Hakone

Hakone ( 箱根町 Hakone-machi ? ) is a town in Ashigarashimo District in Kanagawa Prefecture , Japan . As of June 2012, the town had an estimated population of 13,492 and a population density of 145 persons per km². The total area was 92.82 km². Hakone has been designated as a Geopark by UNESCO.