Hakone Private Tours &amp; Local Tour Guides

Hello, my name is Yasuro (Mr). I was born and brought up in Kansai, graduated from a univ in Kobe city, after moved into Kanto, 30 years in Tokyo, 2.5 years in Nagoya city, 7.5 years abroad (KL & S'pore) as a rep of a construction company and I got the National Guide Certificate in 2011. My hobbies are making Haiku poems, singing various songs (voice-training for 18 years), playing the folk-guitar, trekking in mountains like Takao and Okutama in the West of Tokyo, visiting museums like in Ueno Park and travelling around Japan to make Haiku poems. Thank you for your attention.

Kaneo U.

4.97 / 5

(35 reviews)

I’m so excited to have a chance to show you around my favorite spots in Kanagawa prefecture. I was born in Kanagawa. I spent my whole school life, including university, here in Kanagawa. I worked as a high school English teacher here for 40 years. I love Kanagawa so much. We have many interesting tourist spots, like Hakone, Kamakura, Enoshima and Yokohama. I got my tour guide license in English in 2009. I am still an English teacher. To give an interesting and impressive lesson to young high school students, I’ve learnt and gathered many kinds of information. I also have a license to teach social studies, so I have a wide range of knowledge about Japanese culture and history. I’m sure to provide you an interesting tour.

Haruo T.

4.86 / 5

(7 reviews)

I live in Yokohama, Kanagawa prefecture. I have a license to teach in high schools and was admitted to the degree of Master of Arts in Teaching English as a Second Language in the University of Birmingham. Until 2015 I had been teaching English at public high schools in Kanagawa for 37 years. During that time, I had some experience of guiding students from overseas through sister-school relationship around Tokyo and Kanagawa. Therefore, I had good command of English with the TOEIC score of 935. As for a tour guide experience I earned the certificate of National Government Licensed Guide-Interpreter in English and since then I have guided tourists to the popular sites around Tokyo, Yokohama, Kamakura and Yokosuka. My guiding focuses on introducing not only Japanese historical and cultural backgrounds but also giving tourists some tips to travel Japan only by themselves, such as how to use trains and subways, find good restaurants, reserve tickets, buy survenier, and speak basic Japanese. In addition, my tour includes opportunities to experience Japanese culture like Zen meditation, ninja performance, visiting anime's location sites based on tourists' request. Besides, by means of my hobbies of writing English Haiku and Waka (traditional Japanese poems) and performing Rakugo (traditional Japanese funny story telling) in English, I can surely entertain tourists during the tour. My moto as a tour guide is let the tourists have a once-in-a-lifetime experience in Japan with my profound, intelligible and interestiog guiding.

Yoshi S.

(24 reviews)

Hello, I'm Yoshi!! I started my second career as a tour guide after retiring from the Japanese computer company I had worked for about 40 years. I was born in Asakusa and grew up in down town in Tokyo. I am married with two daughters and three grandchildren, two girls and a boy. I've experienced guiding international visitors in Tokyo and other famous sightseeing spots as a guide for several years. I will be so happy to help you enjoy your stay in Japan. Look forward to joining my tour!!

Hideaki M.

4.81 / 5

(47 reviews)

Hello! I’m Hideaki. Just call me “Mura” or “Mura-san”. “San” means “Mr.” or "Ms." in Japanese. I have a national tour guide license in English. I have guided for 201 days (576 guests) in 2023, 170 days (501 guests) in 2019 and 149 days (455 guests) in 2018. I have experiences to live in the following cities on business. - Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia) Four years - Nantong (China) One and half years, - Jakarta (Indonesia) One and half years - Baton Rouge (Louisiana, USA) Two years. My hobbies are playing golf, listening classical music and watching football. My basic policy as a tour guide is to entertain my guests with my best hospitality. I really like to see my guests smiling. I myself also enjoy chatting with my guest about not only a general explanation about Japanese culture and history but everything based on my experiences and hobbies. Let’s enjoy a wonderful tour in Japan !

Takao M.

4.38 / 5

(13 reviews)

Hi, I'm Takao Mizushima. I like walking with my friends in the mountains, along rivers and beaches, and visiting historical places and museums. Usually, after enjoying these places, we take a dip in hot springs and drink beer. As a guide, however, I'll take up places easy to walk around. I assume not many people from abroad are prepared for sweating activities. If you like, though, I can modify my plan, connecting with a short hiking, hot bath and a drinking place.

Tomoko H.

4.94 / 5

(160 reviews)

Hi everyone! Hearty welcome to Japan. I’m Tomoko. I am an English-speaking licensed tour guide, and a registered nurse as well. “Fun Discovering Experience Walking like a Local!” – F-D-E-W-L! That’s what I suggest. 【Experiences】 My work history is as follows. 1) high school teacher ---12 years 2) nurse--8 years + 2 years as operational manager for Kamakura city vaccination team (during COVID period) 3) tourism related jobs such as tour conducting, guiding, and backyard supporting---10 years As a tour conductor, I’ve visited about 20 foreign countries (possibly yours?) as well as countless number of towns and villages in Japan. I’ve enjoyed these jobs while being a mother. Through these experiences with lots of people from different backgrounds, I've found it a great pleasure to share the joy of learning and experiencing something new! 【Guiding Areas】 <Basic> Tokyo, Kamakura, Hakone, Fuji, Yokohama, Nikko, and other neighboring areas from Tokyo I’m a specialist in Tokyo and Kamakura as I have lived and enjoyed walking a lot in those cities for decades. To be honest, even after all my years here, I still enjoy exploring like a tourist as Tokyo is such an enormous city with great diversity and is constantly changing. Kamakura is a historical small city with nice beaches and hills and lots of hidden spots of beauty. Almost every time I go out, I feel I’m still making new discoveries. That’s why I cannot stop exploring. I would take you to some neighboring areas like Hakone, Yokohama, Nikko, and Mt. Fuji area (Lake Kawaguchiko), etc. <Based on Requests > *if my transportation & accommodation are covered Nagoya, Kyoto, Nagano(Nagano city, Snow Monkey park, Kisoji trail, etc.), Hida (Takayama, Shirakawa-go), Kanazawa, Oita, Yamagata, Akita, etc. My original family is from Nagoya, so I know their culture and even their language(dialect) well. Later in my life, I have lived in Oita, Kyushu(far south west of Tokyo) for nearly 10 years and traveled a lot in Kyushu. I love traveling Tohoku, the northern Japan area, too. I’ve planned and enjoyed visiting many of those local areas in the north, too. So, I could share those experiences with you even while having tours in Tokyo or online. 【Personality and others】 - I love meeting people, listening and talking to them. - I'm friendly and caring, I hope:) - I love nature and enjoy hiking and skiing. - I love seasonal flowers and good local food. - You will see a lot about Japanese culture, nature, and lifestyle with me. What has made you decide to come to Japan, by the way? Is it its scenic beauties, exotic culture, history, food, anime, or what else? Is it your business that has brought (or will bring) you here? Let me have a clue and customize your tour. I will make the best tour suggestion for you. Why don’t you contact me now? I’m looking forward to seeing you soon! Thank you! Arigato-gozaimas!

Kaori S.

4.97 / 5

(66 reviews)

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Kon-ni-chi-wa. Hello! I'm Kaori, having lived in Tokyo for more than 20 years since I got married with a photographer who lives here. I'm originally from Shizuoka prefecture which has Mt.Fuji, the highest mountain in Japan. I took 2 working-holiday-visa stays in my younger days. One is in Toronto, Canada, and another is Australia touring by motorcycle. One year respectively. I love travel both international and domestic, especially by motorcycle. That's why I love helping individual travelers rather than normal package tours, cause I myself love travel freely. I love nature, gardens, trekking, greenery, cycling and motorcycle. I love to take you to the off-the-beaten tracks where I love in Tokyo. As a national government licensed guide, I've got deep knowledge of Japanese culture and history. I really enjoy talking about Japanese way of life with people from different cultures. But I'm so flexible that I don't bother if you're not so interested in. We see what you like and talk what you are interested in. That's my style. If you don't know what to want, I can help you with that. I'm outgoing, ( but organized pretty well!), very easy to get along with anybody, including small kids to teenagers. Can't wait to see you soon!

New Hakone Tour Guides

Miya M.

My name is Miya and I’ve been guiding the visitors from overseas since 2017. Currently I guide small private group mainly in Tokyo with focusing on providing the tour of tuna auction at Toyosu market. Drawing on my experience of attending the guests as a expatriate in Singapore , I thrive to prepare according to interests of guests and tailor the guiding on their prefers pace.

Arisa S.

(2 reviews)

Welcome to our wonderful country! I just came back from Sydney on December. Now I'm feeling traveling Japan. Japan is the place where we can find ourselves. That's why I came back here. I have traveled to 20 countries so far.I love traveling and I am so interested in other culture. Let me know about your county and traditional things. Can't wait to know that! I will try to make you enjoy Japan by my experience in various countries. I hope you will fall in love with Japan and come back again. I am currently teaching English to Japanese children. Actually my English skill is no perfect but passion is second to none! I am good at taking photo, so I can make your best memories together. Feel free to ask anything! Hope see you soon! Thank you.

Yoko K.

I am national licensed English speaking tour guide. I have been living in Tokyo for more than 30 years, so I am well informed about Tokyo. Tokyo is full of charm. The more you know about Tokyo, the deeper you might fall. I will offer some prearranged tours but our itinerary can be personalized based on your interest. So feel free to tell me anything. And don't miss Hakone during your stay in Japan. Holiday resort for Tokyoite. You can enjoy magnificent scenery from various kind of rides such as tour boat, gondola and tram. Once I lived in New Jersey in the United States of America for 3 years. That was wonderful experience. It's great pleasure to experience different cultures and new people. I can't wait to share such precious rime with you. Let's experience the best of Tokyo and never-ending excitement together.

Ken T.

(3 reviews)

Hi, my name is Ken. I am a National Government Licensed Guide Interpreter in Japan. I’ve been living in Yokohama, west of Tokyo, for more than 20 years. Since 2018 I have been enjoying guiding guests from all over the globe to various attractive places in Tokyo, Yokohama, Kamakura, Mt. Fuji, and so on. I can also bring you unique experiences such as sake tasting, car factory, beer brewery, fish markets as well as rural town in Miyagi pref., where I was born, by riding on the Shinkansen bullet train. Please think I’m your friend in Japan. Tell me where you want to go, see, or experience. I can customize the tour for you. My hobby is walking and jogging. I made 42K runs 9 times so far, but I take it easy recently:-) Having worked globally in the food industry for 35 years, I love local foods of Japan and other countries. I’ll try my best to make your visit a memorable one. I’m looking forward to meeting you soon!

Sumita Y.

I have been involved in international affairs in my career, and I got qualified as a national guided interpreter in 2016. Since then, I have guided tourists from various countries such as US, Holland, Canada, France, Spain, Singapore, Mexico, China and Australia. Places I have guided are major tourist spots such as Asakusa, Ueno, Yanaka, Imperial Palace, Meiji-Jingu Shrine, Tokyo Tower, Tsukiji Outer Market, Harajuku, Shibuya, Ginza and more. I will do my best to make your trip be more impressive and memorable.

Taku M.

(3 reviews)

Hello, my name is Takuzo. I wish to welcome your visiting. What do you expect when visiting Japan? I will be here to share my historical, geographical and Japanese society's knowledge with you. I was a volunteer for Tokyo Olympics to take care of VIPs. Of course I'm a national government licensed guide interpreter in English. I hope I can see you soon!

Toyokuni Y.

Hello everyone.　Please call me Toyo. Welcome to Tokyo. I have lived in Tokyo for 50 years in total. I was born and raised in Hokkaido northernmost of four major islands in Japan. 　Hokkaido has unique cultures and atmosphere which is similar to cities in western countries compare to other areas in Japan. I was yearning for traditional Japanese culture and history. So I started lived in Tokyo after graduating from high school. I can show you around Tokyo both visitors and residents’ point of view. I had worked many foreign countries, and everybody was very kind and helpful to me very occasion there. I would like to return you of this kindness. Tokyo offers variety of wonderful tourist attractions, cuisines, modern and traditional cultures including historical buildings etc. I am sure you can enjoy the refine and subtle Japanese cultures of Tokyo. So Let' enjoy downtown Tokyo with me!

Tomoko K.

(17 reviews)

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Hello, my name is Tomoko Koizumi, call me Moko. I was a cabin attendant before and now I am teaching English to adults. I have been a national licensed tour guide for 11years. I have guided in Tokyo, Kamakura, Hakone, Takayama, Kanazawa, Nikko, Mt. Fuji and so on. I also hold Sushi making and eating lessons at my house. My house is located in Chiba between Narita airport and Tokyo. I will pick you up at Narita airport and take you to my house and you will make sushi and taste them at a usual Japanese house. I'm sure it will be a fantastic experience in Japan. If you prefer the sushi lesson in Tokyo. You can do it in the center of Tokyo. I am looking forwared to hearing from you! Moko

Popular Hakone Private Tours

Best Memories of Hakone

10 hours

Hakone is very popular place for one day trip from Tokyo. We will take the Shinkansen from Tokyo to Odawara and a mountain train, a ropeway and cruise Lake Ashi by the Pirate ship to enjoy her various scenery. Hakone is famous for hot spring public baths, you can try one if you want. If the weather is fine, you can see the magnificent view of Mt. Fuji from several places.

Hakone & Lake Ashi Joyful 9 hour-Tour from Tokyo

9 hours

I will pick you up at 8:00 at your hotel in Tokyo, and start the tour from Tokyo Sta. by Shinkansen (bullet train) or Shinjuku Sta. by Odakyu Express. After arriving at Odawara Sta. we will go up to Mt. Sounzan and Owakudani Volcanic Valley by mountain train, funicular cable-car and gondola ropeway, cruise through Lake Ashi in a Pirate Ship, visit Hakone Shrine and go back to Tokyo or to Shinjuku.

Once-in-lifetime experience in Hakone

Hakone is the beautiful national park within one hour bullet train ride from Tokyo, one of the busiest city in the world. Along the golden route, we'll move with our pace enjoying views of Mt.Fuji and seasonable scenes of the nature. Additionally we'll customize our tour based on your preference such as 1)ART, 2)LIFE&CULTURE, 3)HISTORY, and 4)GOURMET.

Hakone One Day Customized Tour

Hakone is a popular destination located 60 miles or 100 kilometers southwest of Tokyo and Yokohama, making it the perfect spot for a day trip. This beautiful town is known for its forested steep mountains, gorges, volcanic activities, and a stunning crater lake. If the weather permits, visitors can enjoy magnificent views of Mt. Fuji. The tour presented here is an example itinerary that can be customized according to your requirements.

Exciting Hakone - One Day Tour from Tokyo

10 hours

Hakone is one of the best sightseeing spots with beautiful sceneries and 20 kinds of hot springs. Take a Shinkansen (a bullet train) from Tokyo. After that, a mountain train that runs through valleys, a ropeway that allows you to view beautiful Mr. Fuji on a sunny day and cruising at Lake Ashi. Owakudani is the place where you can see the real volcanic activity. My favorite part of this tour is Lake Ashi where You can have the most beautiful view of Mt. Fuji with the lake.

Hakone Highlights - One Day Excursion from Tokyo

10 hours 30 min

One-day fun excursion to Hakone from Tokyo. Hakone is a part of the Fuji-Hakone-Izu National Park, less than one hundred kilometers from Tokyo. This tour covers the highlights of Hakone. You will enjoy its natural beauties, spectacular views of volcanic activity, a lovely museum with great masterpieces, historical sites, and fun vehicle rides. If weather permits, the view of Mt. Fuji is gorgeous! Fun excursion for both adults and children.

Hakone: The wonderful world

Hakone attract many people because of great view of Mt. Fuji, volcanic activity in front of you, various transportation, hot spring, historical site and etc. If you want to enjoy everything, you need to stay in Hakone at least 3 days. But you can enjoy Hakone even one day by taking golden route.

True Hakone Private Tour enjoying 3 popular spots

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11 hours 30 min

Hakone is the attractive destination for one-day tour because of its easy access from Tokyo, many hot-spring resorts, and abundant natural beauty including a view of Mt. Fuji and Lake Ashi. And it's also been a sacred religious site for mountain worship since ancient time. In this tour, we’ll visit three must-see spots in Hakone: Lake Ashi, Owakudani Valley, and Hakone Open-Air Museum. They will be a wonderful memory for you in Japan.

New Hakone Private Tours

Explore Hakone!

4 hours 30 min

You can enjoy Hakone area and Owakudani. You will also have a chance to get on a pirate ship. If we are lucky, Mt fuji can be seen from Lake Ashi. That's so beautiful! I'm looking forward to seeing you soon!

Try Kimono & Enjoy Hakone (*including meals)

3 hours 30 min

On this tour, you can try on traditional Japanese kimono. Your first kimono will be an unforgettable memory of Japan trip! Kimono is a little difficult to walk around, but I will take you to the best restaurant in Hakone area.

Relaxing at Japanese Hotspring《Tattoo OK》& Enjoy Hakone lunch

3 hours

It is a tour of Hakone, one of the most famous hot spring areas in Japan.Originally, tattoos are not acceptable in this country, but I will introduce you to the best place where you can enjoy Japanese hot spring even if you have tattoos. (※Only one person per group is allowed to have tattoo) Please heal the tiredness of the trip.

Must-see in Hakone One-day Tour

11 hours 30 min

We reach the pleasure of Hakone using various rides, such as Express train, mountain climbing railway, mountain climbing cable car, ropeway and cruising ship on Lake Ashi. You can enjoy the breathtaking Mt.Fuji viewing, the powerful volcanic activity, beautiful lake cruising, and walking along the old Tokaido, cedar tree avenue.

Enjoy and experience magnificent views of the nature in Hakone!!!

7 hours

Hakone is one of the most popular destinations among Japanese and international tourists looking for its famous hot springs, natural beauty of surrounding mountains and magnificent views across the Lake Ashinoko. There are many places you can visit in Hakone, such as Gora Park, Owakudani Valley, Hakone Checkpoint and Hakone Shrine. I will take you to elaborate on the most famous places in Hakone in this one-day tour.

Hakone One-day Highlight Walk (8 hours)

You could experience highlight of Hakone on one day! You could enjoy natural beauty differently according to each season as well as popular attractions as well.

Hakone One-Day Trip

9 hours 10 min

Customers visit Amasake Chaya, Hakone Shrine, Pirate Ship, Hakone Ropeway, Owakudani Valley, Cable Car, Hakone Open-Air Museum, Yumoto Street. They experience a variety of transportations.

Tramping the Old Hakone Path (Earlier Start＋Hakone Shrine)

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9 hours 50 min

Bus ride up the soaring Hakone mountains, visit a traditional tea house serving a hot sweet drink, walk on a historic stone-paved Hakone path, visit Hakone Shrine, lunch at Motohakone, sail on a pirate boat, panoramic views from a ropeway, stop at fuming Owakudani Valley tasting black eggs boiled by volcanic heat, cable car descent to Gora, train ride to Tonosawa, visit Benzaiten Shrine and a dip in a hot spa.

Popular Hakone Private Cars

Hakone private customize tour with luxury van

Fuji limousine service J.

9 hours

Our drivers have extensive geographic knowledge of Hakone. Starting from Tokyo, we provide high-end exclusive chartered car reservation services for VIPs visiting Hakone individually or in groups. According to the time and requirements of VIPs, we provide professional Hakone customized tour services, allowing tourists to travel easily and comfortably.

FROM$568/ per group

4.91 / 5

(130 reviews)

Hakone sightseeing with a private chartered van (1-12pax)

You can plan to visit several places around Hakone within a limited time with our van. Our commuter can accommodate a group of up to 12 people and our service is available for 24h!

FROM$582/ per group

Van transportation M.

4.48 / 5

(153 reviews)

Hakone Day Tour with a Private Car

5 hours

Experienced local taxi drivers will cordially show you around the area so that you can visit both must-see and hidden sightseeing spots and enjoy local food.

Hakone Day Tour with a Private Car

7 hours

Experienced local taxi drivers will cordially show you around the area so that you can visit both must-see and hidden sightseeing spots and enjoy local food.

Day Tour between Hakone and Odawara with a Private Car

5 hours

Experienced local taxi drivers will cordially show you around the area so that you can visit both must-see and hidden sightseeing spots and enjoy local food.

Day Trips from Hakone

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Kanagawa

Hakone Tour Reviews

Viktoria S.

5 / 5

Apr 18, 2024

Hakone Open-Air Museum Tour --Harmony between Sculpture and Nature--

4 hours

Customized

Apr 18, 2024

“Open-Air Museum Tour with Munetaka ”

Such a lovely museum tour with Munetaka! Full of smiles and joy. It happened to have been a very rainy day in Hakone but nothing stopped him. We were willing to walk with umbrellas (he had none), walk up a very steep path (and many stairs) to the trolley to the museum (all with a lot of laughter) and made it to the museum, where he told us about his childhood memories there. He was kind and warm and just lovely! Thank you for these valuable memories!

Munetaka H.

(9 reviews)

Thank you so much for posting such a heartfelt, warm review. Annabel and Jason, I also had a very beautiful time with you even if in a heavy rain. Talking to you really reminded me to my childhood memories with so much fun. I’m grateful for your kindness and thoughtfulness, I hope I could meet you again. Thank you so much again for having me. Have a wonderful journey continuously! Munetaka

Laura A.

5 / 5

Apr 16, 2024

Hakone Full Day Customized Tour (Apr. 2)

6 hours

Customized

Apr 16, 2024

“Hakone Tour!”

Hiroshi-san has been really helpful from the get go. He is really knowledgable about the area, and have a lot of suggestions on how to make the day of the trip flow better. He helps in planning the trip, and made sure that the day of the trip progressing smoothly! Would recommend Hiroshi-san to anyone who comes to Hakone!

Hiroshi S.

(30 reviews)

Thank you for your review to the tour in Hakone. I am very happy to hear our tour was enjoyable. We ate black eggs at Owakudani. I am sure we got a life expectancy of seven more years:-) In addition to Hakone, I can guide you in Nikko, Yokohama, Kamakura, central Tokyo, and so on. I would be very happy to meet you again somewhere other than Hakone!

Dipa P.

5 / 5

Apr 15, 2024

True Hakone Private Tour enjoying 3 popular spots