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Hakone: The wonderful world
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Joined 2017
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.
Itinerary
This itinerary can be customized to meet your needs and preferences. Send me a message with your requests!
Meeting Point
Odawara station or Hakone-Yumoto station. If you are staying in Hakone area, at your hotel
Hakone-Yumoto satation
This is the gateway of Hakone. From this station, we will start to take a bus to Hatajuku, the first destination of this tour
Hakone Yosegi-zaiku National certified craft-man shop.
We learn how to make a wood combination pattern from real producer. Items he produces are sold only in Hakone area. It is impressive to learn how to make this Hakone Yosegi-zaiku which is listed as a traditional craft item by government.
Amazake-chaya
This is an old tea house found more than 400 years ago and one family succeed this business. Current owner is 13th generation.
Amazake is a non-alcoholic beverage made from Koji( a mold used in fermentation) and rice. This tea house has a small museum related to travel in Hakone in old days. Addition to it, there is an old road used for 400 years. It means you can see how people travelled in old days.
Lake Ashi
Lake Ashi was created by eruption of volcano about 3100 years ago and is never be frozen even in winter. There are some spots to enjoy very nice view of Mt.Fuji. We will take lunch around this area
Hakone Shrine
This is the oldest shrine in Hakone found about 1300 years ago. Approaching road to the main building was covered by cider trees and you can enjoy nice atmosphere which Japanese love.
Lake Ashi cruise
This Lake Ashi cruse is very enjoyable one to see Hakone mountains from different angle.
Owakudani - seeing volcanic activity and eat black-shell egg
This is one of the hi-lights of Hakone sightseeing. You can see actual volcanic activity in front of you and smell surfur.
Here you can find a very unique item which is an egg with black shell. It is a normal boiled egg but color of shell is black.
It is said that this one egg extends your life by 7 years.
Air cruise by taking rope-way (cable car)
After Owakudani, we will take rope-way (cable car) to Sohunzan station where you can enjoy hotspring for your feet if you wish.
On the way, you can enjoy nice view of Hakone mountains and feel you are flying.
Gora station
From this station, we will take a train to Hakone Yumoto. Because this train pass very steep slope, train is special and change train direction 3 times (switch back).
Hakone Yumoto
End of this tour
Ending Point
At your hotel, Hakone Yumoto station 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
guide fee only
transportation cost from my home to Odawara station.
All transportation, lunch, entrance fee for you and guide in Hakone.
My recommendation is to purchase Hakone free ticket for 2 days. It cost ￥5000 for an adult and ￥1000 for a kid (under 12 years old). This ticket covers all transportation from Odawara to Hakone area including bus, train, pirate ship, cable car and rope-way.
Tour Important Information
This is one typical route to enjoy Hakone. But there are many other places which is unique in Hakone for example many museums and historical sites.
For example, there is a famous "Open Air museum" where all sculptures are displayed in open air. If you wish to visit any specific place, please advice me. I will arrange this tour to meet your request.
If you can see Mt.Fuji depends on the weather condition. And please note that during summer, visibility is low and in winter it is high. It means chancesis to see Mt.Fuji in summer is low and in winter is high
Also, transportation in Hakone is affected by weather condition, especially cruise ship and rope-way ( cable car)
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
About Tour Guide Hiroshi Y.
My name is Hiroshi Yasuo, but Hiro is good enough to call me.
I used to live in abroad total 8 years and visited more than 30 countries for business and pleasure.
And through my experience of visiting all over Japan from Hokkaido to Okinawa, I am very knowledgeable about major tourist places. It means I can help you to make your visit to Japan a very enjoyable one. Also, I like Japanese history and it helps me to explain not only surface explanation of places, but also their background of stories or history of each place. Addition to that, I am very familiar with Japanese railway system. If you give me places you wish to visit, I can tell you the best way to reach those places.
As of Mar 2021, I got Wildness First Aid certification which means I have knowledge of how to treat under emergency situation. Addition to WFA, I understand importance of LNT( Leave No trace) philosophy. It means I respect nature and can help you how to conduct less stress tour for nature.
I understand my role is to make your tour more valuable and enjoyable one.
I hope I can see many people from all over the world.
Reviews
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Anne A.
“Amazing Hike up Mt. Kintoki”
We have been to Japan several times as our daughter lives here and it is always special treat to book a tour with Hiroshi! This was our third tour with Hiroshi and, as usual, it was amazing. Hiroshi is easy to communicate with. He takes the extra time to get to know you and your needs and adjusts the tour accordingly. Hiroshi, to us, is more than a tour guide, he is a friend. Thank you Hiroshi for another wonderful day.
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Hiroshi Y.
Dear Anne Thank you for your great comment about our 3rd tour. Yes, we are now friend and let's share ideas to enjoy our life. Waiting for your next trip to Japan.
Anne A.
“A Wonderful Day in Kamakura ”
We have visited Japan many times and this was our second tour with Hiroshisan! We had a wonderful day learning about the history of Kamakura. Hiroshi is amazing, patient, knowledgeable, and accommodating. If you have the opportunity to book a tour with Hiroshi, you won’t be disappointed!
Hiroshi Y.
Dear Anne Thank you for your great review about the tour in Kamakura. It was delightful for me to guide you second time and I will try to improve my tour by updating information of places to visit. I hope to be your guide again. Best regards Hiroshi
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Trevor B.
“Full day seeing Tokyo Gardens”
Wanted to see the blossom in the main Tokyo Gardens, Imperial Palace etc. Hiroshi picked us up on time at hotel and proceeded to take to and around Tokyo. He was knowledgeable about area and was a great guide for us
Hiroshi Y.
Dear Trevor Thank you for writing a review of my tour in Tokyo. I am glad to know you enjoyed it. If you have another chance to come to Japan, please advise. I want to take you to other places you will enjoy. Best regards
$332/ per group
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Delightful Kamakura
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In this tour, you will climb a mountain named Kintoki-san. If you are interested in climbing (not rock climbing) in Hakone, this is the ideal one. You will walk about 3 hours to the top of Kintoki-san and if you are lucky, you can enjoy a very nice view of Mt.Fuji.
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Kahoko's Excursion from Tokyo to Hakone
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Private Hakone - one day trip from Tokyo with Kaori
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