A Ride Through Nature: Hakone’s Hydrangea Train

A lacecap hydrangea.

The “hydrangea train” waits to depart.

A cable car rolls past rows of hydrangea.

The Hakone Tozan Railway boasts some very steep gradients as it makes its ascent.

Hydrangea blooming near Chōkoku no Mori Station.

A train makes its way along a corridor of hydrangea.

Hakone Tozan Railway employee Ichihara Kenta talks about the train line’s connection with hydrangea.

Clusters of mophead hydrangea.

A gaku-ajisai in full bloom.

A cluster of mophead hydrangea flowers.

The delicate white blossoms of the Annabelle.

A profusion of color along the cable car track.

A seat on the cable car with a hydrangea design.

Hydrangea show their nighttime face. (Courtesy of Hakone Tozan Railway)