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Hakone Scenic, Historical and Culture tour From Tokyo (Case1)
This Hakone tour is suitable for the tourists from various world wide countries who visit Hakone for the first time. I will help you to make exciting experiences which include the unbiased true stories. For example, during the Hakone tour I can explain how Hakone area in the caldera (93km2) has appeared including Ashinoko-lake, various types of Onsen/hot spring and the history of Hakone shrine.
Meeting Point
At your hotel in Tokyo
To move from Tokyo to Odawara by JR Shinkansen Kodama 709 and to move from Odawara to Oowakudani station by Hakone Tozan railway, cable car and Ropeway,
((Enjoyment of riding))
To enjoy Hakone Tozan Railway ,Hakone cable car, ropeway and sightseeing boat (cruise) in Ashinoko-lake. During these riding, you can enjoy the sightseeking of beutiful scenic and Mt.Fuji if weather is fine.
(Hakone Tozan Railway):
This Ride connect from Odawara to Gora as mountain railway and has started to open in 1919.
Switchback: The railway climbs the steep inclined rail by a switchback zig-zag way, changing the direction back and forth.
(Hakone Cable Car):
This car travel approximately 1.2km to connect Gora and Souzan stations in 10 minutes. The difference in elevation is 209 meter. The vehicle of the Cable Car is consist of * units and the floor inside the vehicle is formed as step-wise to fit the slope of the railway.
(Hakone Ropeway):
You can enjoy the views during a 30 minute ride across 4 kilometers between Sounzan and Togendai stations, including Owakudani volcanic valley where sulfurous fumes gushing out of cracks in the earth which make hot spring, Lake Ashi and Mt.Fuji (if whether is fine).
Oowakudani sightseeing.
Owakudani is one of the most famous scenic spot same with Ashinoko-lake. This volcanic landscape was created 400 thousand years ago and 1,438 meters above sea level. You can see sulfurous fumes gushing out of cracks in the earth.
Kuro-Tamago (black boiled egg) are a special famous food which contain 5 eggs in a pack which are boiled in the hot sulfurous muddy water of Owakudani. It is said that if you eat one black egg, you can extend your life by seven years.
Move from Oowakudani to Togendai by Ropeway,
Move from Oowakudani to Togendai by Ropeway,
Sightseeing boat (cruise) in Lake-Ashinoko,
This Cruise operates between Hakonemachi, Moto-Hakone and Togendai on Lake Ashi. You can enjoy beautiful scenery such as green mountains surrounded by sky and lake, wave splash near the Cruise and Mt.Fuji if whether is fine with breathing clear air.
Lunch near Hakone port,
Lunch near Hakone port,
Hakone Sekisho including Yosegi-saiku(Original souvenir in Hakone) facility observation:
Hakone-Sekisho (Barrier):
This is the government (Shogunate in Edo era) checkpoint of Edo period. During the Edo era (17centry – 19centry), Japan was divided into feudal domains which were governed by Daimyo (feudal load). The Shogun(the top of Samurai worriers) had controlled all of those feudal loads by establishing the system obligation of Sankinkotai system. All of the feudal load had to live in Edo and on their own domains in alternate years with their wives and eldest sons be as hostages in Edo.
There were Several barriers in old Tokaido Highway connected Kyoto and Edo (current Tokyo) to check each feudal loads belongings and their wives prevent escaping from Edo. Hakone barrier was the most strict checkpoint place.
Yosegi-saiku(Original souvenir in Hakone) facility observation:
Wooden work technology originated traditionally in Hakone from Edo period by assembling various different type of wooden material with utilizing various color difference.
To move to Moto-Hakone by bus,
To move to Moto-Hakone by bus,
Hakone Shrine,
Hakone Shrine is one of the best power spot Shrine in the East of Japan. It is said that the Shrine bring the power to people who plan to do business and daily life including good marriage, traffic safety, exorcism, prayer of school success , safe child birth and prosperous business so that everything is going smoothly.
To move from Moto-Hakone to Odawara by bus,
To move from Moto-Hakone to Odawara by bus,
To move from Odawara to Tokyo by JR Shinkansen bullet train,
To move from Odawara to Tokyo by JR Shinkansen bullet train,
Ending Point
At your hotel in Tokyo
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Inclusions & Exclusions
Guide fee,
Pick-up fee at your staying hotel in Tokyo,
Transportation fee during this tour for you and a guide in case you move from hotel in Tokyo to Odawara using Shinkansen bullet train (both way): JPY7600/ adult,
Hakone free path ticket from Odawara station for you and a guide: JPY5000/ adult,
Entrance fee for you: Hakone-Sekisho (Barrier): JPY500/ adult,
Lunch fee,
Tour Important Information
1) For fairly long walking of sight-seeing, please put on the shoes to walk with ease.
2) Please prepare the cash to spend any train riding, lunch and souvenir.
3) I prepared the blog of Hakone related items with photos and detail explanation each shown as below,
Blog title: (1)Ashinoko-Lake How this lake was appeared and Various Hakone Sight Spots
(2) Various Rides in Hakone
(3) Hakone Shrine Power Spot to Encourage People
(4) Modern Japanese-style Painting by Natural Mineral Pigments
(5) Natural Mineral Pigments used for Modern Japanese-style Painting
Important message from the guide
I am now focusing tour guide area for East Japan area such as Tokyo, Yokohama, Hakone, Kamakura, Mt.Fuji, Nikko, Gunma, Saitama and Kanazawa.
However, I can support you for one day trip of Kyoto, Osaka, Kobe, Nara and Himeji from Tokyo.
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
Ee lin K.
One day Mt.Fuji tour for your greatexperience
Customized
“Well informed tour”
Kashima is knowledgeable and have good sense humour. I appreciate very the useful Japanese phrases and vocabulary & information sheet. I find it concise ad very functional.
Kashima H.
(68 reviews)Ee lin san, Thank you very much for your upmost review for me. We enjoyed Mt.Fuji viewing and surrounding beautiful nature spots such as Arakurayama Sengen Park, Ohishi park and Oshino Hakkai. Thanks to your young group happy and energic atmosphere with continuous funny talking, I could join to exchange lots of conversation with your group including various topics for your country and Japan. I hope that you visit Japan again in near future so that I can introduce other nice tour spots in Japan for you. Thanks, Kashima
“Fantastic launch pad for further exploring. ”
Kashima’s tour gave us a wonderful overview of the highlights we wanted to see. He got us into a superb Yakatori restaurant that we would never dare enter on our own. Not only is he a master at navigating the labyrinth of Toyo’s subways and trains but his knowledge of Japanese Cuisine and photography skills are unreal. Throughly enjoyed ourselves.
Kashima H.
(68 reviews)Chris san, Thank you very much for your upmost review for me. We enjoyed the combination of Japanese traditional atmosphere as Meiji shrine and the most bustling & entertainment area as Harajuku, Omotesando, Shibuya and Shinjuku. I am pleased that you could satisfy the highlights you wanted to see. Also, it is my pleasure that you could start well for your Japan continuous tour by your experience of my guiding of the day. I hope that you continue to enjoy Japan tour. Thanks, Kashima
Joe K.
One day Gunma butchery school & Saitama Kato farm tour
Customized
“Perfect in every way”
Kashima made everything perfect. He handles our every unusual request. It was the best tour we have ever done.
Kashima H.
(68 reviews)Joe san, Thank you very much for your upmost review to me. It was very much pleasure for me that you requested me to arrange to learn the actual butchering process and watching the process of making beef to sell for general market at the school of butchery in Gunma prefecture. We could hear and watch the information in detail by the school top person. I am impressed that You and your family are so much professional to ask any questions and learned a lot. I am very much pleased that you could get important information from the school. Also, we visited Kato farm in Saitama prefecture who grows his own feed for the cattle and has won over 100 awards for their beef. We could see free range cows and goats and enjoyed tasting various foods by cow milking. I hope that you and your family continue to enjoy your nice business. Thanks, Kashima
