Hakone Explorer 1-Day Nature and History Car Tour with a Licensed guide
Why don't you travel efficiently by car?
Enjoy nature, culture, and food in Hakone!
Your guide will drive you around Hakone.
attractions:
Lake Ashinoko
Sightseeing cruises (normal ship or Pirate Ship)
Owakudani Valley
Mt. Komagatake
Hakone Shrine
Taikanzan Observatory
Amazake-chaya (traditional rest house)
Old Tokaido Roads
Museums (Open Air Museum, Venetian Glass Museum...)
My cars:
Wagon R 2009
Alto Turbo RS 2017
・660cc with turbo
・with insurance
Itinerary
This itinerary can be customized to meet your needs and preferences. Send me a message with your requests!
Meeting Point
Odawara station or Hakoneyumoto station or around Hakone areas
- Provided before the tour date
Where you want to go within and around Hakone Area
Destinations include viewpoints of Mt. Fuji
*You may not see Mt. Fuji depending on the weather conditions.
Available attractions and fees per adult in JPN:
Owakudani Valley (1500 if you ride a cable car)
Ashinoko lake boat cruise 1000~2000yen
Old Hakone Checkpoint Site 500yen
Hakone Shrine
Old Tokaido Roads (Cedar Avenue and/or the Cobbled Roads)
Lakeside towns (Hakone-machi port, Motohakone port (lunch, shopping)
Amazake-chaya (traditional rest house on the old Tokaido road)
Taikanzan Observatory (Panoramic view from the top of a mountain)
Museums;
Hakone Open Air Museum 1600yen
Venetian Glass Museum 1800yen
The guide will be willing to help you make a customized itinerary.
Ending Point
Odawara station or Hakoneyumoto station or around Hakone area
Want to personalize this tour?
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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
Travel fee
Fuel, tolls, and parking fees
Admission fees
lunch
Transportation expenses other than by the guide's car
Tour Important Information
*My cars only accommodate 3 guests with no room for large luggage.
*The tour can be customized to meet your requests if possible.
*Tours for more than 3 people and tours from other places are available with additional fees. Please feel free to ask about that.
*If the starting and the ending points are in Tokyo, the tour will be 10 hours, and 18000JPN will be added to the original price of the tour.
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
About Tour Guide Seigo U.
Hi, I’m Seigo.
Thank you for visiting my page. I'm a friendly guy who loves traveling, music, and sports, especially baseball.
I enjoy trying my best to take you wherever you want in Japan as much as possible.
Key Skills
Certified National Licensed Guide Interpreter in English (2018) and Chinese (2020)
Domestic Travel Service Supervisor license (2019)
Strengths
• Extensive travel experience both domestically and internationally. Fluent in English and Chinese, and currently learning Spanish to broaden my global communication skills.
• Proven expertise in managing schedules for bus tours, including multi-day and day trips, ensuring smooth and enjoyable experiences.
• A commitment to tailoring tours to individual preferences, creating relaxing, memorable, and joyful journeys.
Guiding Experience
Since 2019, I have guided a variety of tours, including:
• Private tours
• Day-trip, long tour
• Cruise ship excursions
I have extensive knowledge of and experience guiding popular destinations across Japan, such as Tokyo, Kamakura, Hakone, Mt. Fuji, Kyoto, Nara, Osaka, Sendai, Kagoshima, and Okinawa.
Background and Education
After earning a degree in English, I devoted over 35 years to teaching English at high schools and special education schools, while also working with the Prefectural Board of Education. My passion for education extends to online language teaching, where I help students master Japanese, Chinese, and English.
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, the seat of Japan's first Shogunate, and Hakone, a popular resort area with mountains and Lake Ashinoko. I can also drive you around some nice places in Japan that foreign tourists don't usually visit.
Please feel free to contact me anytime.
I'm looking forward to seeing you soon!
Reviews
Sophie B.
“Day guided tour of Tokyo ”
Seigo was the highlight of Tokyo. He maintained my 10 year olds captive attention by involving her in the discussion of the sites we visited. He tailor made our day to include the must see sites on my daughters list (shibuya crossing, Tokyo tower) but made the more historical and cultural sites interesting. We learned so much with Seigo and his kindness was the highlight of our day. Thank you Seigo- it was hard to say goodbye and we hope to see you at a dodgers game soon!
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Seigo U.
Sophie san, thank you so much for your kind review. It was such a pleasure spending the day with you and your daughter. I’m really happy to hear that you enjoyed exploring Asakusa, Shibuya, and Harajuku. I hope you continue to discover and experience many wonderful things together — your daughter’s curiosity will surely make every moment even more special. Wishing you both a safe and memorable journey ahead. Bon voyage! Seigo
Alfred M.
“A wonderful day in Kamakura ”
Seigu have us a memorable day in Kamakura with visits to five temple and shrine sites with great explanations of their significance. He met us at the train station and guided us through the day and back to the appropriate place at the station form our return trip to Tokyo. Logistics were seamless! He also guided us to a restaurant for dinner with sunset ocean views and a view of Mt Fuji. Unfortunately the weather clouded both but it was exactly what I had asked for (apart from the weather!) A first class tour guide and highly recommended !!
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Seigo U.
Alfred san, Thank you so much for your lovely review. It was quite a full day, and I’m sure you must have been a bit tired, but I’m happy we were able to visit so many of Kamakura’s main temples and sights together. I really enjoyed spending the day with you both. I’m also glad you could relax and enjoy dinner at the restaurant in Shichirigahama, with that beautiful sunset and a bit of the view of Mt. Fuji. Hope our paths cross again someday! Seigo
Dalton J.
“Wonderful day tour of Kamakura and Enoshima. ”
Seigo was a terrific host, our tour around Kamakura (Houkokuji, Komachi-dori, Kotokuin, Hasedera and ending at Enoshima at dusk) was a great experience. Seigo's willingness to accommodate our needs was greatly appreciated and his recommendation for a restaurant at the end of our tour was a hit!
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Seigo U.
Dalton san, thank you so much for your kind review. I’m truly happy to know that you enjoyed the tour of Kamakura and Enoshima. I also had such a wonderful time with you and your family. Your journey in Japan has only just begun, so I hope you’ll discover many beautiful places and enjoy lots of delicious food along the way. I look forward to the day we meet again. Seigo
$325/ per group
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