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A Day Tour to Hakone by Public Transportation
A day tour from Tokyo or Yokohama to Hakone, one of the most popular spots near Tokyo, by public transportations.The tour will visit Owakudani, Lake Ashi, Hakone Sekisho Ato, and Hakone Jinja Shrine.As an option, you can drop in at Hot Spring in Hakone Yumoto on the way back to Tokyo.
Meeting Point
At your hotel in Tokyo or Yokohama
Owakudani (You can recognize here that Hakone is an active volcano)
Lake Ashi (You can enjoy short lake cruise)
Hakone Sekisho Ato (You can learn Japanese History by this site)
Hakone Jinja Shrine (Holy place in this area)
Ending Point
At your hotel in Tokyo or Yokohama
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Inclusions & Exclusions
guide fee, hotel pick-up in Tokyo or Yokohama area
Transportation fee from Tokyo (you and guide):
Approximately 9,000Yen/Person (including limited express fee)
Approximately 14,000Yen/Person in case of using Bullet Train between Tokyo and Odawara
Hakone Sekisho entrance fee: 500Yen/person
(Option) Hot Spring entrance fee: 2,000Yen/Person
Tour Important Information
- It includes an hour Walking along Lake Ashi. Wearing comfortable shoes is recommendable. (If you have some difficulty to walk, we can use a route bus.)
- In general, a Person with tatoo is not allowed to enter into hot spring baths in Japan. If you have a tatoo on your body, you will not be able to enter into hot spring baths. (If your tatoo is small, the hotel will give you a covering seal during bathing. Therefore, you may be able to take a hot spring bath.)
Hakone is a popular Sightseeing spot located in the Suburb of Tokyo, but the public transportations in this area is quite complecated.
If you would like to visit there by public transportations, I recommend you to go with a guide who knows Hakone well.
You can enjoy not only nature or historical spots in Hakone but also various vehicles such as mountain tram, cable car, ropeway, ship, bus, etc.
Hakone is also famous as a hot spring Resort. You can enjoy hot springs (day use) if you wish.
Let's fully enjoy Hakone with me!
Can you arrange a tour by a private car (van/minibus) from Tokyo?
Yes, I can arrange a private car tour from Tokyo with the following extra charge.
1) Sedan luxury car/van (up to 8 people): 85,000Yen/day (including a driver fee, fuel, toll and tax)
2) Minibus (up to 16 people): 140,000Yen/day (including a driver fee, fuel toll and tax)
*If you use a private car, other transportation cost will not occur.
If we take hot spring baths in Hakone Yumoto, how much more we need to pay?
The entrance fee to hot spring bath is 1,600Yen (week day) or 1,900Yen (week end) /person. (In case of Hakone Yuryo)
If the duration is to be extended, the extra charge of the guide fee will occur. (7,000Yen/hour)
Important message from the guide
I can guide you in Tohoku District including Akita, Aomori, Iwate, Fukushima, Miyagi and Yamagata only if you could bear my transportation fee of 8,000Yen. (Sorry, but I usually live in Chiba.)
For Kanto District including Chiba, Hakone, Ibaraki, Kamakura, Kanagawa, Mt. Fuji, Narita, Nikko, Saitama, Tochigi, Tokyo and Yokohama, the pick up fee is 3,000Yen.
If you would like me to guide you in any other area, please feel free to contact me.
Cancellation Policy
- Free cancellation - 8 days prior to meeting time
- 50% Refund - 3 to 7 days prior to meeting time
- No Refund - Within 2 day(s) prior to meeting time
Hakone Tour Reviews
Deneen C.
Three-hour tour to Naritasan Temple from Narita
“A fun and interesting tour!”
Nobu is an excellent guide with a friendly sense of humor. We had just enough time on our layover to see Naritasan Temple and the amazing gardens, to eat a delicious lunch including noodles, rice bowl and tender, tasty, grilled eel. He kept us on a tight schedule, seeing the most beautiful parts of the gardens, giving good explanations of the temple grounds, Buddhism and Shintoism, and even allowing a few minutes for souvenir shopping. I highly recommend Nobu!
Nobu S.
(89 reviews)Thank you very much for your review. I am glad to know that you enjoyed the tour with me. Naritasan is an authentic and historically very important temple. It is possible for the tourists to visit by themselves, but I assume it will be more interesting if visiting with a good guide. Thank you again for having me as a guide. Nobu
“Fun in Fukagawa with Nobu”
Nobu is an endearing guide who discussed Japan’s history and culture. We wanted an experience on the quieter side, meaning not a lot of tourists, so we had a custom tour of Fukagawa. With my sister in law and blind husband, we had leisurely walk through the “old downtown” of Tokyo or also known as Fukagawa. We visited a shrine, a temple, a Japanese garden and the Fukagawa Edo Museum. Nobu taught us the proper way to enter a shrine or temple - First, we bowed at the gate, then the water purification and finally the shrine and then a short walk to the temple. The Japanese tea garden was a contemplative, serene place where absorbing in your thoughts is meditative. Then, the Fukagawa Edo Museum where we learned about the peaceful Edo period and the replica of village life in Fukagawa. After, we had a wonderful delicious dinner at a Japanese/Chinese restaurant. Just incredible delicious food. Nobu, as our navigator through Tokyo’s complex and busy subway system, seamlessly eased our transfers and stops. We never lost sight of Nobu which comforted us while walking through the busy station. Nobu is a excellent guide who provides exceptional service to his clients.
Nobu S.
(89 reviews)Thank you very much for your review! I am glad to know that you enjoyed my tour. Fukagawa was a downtown in "Edo" and still remains good old day's Japan. It is always my great pleasure to guide my guests in this area. Also I learned a lot from you during the tour. Thank you again for having me as a guide. Nobu
“Outstanding!”
My family and I were lucky to see Mt Fuji on a clear day. Nobu is an excellent guide. He knows where to find the excellent views of Mount Fuji and the he timed the visits to different sites to get the different view points of Mount Fuji and admire its splendor. I highly recommend Nobu, a local and private guide that provides some history of the sites you are visiting and knows the area and has the flexibility to change itineraries for some unexpected incidents.
Nobu S.
(89 reviews)Thank you very much for your review. I am glad to know that you enjoyed my tour. I am always happy if I can help my guests to make more enjoyable trip. Nobu
