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Hakone Weekday Highlights w/ Shinkansen ride

Tea House of Hakone Onshi Park (Coffee or Matcha Break with a view)

Hakone Jinja Shrine

Hakone Weekday Highlights w/ Shinkansen ride

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Joined 2017

Yoko T.

4.84 / 5

(160 reviews)

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Hakone

Japanese (Native), English

7 hours

Private tour (only you and Yoko T.)

Up to 10 people

As a day trip from Tokyo to view Mount Fuji, I strongly recommend taking my Mt. Fuji's View from Lake Kawaguchiko Up-to-You Tour instead.

This tour is suitable for JR PASS holders. We will start from Tokyo or from your hotel in Hakone area and visit the highlights near Lake Ashi. We will finish our tour at your hotel in the Hakone area/at the entrance of Hakone Open Air Museum/at the Shinkansen platform of Odawara/ other places in Hakone.

Itinerary

This itinerary can be customized to meet your needs and preferences. Send me a message with your requests!

09:00 AM

Meeting Point

At the lobby of your hotel in Tokyo

11:00 AM

Hakone Onshi Park (Option) Matcha with Sweets 600 yen, Coffee with Japanese Sweets 500 yen

11:40 AM

Narukawa Museum (Option: Adults 1300→1000 High School & University Students 900→700 Primary& Junior High 600→500)

Hakone Shrine w/ Torii Gate in Lake Ashi (Option)

12:00 PM

Boat ride on Lake Ashi

01:00 PM

Hakone Ropeway

01:30 PM

Owakudani Valley

02:30 PM

Gora Park (Option)

Ending Point

The places you prefer to during the tour or Odawara Station

Want to personalize this tour?

This tour can be customized to meet your needs and preferences. Click below to send me a message with your requests.

Inclusions & Exclusions

What‘s included

Hotel meet up in Tokyo area

What‘s not included

transportation fee (you and the guide: Hakone Free Pass at Odawara Station which covers the buses, boat ride and ropeway. Adults will be 5,000 yen and children between 6-11 will be 1,000 yen.)

Transportation fare of mine: the guide. (11160 yen: Round trip on Shinkansen 6560yen + Hakone Free Pass 5000 yen), lunch, etc.

Admission fees (as being licensed tour guide, most of facilities only require yours.)

Tour Important Information

We will get Hakone Free Pass at Odawara Station which covers the buses, boat ride and ropeway. Adults will be ５,000 yen and children between 6-11 will be 1,000 yen.

Please cover my transportation fare. (11560 yen: Round trip on Shinkansen 6560yen + Hakone Free Pass 5000yen)

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

Joined 2017

Yoko T.

4.84 / 5

(160 reviews)

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About Tour Guide Yoko T.

Hi, I'm Yoko, a National License Tour Guide＆International Kikisake-shi.

I speak with an American accent, 'cause I lived in Seattle, Washington for six years in my childhood(3-9 years old). My tours might be better with people who LOVE TO WALK, have STAMINA and keen to learn about the culture.

Now I live within a walking distance from Ueno Park, Tokyo, so I see a lot of International tourists walking around in my neighborhood every day.

(PLEASE CHECK EACH TOUR. The expenses are spelled out, too.)

"Tokyo is larger than we thought and the transportations are so complicated," Swedish guys told me. I'm here to help you. I know well about Tokyo, Yokohama, Yamanashi etc. and I travel most of the parts of Japan.

I would appreciate if you could see more sightseeing spots with me as your guide and enjoy your stay.

I love to answer your questions, even though I became nearly breathless when I was with American guests, a family of three, curiously asking me questions after questions:-)

I appreciated their interest in Japan very much.

I also go mountain trekking for nearly thirty years. I've been to the summit of Mt. Fuji and Mt. Kitadake three times. Talking about Mt. Takao, maybe more than fifty times.

I hope we can enjoy the beautiful view together.

I'm looking forward to seeing you soon and having a good time together.

Hope to hearing from you soon.

Reviews

Jeannie K.

5 / 5

Oct 31, 2025

Tokyo Up-to-You Tour

Oct 31, 2025

Tokyo

8 hours

“Knowledgeable and experienced ”

Our family of 3 had a great full day tour with Yoko! She determined the best places to visit based on what was available, our interests and the weather! We visited Meiju Jinko shrine, enjoyed a family run traditional tea ceremony and went to a special and authentic Japanese lunch together. In the afternoon we visited a traditional residential neighborhood, enjoyed a few galleries and went to Ueno Park where we learned about more of the history surrounding a few more incredible shrines and temples. And finally Asakusa area where we visited the Senso-ji temple. We definitely would not have seen these places on our own and it was great to have a knowledgeable guide to experience this with! She also gave us a plan for our remaining days in Tokyo. Would recommend her!

Yoko T.

Thank you for the great review and giving the opportunity to meet the wonderful Kenkares. Jay san and your son Cyrus were really nice that I had a great time with all of you. I deeply appreciate that you seemed to enjoy many spots, taking pictures of them. We were lucky to see the only wedding processions in the morning that day at Meiji Jingu Shrine. It was quite interesting to hear you talk about the huge brush with Allan West, Japanese painting artist, at Yanaka. I hope you will remember yesterday when you see his picture. I hope you enjoy Hakone,HIroshima and Kyoto too. Thank you again for the wonderful day, Jeannie san.

Ross S.

5 / 5

Oct 15, 2025

Tokyo Up-to-You Tour

Oct 15, 2025

Tokyo

6 hours

“2 days in Tokyo”

Yoko really added to our experience, was very knowledgeable about history, religion, football, politics etc, also very engaging. She was massive help using trains, shinjuku station is difficult to navigate. Also recommended some nice restaurants. Definitely 5 stars.

Yoko T.

Thank you so much for a great review, Ross san. I really enjoy talking with both you and your lovely wife about various topics. Also it was great that we could visit historical sites like Zojoji Temple and Hibiya Library to know about the Edo Castle which I don't visit that often with the guests. I hope you watch "Perfect Days" directed by Vim Venders shot also at Asakusa and the Shogun Series when you get back to the UK. I hope you enjoy Kyoto and the rest of your stay in Japan.

Susan A.

5 / 5

Oct 7, 2025

Tokyo Up-to-You Tour

Oct 7, 2025

Tokyo

8 hours

“Great Tour with Yoko T.”

If you like to walk, Yoko will give you a great tour. She took us all over Tokyo and tailored the tour to whst we wanted to see. I wanted to see Hina dolls and she took us to see them and explained the history. We walked around Yanaka and saw traditional houses, Shinto shrine, and ate at a restaurant that served food like you would eat in a Japanese home. She suggested we visit the Yamatate Museum. She also took us to OTA museum for wood block prints. But most importantly Yoko -San of helped us buy our Kabuki tickets beforehand, suggested restaurants to eat at, told us where to buy bento boxes for Kabuki theatre, etc. etc. Thank you Yoko for taking such good care of us. Sue and Pat

Yoko T.

Thank you so much for a great review, Susan san and Patrick san. It was a great pleasure of mine to be of help for you. Susan san, I really love how you appreciate our Japanese culture not only the Japanese paintings but also Kabuki acts as much as you can with making various lovely comments. We could enjoy the quieter Tokyo including the off the beaten path around Yanaka and Nezu Shrine while I felt sorry that Omotesando Boulvevard was overcrowded on Saturday to enjoy the Pritzker architecture but we can see some unique fashion of the youngsters there. I appreciate so much your kindness and your generosity again. I hope you could enjoy more of Japan by visiting Hakone, Takayama and Kyoto during your tour. Have fun, please!!