Originally Posted by
hailstorm
Nope. Just spent a couple weekdays there a few weeks back. Moto Hakone, Hakone-en, Owakudani, Hakone Shrine, and Yunessun were all pretty dead.
There's a reason why plenty of Hakone businesses have closed down over the past decade.
I meant it was dead in the middle of the week, with many small businesses taking the days off the way people from other parts do on weekends. I see that wasn't really clear.
EDIT: saw your edit. Thanks.