Odawara Horse-drawn Railway

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[Transportation development and regional transformation]
During the Edo period, Hakone was bustling with activity, centering on the Seven Hot Springs of Hakone. As a scenic spot close to Tokyo and Yokohama, Hakone began to attract many foreign visitors from the Meiji period onwards. With the development of roads, railways and other transportation networks, Hakone began to develop as an international tourist destination. In 1878, a hotel exclusively for foreigners was built in Miyanoshita, which led to the opening of a rickshaw road between Yumoto and Miyanoshita in 1887-88, and the Odawara Horse-drawn Carriage Railway between Kozu, Odawara and Yumoto. In 1900, the horse-drawn carriage railway became the Odawara Electric Railway's streetcar line. During the Taisho period, the Hakone Tozan Railway, connecting Yumoto and Gora, opened in 1919, and the development of Gora Onsen began in earnest.

*Some of the terms mentioned in relation to the Odawara Horse-drawn Railway are listed below.

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［交通の発達と地域の変容］
　江戸時代，箱根七湯（ななゆ）を中心ににぎわいをみせた箱根は，東京，横浜に近い景勝地であったため，明治以降多数の外国人が訪れるようになり，道路，鉄道などの交通網の整備に伴って国際的観光地として発展を始めた。1878年宮ノ下に外国人専用のホテルが建てられたのを契機に，87‐88年には湯本～宮ノ下間の人力車道，国府津（こうづ）～小田原～湯本間の小田原馬車鉄道が開かれ，1900年には馬車鉄道が小田原電気鉄道の路面電車となった。大正年間には1919年湯本～強羅を結ぶ箱根登山鉄道が開通し，強羅温泉の開発が本格的に始まった。…

※「小田原馬車鉄道」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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