Hot spring supply To resume after the middle of next month Hakone October 31 at 20:15 due to heavy rain
Although the supply of hot springs to nearly 40% of accommodation facilities has stopped in Hakone-machi, Kanagawa Prefecture due to the heavy rain of Typhoon No.19, the hot spring supply companies affected by the disaster have proceeded with restoration work and will resume supply from the middle of next month We are going to let you.
In Hakone, where the rainfall of Typhoon No. 19 has reached 1000 mm, hot spring supply facilities and piping have been damaged due to landslides in the Owakudani area of Mt. Hakone, depending on the town's tourism association. Supply has stopped.
The area around Owakudani is a vigilance area due to the effect of volcanic activity, and access other than passing and getting on and off of users of `` Hakone Ropeway '' is restricted, but on the 31st, the reporters entered to cover the current situation Was allowed.
The piping for sending hot springs is still scattered at the site, and the employees of the hot spring supply company were using a shovel car to perform recovery work.
Three hot spring supply companies that have suffered from inns and hotels are planning to restore their hot spring supply from mid-next month by proceeding with recovery work such as installing new pipes. Mamoru Sato Managing Director of Hakone-machi Tourism Association continues to sales to make ends meet the hot spring between also accommodation "now, but by a certain prospect is standing in the restoration, the city has returned to its original appearance I can feel that, and it leads to peace of mind. "
Hakone Tozan Railway
Due to typhoon No. 19, Hakone Tozan Railway has landslides at multiple locations along the railway line, and it is difficult to recover between Hakone Yumoto Station and Gora Station near the summit. For this reason, the Hakone Tozan Railway operates a substitute bus for tourists heading from the foot to the top of the mountain.
ropeway
The Hakone Ropeway, which passes Mt. Hakone in response to the eruption warning level being lowered to 1, resumed operation on the entire line for the first time in about five months on 26th this month. As a result, a route for tourists to connect Lake Ashino at the foot of the Gora district near the summit has been secured.
Ashinoko pleasure boat
The excursion boat that enjoys Mt. Fuji and autumn leaves while traveling around Lake Ashinoko has been suspended for about a week due to the typhoon No.19 and the level of the lake has been suspended.