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Garden stroll before soaking yourself into Onsen, hotspring bath

Hakone Highlights - One Day Excursion from Tokyo

Day Trip
Hakone Tour Guide - Tomoko H.

Joined 2018

Tomoko H.
4.95 / 5
(178 reviews)
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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.

Itinerary

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

07:00 AM

Meeting Point

At your hotel in Tokyo or any place of your convenience

07:00 AM

Your hotel or any place of your conveniene

- meeting at the place above for the excursion

07:30 AM

JR Tokyo or Odakyu Shinjuku station

- express train ride to Hakone Yumoto via Odawara

09:30 AM

Hakone area

- fun vehicle rides; Hakone Tozan train (hill-climb train), cable car, airly gondola

11:00 AM

Owakudani

- breathtaking view of active volcanic zone

- why don't we try the 'longivity' black eggs?

12:30 PM

Lake Ashi

- beautiful caldera lake and fun boat ride

01:30 PM

Sekisho open air museum & historical cedar avenue

- the travelers' checkpoint between the historical path between Kyoto and Edo (Tokyo)

- fun walk along the cedar avenue

03:00 PM

Chokoku-no-Mori (Hakone Open Air Museum) or Narukawa Museum (Japanese paintings & beautiful garden)

Relaxing time at either of the museums on your choice

05:00 PM

Hakone Yumoto

- departing Hakone area for Tokyo

06:40 PM

Terminal station in Tokyo

- the end of the tour

Ending Point

At a terminal station in Tokyo or any place of your convenience

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Inclusions & Exclusions

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What‘s included

guide fee, hotel pick-up in the metropolitan Tokyo area

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What‘s not included

■ transportation fee (you and the guide)

■ lunch

■ entrance fee (you and the guide * at some facilities, no need to pay for guide's admission) - Open Air Museum 2,000 yen/adult, Checkpoint museum 500 yen/adult (both discount price with Hakone Free Pass)

Tour Important Information

■ Make sure to wear comfortable shoes and clothes suitable for walking.

■ Transportation fee will be varied according to which means of access transportation we take; the following is for your reference.

- JR line - round-trip Shinkansen bullet train between Tokyo & Odawara 7,620 yen (researved seat) + Hakone Free Pass valid for 2 days (from Odawara) 5,000 yen>>> total 12,620 yen/adult * If you have JR pass, your Shinkansen fare is to be covered with it and you only need to purchase the guide's ticket.

- Odakyu Romance Car - round-trip from Shinjuku (including Hakone Free Pass valid for 2 days) : 8,500 yen/adult

*seats for Romance cars tend to be fully booked during high seasons and weekends.

■ In the case you would like your guide to pick you up in Hakone area, her transportaion from Tokyo and extra-hour fee for pick-up will be requested.

■ Bringing a towel with you would be recommended if you want to try hot-spring bath. *the fee will be around 2,500 yen/peoson.

■ Please be noted that the rope-ways(gondolas) and cruise boats will be out of service when the weather is not unfavorable.

Cancellation Policy

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Hakone Tour Guide - Tomoko H.

Joined 2018

Tomoko H.
4.95 / 5
(178 reviews)
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About Tour Guide Tomoko H.

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!


Reviews

Top rated experience. 5 Stars.

Tomoko was the best tour guide that we’ve ever had. She was punctual, professional and extremely educated on the history of Tokyo. Navigating through the city in a timely and efficient manner. I would highly recommend her for any guided experience with a small group or large group. She overdelivered on all aspects and also spoke English very well. Exceptional!!!

Mino S.

Tomoko H.

Thank you Mino for posting such a positive review so soon after the tour. You just arrived yesterday from Boston, and I marveled at your energy and appetite. I am sure you and your lovely daughter Ava will enjoy your further journey as well. I look forward to seeing you again. Best wishes to all your family and my best regards to your friend Mike. - Tomoko:)

Japan 2024

We just got back from our holiday in Japan and quite honestly, we couldn’t have had a lovelier time if it weren’t for our guide Tomoko. She made our first two days in Tokyo so enjoyable. Her kind disposition, her excellent communication skills in English and her ability to get us from place to place understanding our itinerary and our interests (2 adult parents and 2 university age daughters) at our pace was invaluable. Don’t hesitate to book Tomoko as your guide! She took time to explain local traditions and customs, took excellent photos of the family and managed to keep us on schedule so we could see and do everything we wanted including eating and shopping along the way.

Andrea F.

Tomoko H.

I'm so glad to hear you had a wonderful holiday, Andrea. Thank you for writing this excellent review just after returning from the trip. I love the photos of us enjoying the market and of me leaving the misfortune I took:) Your husband, Doug, knew very well that you had spent a lot of time researching and preparing very hard for your family, and his first wish was for you to spend some special time yourselves. It was a real pleasure and a privilege for me as a guide to be with you all considerate each other and to spend two very enjoyable days. Thanks to Sydney and Emma, I enjoyed going to shops I wouldn't have gone to on my own. Thanks for broadening my horizons. I wish you and your family once again a happy and healthy 2025. Thank you.

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