people traveling along the Tokaido, or east sea road… https://t.co/AJjctZWHAi
Terry Lee @tkylee - 2019-05-17: The Hakone Sekisho - the gateway from Edo to Kyoto @ 箱根関所 https://t.co/2J0j0e7haa
YRC英会話 @YRC_Okada - 2019-05-14: ③There are also a lot of historical sites., namely Hakone Sekisho (Hakone Check Point), Hakone Jinja Shrine, the re… https://t.co/A308CSjKI7
ＳＰＩＲＩＴ（スピリット） @tkt058 - 2019-03-18: In Edo period, if people passed the checkpoint with no checkpoint bill, they had the guilty named “sekisho-yaburi”,… https://t.co/mxzTErljtM
Japan This! @JapanThis - 2019-02-18: @SvensRekishikan Coming from Hakone you’d pass thru the Hakone Sekisho, but once you got to Edo you’d pass thru the Takanawa Ōkido.
Alex "Boreal" Forrest 🚉 @380kmh - 2019-02-14: @spacefracking Japan literally had these during the Edo period (they are called Sekisho and they feature in EU4), I… https://t.co/xwqk8UPAbN
ＳＰＩＲＩＴ（スピリット） @tkt058 - 2019-02-12: Hakone is famous of #theHakoneCheckpoint, called “sekisho” in Edo period, and a tragedy of Ms.Otama.
#Hakone… https://t.co/tUYUHQRyqn
TourGuideAkiko @tourguideakiko - 2019-01-18: Hakone Sekisho is under repair works till Feb.25. #箱根関所 #工事 #箱根 #Хаконэ #Япония #путешествие #ремонт… https://t.co/ZQwhiMx4GA
japantrip @japantrip_jp - 2018-08-27: Hakone Sekisho established by the Tokugawa shogunate in Tokaido during the Edo period. Hakone Sekisho Exhibition Ha… https://t.co/B4wHFLV4o1
Susan Spann @SusanSpann - 2018-08-01: The watchtower at the Hakone Barrier (sekisho) - once a vital checkpoint for travelers moving between Kyoto and Edo… https://t.co/mTEpB8Ueem
Travis @toranosukev - 2018-02-14: Have never been to Hakone. Thinking of visiting the Arai sekisho this summer maybe. https://t.co/YwwIQQOtfN
Japan This! @JapanThis - 2018-02-13: Visited the Hakone Sekisho (an #EdoPeriod checkpoint on the old Tōkaidō Highway) and picked up this collection of H… https://t.co/X2GQ9I6Y7w
All About Japan @AllAbout_Japan - 2018-01-06: The Hakone Sekisho was one of 53 checkpoints used by the Tokugawa to maintain control over Japan's population. Now… https://t.co/SmrR60QTsE
The Travel Junkie @TravelJunkieID - 2017-09-11: Walking Around National Historic Sites Hakone Sekisho Ato https://t.co/A8TSZ9EORK
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The Wadas @TheWadas - 2017-07-16: #Hakone #Sekisho is a checkpoint in the #Edo era where every traveler would have to pass… https://t.co/hllV90sEa2 https://t.co/netVstN9vp
The Travel Junkie @TravelJunkieID - 2017-06-25: Walking Around National Historic Sites Hakone Sekisho Ato https://t.co/U4yz7D8z83
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Sandra Hansen @sandyrha - 2017-06-14: Hakone Sekisho- this was a military checkpoint during the Edo era in 1619. It was to keep arms from entering Edo... https://t.co/opFECFQdGZ
Edward Suzuki @esa_edward - 2017-06-03: Rally rest stops in Sekisho (Old Customs Gate) and Hakone Open Air Museum.
Japan Backpacker @JapanBackpacker - 2017-05-15: Hakone Sekisho, 1619.
Main purpose of checkpoint was to control arms entering Edo and woman attempting to leave Edo. https://t.co/ecCYK4l2A0
Akshata Srinath @imshakataak - 2017-04-14: Just posted a photo @ Hakone Sekisho https://t.co/EyWBld9JnK
The Travel Junkie @TravelJunkieID - 2017-03-04: Walking Around National Historic Sites Hakone Sekisho Ato https://t.co/U4yz7D8z83
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wildboys.tv @wbtvportal - 2016-12-28: Walking Around National Historic Sites Hakone Sekisho Ato https://t.co/ftvnV6Dwg3 https://t.co/8g0zFY857v
The Travel Junkie @TravelJunkieID - 2016-12-21: The Hakone Sekisho was an important historic site of the Edo Era traffic history. In the process… https://t.co/N66Wo2pWI2
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nikki pugh @nikkipugh - 2016-12-13: Hakone sekisho: the first defence against those troublesome pirates. https://t.co/h4cIpt2PnL
The Travel Junkie @TravelJunkieID - 2016-12-10: Walking Around National Historic Sites Hakone Sekisho Ato https://t.co/2O09BNkvjY
Romy Simpkins @missintluk2016 - 2016-10-24: Hakone Sekisho - Make a wish of good luck! 🇬🇧👑🇯🇵 @missinterorg pageantgirluk @pageantplanet… https://t.co/D9i6dV4Pu8
並河逸成 @HenryTOYOTAJr - 2016-07-28: ＃Hakone sekisho (some kind of immigration) #Kanagawa #TravelTuesday #visit_smalltown_in_Japan #walkngtour #Tokaido https://t.co/ZqwLvhuwj4
明らめる卍 @Elucidatus - 2016-07-28: Come explore with me - the Hakone Sekisho (Hakone checkpoint). 箱根関所 https://t.co/gK0Nqw1Bhg
The Urban Escapist @urbanescapist - 2016-06-30: 😊 箱根関所 Hakone Sekisho. Hakone Sekisho was settled in 1619. The Tokugawa Shogunate settled 53… https://t.co/1Lg9xv1Ecc