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Perfect Hakone: 1-Day Nature and History Car Tour with a Licensed guide
Joined 2018
Why don't you travel efficiently by car?
Enjoy nature, culture, and food in Hakone!
Your guide will drive you wherever you like in the Hakone area in English, Chinese, and a little Spanish.
*The tour starts and ends in the Hakone area.
*If starts and ends in Tokyo: +$140, 10 hours
My SUZUKI K-cars
1 Wagon R Stingray TS, 2008
2 Alto Turbo RS, 2017
・small but powerful with 660cc engine with turbo
・accommodates 3 guests maximum
・not so spacious nor as comfortable as Mercedes
・with insurance
Itinerary
This itinerary can be customized to meet your needs and preferences. Send me a message with your requests!
Meeting Point
Hakone-Yumoto station (Odakyu line) or other places in Hakone area.
- The guide will pick you up at the station or other places in the Hakone area.
Wherever you want to go within and around Hakone Area
Please choose the destinations you want to go.
(approximately 4 -5 places)
Model Course:
Hakone-Yumoto station-Amazakechaya(tea house)-Old Tokaido Road (Cedar Avenue)-Old Check Point-Hakone-Lake Ashi(Motohakone)-Hakone Shrine-Owakudani Valley-Hakone-Yumoto station
attractions and fees per adult in JPN:
Owakudani Valley (1500 if you ride a cable car)
Ashinoko lake boat cruise 1000yen or 1200yen(pirate ship)
Old Hakone Checkpoint Site 500yen
Hakone Shrine
Old Tokaido Road (Cedar Avenue and/or the Cobbled Roads)
Motohakone town (lunch, shopping)
Amazake-chaya (tea house on the old Tokaido road)
Hakone Parquetry workshop (watch a demonstration of making the woodcraft originated in Hakone)
Taikanyama Observatory (Panoramic view from the top of a mountain)
Museums;
Hakone Open Air Museum 1600yen
Hakone Museum 1300yen
Lalique Museum Hakone 1500yen
Venetian Glass Museum 1800yen
Okada Museum 2800yen
Pola Museum 1800yen
Narukawa Museum (with a great view of Mt.Fuji) 1,500yen
The guide will be willing to help you make a customized itinerary.
Ending Point
Hakone-Yumoto station or other places in the Hakone area
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
Fuel, tolls, and parking fees
Admission fees
lunch
Transportation expenses other than by the guide's car
Tour Important Information
*My two cars are both small with no trunk room.
*Each car accommodates max. 3 guests.
*You cannot be with your large baggage in a car.
*People over 190 cm would not fit in, or may not feel comfortable in my car.
The duration of the tour can be varied.
You can start and/or finish the tour at your hotel.
Please contact for details.
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 2018
About Tour Guide Seigo U.
Hi.
I’m Seigo.
I am a licensed guide in both English and Chinese. I can speak Spanish just a little bit.
I enjoy listening to music, watching sports, driving in my car, and learning new languages in my free time.
Since I have lived in Kanagawa my whole life, I can offer satisfying private customized tours to each guest group.
My recommended destinations in Kanagawa are Kamakura, a seat of Japan's first Shogunate, and Hakone, a popular resort area with mountains and Lake Ashi.
In addition to the standard tourist destinations, I can also drive you around some nice places in the suburbs of Tokyo that foreign tourists don't usually visit.
It will be great if you have fun exploring Japan with my little help.
Please feel free to contact me anytime!
I'm looking forward to seeing you soon!
Reviews
Maria josefina A.
Perfect Hakone: 1-Day Nature and History Car Tour with a Licensed guide
“Highlights of Hakone ”
Our tour of Hakone’s top attractions was well-organized by Seigo san and may well be the highlight of our 10-day Japan trip. He carefully planned what could be packed in 8 hours and gave clear instructions for every step of the adventure, from boarding the Shinkansen in Tokyo to hopping on the Owakadani ropeway and Ashi pirate ship. We were glad he prioritized the Open Air Museum and chose the right timings for lunch and the Lake Ashi cruise. The special viewing spot for Mt Fuji at dusk was the perfect cap to our exclusive tour. Seigo San is well travelled, fluent in English, interested in other languages and cultures which makes him a very cool and responsive guide. Thank you Seigo San for our memorable Hakone adventure!
Seigo U.
(7 reviews)Maria san, Thank you for your kind words. I couldn't be more pleased to know how much you enjoyed our tour in Hakone. I only wish you could have had more time to explore the Open Air Museum to your heart's content. It was a great pleasure guiding you and your friends. Thank you for leaving a wonderful memory to me. I am looking forward to your coming back to Japan shortly. Seigo
Sheila S.
Perfect Hakone: 1-Day Nature and History Car Tour with a Licensed guide
“Best car tour and experienced guide!”
Seigo is a wonderful guide, with excellent timing and consideration for how to plan a wonderful tour with several stops at unique Hakone attractions! He was at every meeting place early and kept in touch with what’s app to ensure good communication through the 2 days we had with him. I was right to trust him with timing and the itinerary- with places, times, useful Japanese phrases too! We had efficient and timely tours in a comfortable car with a safe, competent driver who really knows his way around the area. I highly recommend Seigo’s car tour and his itineraries for what to do and see based on our requests and his knowledge of the places .
Seigo U.
(7 reviews)Sheila san and Susie san, Thank you for your kind words. I tried my best to create and implement a tour that would meet your requests. I couldn't be happier if you had fun exploring Hakone in my car. I enjoyed going on a trip to Enoura Observatory and several popular attractions in Hakone with you. You were so nice and kind all the time. We talked a lot about many things while on the tour. It was fun and inspiring to me. I hope you enjoy the rest of your stay in Japan and we meet again in US or Japan.
Seth H.
Perfect Hakone: 1-Day Nature and History Car Tour with a Licensed guide
“Best guide in Hakone”
We were so fortunate to spend the day exploring Hakone with Seigo, a true expert on this area. Seigo was well versed in the area and helped us refine an agenda that included the greatest hits in a very efficient manner. Seigo then was nice enough to extend the day to include a demonstration by a local woodworking artisan that we highly recommend as well. Spend time with Seigo, you will be glad you do so.
Seigo U.
(7 reviews)Seth and Jenny, I appreciate your kind words. You were so nice and curious. I couldn't be happier if you enjoyed my car tour in Hakone. I enjoyed guiding you to highlight attractions including the Amazake-Chaya and the demonstration of Hakone Yosegi Zaiku, the traditional woodcraft. Today's trip with you will be an unforgettable memory of mine. I hope you have a lot more fun during the rest of your stay in Japan. Well, until we meet again!
$323/ per group
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