Hakone Private Tours & Local Tour Guides

“A Potentially Good Day...that doesn't work in the rain.”

We had 3 tours with Yoshi (2 from Tokyo and this one in Hakone). His communications and coordination throughout our time in Japan (and beforehand) were perfect. Also, for each trip, he arrived punctually and was very polite/kind. For this trip to Hakone (which was due to follow his itinerary - see his listing), whilst it looked great on paper, heavy rain and wind meant that almost all of the attractions were closed. This meant that a wet-weather plan was needed and, sadly, that was quite thin. We managed to visit a shrine and a gallery but by lunchtime Yoshi was out of ideas and we sent him home early. Although we had a car, we did not visit many of the other locations in the Hakone area that might have been OK in the rain. This was a shame, as our previous tours with Yoshi had been really good trips. On reflection, this would have been a great trip if the weather had been good. However, with rain all day and no great suggestions for other activities (of which we found several on our own), it was not great value for money. So - if you are confident of the weather - go for this Hakone experience but, if you are not sure the sun will shine, have a think about a back-up plan. All that said, we are grateful for Yoshi's hosting for the 3-days we were with him in Japan.

“Great service ”

Excellent service, our driver was very professional and always willing to help. He was on time and very cooperative. I recommend to use any Translator app to be able to communicate as the level of English is limited.

VAN transportation

(185 reviews)

お世話になりありがとうございます。 又、日本にいらした時には，宜しくお願いします。

“Memorable Hakone Tour ”

We had an excellent experience with our tour guide in Hakone! He planned a thoughtful and well-paced itinerary that allowed us to enjoy so many highlights, including the Hakone Open-Air Museum, Owakudani, the ropeway, Lake Ashi pirate cruise, and Hakone Shrine. Everything was organized beautifully, and he made the day easy, informative, and enjoyable from start to finish. He was kind, professional, knowledgeable, and very attentive to our group. We especially appreciated how smoothly he guided us through the different trains, buses, cable car, ropeway, and cruise. His explanations helped us better understand and appreciate Hakone’s history, scenery, and culture. We highly recommend him to anyone visiting Hakone. He made our day truly memorable!

Kashima H.

(92 reviews)

Audrey san, Thank you very much for your upmost review to me. We visited Hakone including Open air museum, Oowakudani valley, Hakone shrine with riding Cruising on Lake-Ashi, Ropeway, cable car and Mountain train. We also enjoyed tasting Japanese food lunch. Thanks to you and your family strong curiosity for Japan culture, history and nature beauty, we could exchange various information and lots of conversation for each tour spot and also enjoyed funny conversation for various topics with your family. I am very much pleased that you and your family could enjoy the tour. I hope that you visit Japan again in near future so that I can introduce other nice tour spots for you. Thanks, Kashima