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Enjoy Two Different Ropeway Rides and Lunch at a Restaurant in a Luxury Hotel in Hakone
Joined 2024
On this tour, you ride two different ropeways and enjoy different views. If the weather is good, Mount Fuji can be seen from the ropeways. The starting point of this tour is Gotemba station while it is Yumoto or Odawara station in the most tours. However, you can choose Hakone-Yumoto station as Ending Point. Cruising on Lake Ashi is also fun. You have lunch at a nice restaurant by the lake. This tour includes a visit to three Hakone Shinto shrines, which is called 'Sanshamairi'
Itinerary
This itinerary can be customized to meet your needs and preferences. Send me a message with your requests!
Meeting Point
JR Gotemba station
- Gotemba station has two EXITs, Mt. Fuji EXIT and Hakone-Otome EXIT. I will be waiting for you in front of the elevator on the Hakone-Otome EXIT side, which is on the ground level. Please refer to the photo. I hold a piece of paper that says “Let’s enjoy Hakone!”
Take a bus
Before you get on a bus, please purchase Hakone Freepass to make your trip efficient and economical at a ticket office near Gotemba station.
[NOTE]
A ticket office opens at 9:00 a.m. To catch the 9:05 bus, someone in your group needs to purchase the free passes for all the people in your group and your guide together. Please keep it in mind.
Board the Pirate Ship and Enjoy Cruising on Lake Ashi
It is a forty-minute cruise from Togendai Port to Motohakone Port. During the cruise, passengers can see the red torii gate of Hakone Shrine.
Visit Hakone Shrine and Kuzuryu Shrine
Built on the edge of Lake Ashi, Hakone Shrine is one of the popular tourist destinations. According to legend, this Shinto shrine was founded in 757. You also visit Kuzuryu Shrine, which honors the nine-headed dragon deity known as the protector of Lake Ashi.
Ride Komagatake Ropeway and Visit Hakone Mototsumiya Shrine
During a seven-minute ropeway ride, you can see Lake Ashi spreading out below and beautiful Mount Fuji beyond the mountains. On a clear day, Suruga Bay, Sagami Bay and Izu Oshima Island can be seen from the top of the mountain. You take a stroll and visit Hakone Mototsumiya Shrine.
Lunch at a restaurant in a luxury hotel near Lake Ashi
You have a buffet style lunch at a restaurant. If time permits, you can walk by the lake.
Ride Hakone Ropeway
It is a thirty-minute ride from Togendai to Owakudani Valley. Weather permitting, you can see Mount Fuji from the ropeway and Owakudani Valley.
Visit Owakudani Valley
Owakudani Valley is also one of the most popular tourist destinations. The valley was created by the landslide of Hakone volcano about 3,000 years ago. You can see the activity up close. Kurotamago, or black eggs, steamed over sulfurous water are a local specialty. It is said that if you eat a black egg, your life span will be 7 years longer. Enjoy it!
From Togendai to Gotemba
You take a bus to return to Gotemba station.
Ending Point
JR Gotemba 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
- Hakone Freepass (for you and your guide) 5,000 yen per person
- The fare for Komagatake Ropeway (for you and your guide) 1,620 yen per person (This is a discounted rate for Hakone Freepass holders)
- Lunch (for you) 4,000 yen - 4,500 yen per person (It depends on the season)
- Food & drink
Tour Important Information
- Please note that this tour starts on March 21, 2025
- Please let me know in advance if you would like to go to Odawara station to take JR Line or Odakyu Line after the tour. Your guide will take you to Hakone-Yumoto station to catch the train to Odawara station.
- Hakone Freepass includes transportation fee for Odakyu Bus, Hakone Tozan Bus, Hakone Ropeway, Sightseeing Cruise, Moutain Train, etc. Just show the pass to a bus driver and you can visit many places in Hokone.
- Only the fare for Komagatake Ropeway is not included in the free pass. Please buy a ticket by yourself.
- The operations of ropeway, cruise ship and other transportation might be suspended due to strong wind or bad weather. Please let me talk to you about the itinerary in that case.
- Hakone is a very popular sightseeing spot and always crowded with tourists. Please note that the itinerary may change slightly. Let me discuss it with you in that case.
- Reservations are required for lunch at the restaurant. Please ask me as soon as possible if there are any tables available on the tour day.
- Please send a message to confirm my availability before booking.
- yen=Japanese yen
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 2024
About Tour Guide Yumiko K.
Hello, I am Yumiko, a government licensed tour guide. I was born and raised in Aichi prefecture. I have lived in Gotemba City at the foot of Mt. Fuji for over 35 years since I moved from Tokyo. Needless to say, Mt. Fuji is a symbol of Japan. It shows many faces depending on the seasons and time of the day. Many tourists visit here to see Mt. Fuji from home and abroad every year.
Gotemba is located halfway between Hakone and Fuji five lakes area. And it is easily accessible from Tokyo. You can come to Gotemba from Shinjuku in Tokyo by Odakyu highway bus or Odakyu limited express train without any transfers. Please visit attractive sightseeing spots in Gotemba, such as Chichibunomiya Memorial Park, Tokino Sumika and Gotemba Premium Outlets, the biggest outlet mall in Japan.
I love eating, chatting, traveling abroad and meeting people. And I enjoy tea ceremony and ballroom dancing.
I would be happy if I could show you around Gotemba and Hakone area. I am looking forward to seeing you soon!
$247/ per group
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