Hakone in January 2027 — Festivals & Events

Hakone Ekiden (Tokyo-Hakone Round-Trip College Ekiden)

January 2-3

The Hakone Ekiden is held on January 2 and 3 every year. On the first day runners go from Otemachi in Tokyo through Tsurumi, Totsuka, Hiratsuka and Odawara to Lake Ashinoko in Hakone, and on the second day they run back from the lake. The Hakone Tourist Association gives the total course as 217.1 km, and the race has been run since 1920 as a relay of 10 runners per university team.

Access: Hakone-machi Port on Lake Ashinoko (Day 1 finish, Day 2 start); the Hakone Ekiden Museum is about 1 minute on foot from the port; no station is named in the sources