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Hakone Highlights : Day trip from Tokyo
Joined 2024
Hakone attracts more than 20 million visitors a year from all over Japan. Its beautiful scenery, good quality of hot springs and variety of local food will surely fascinate you.
From Tokyo, Japanese bullet train, Shinkansen, will bring us to Odawara with 30 min ride.
From Odawara, we will use 1 day Hakone Free Pass, by which we can enjoy mountain train, cable train, cable car and boat crusing.
During our tour, I will propose a gorgeous Japanese lunch using fresh local food. Be my guest!
Itinerary
This itinerary can be customized to meet your needs and preferences. Send me a message with your requests!
Meeting Point
Your hotel in Tokyo or railway station either of Tokyo, Shin-Yokohama, Odawara
Heading for Tokyo Station
Departing Tokyo station early morning around 8:00 am, 30 min train ride will bring us to Odawara by Japanese bullet train, 'Shinkansen' .
From Odawara, we will use 1 day pass of Hakone Free Pass which will include free riding for mountain train, cable car, gondola rope way, pirate ship. We can enjoy scenic sightseeing spots like Volcanic Valley Owakudani, Lake Ashi and Hakone shrine.
During our tour, I will propose a gorgeous Japanese lunch using fresh local food.
Tokyo Station
30 min Bullet Train Ride to Odawara. It will cost ￥3280 per person.
Odawara to Hakone Yumoto
Enjoy Mountain Train
Gora to Sounzan, Lunch & Shopping
Stroll Gora area and have a lunch, then move to Mountain Cable Car station
Sounzan to Owakudani
Enjoy Cable Way (Rope Way Gondola) with magnificent view of volcanic smoke
Owakudani to Togendai
After sightseeing of Owakudani, we will re-use cable way to Togendai, which is boat cruising station
Ashi Lake Boat Cruising
Enjoy Pirate Boat Cruising at Ashi Lake
Last Shopping at Hakone-machi, then return to Tokyo
From Hakone-machi, we will use buss to Hakone- yumoto, then return to Tokyo via Odawara by bullet train.
Arriving at Tokyo Station
Ending Point
Last place of the tour or your hotel
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, hotel pick-up in Tokyo, Yokohama, Odawara or Hakone area
Transportation fee (you & guide), Entrance Fee, Lunch or Dinner (you & guide)
Transportation fee from Tokyo to Hakone by bullet train 'Shinkansen' : one way ¥3,280, return ¥6,560 per person
1 day Hakone Free Pass : ¥5,000 per person
Japanese Lunch per person would be around ¥2,000 to ¥3,000
Entrance Fee
Basically, no entrance fee for sightseeing places.
If you have a particular interest for museums etc., please let me know beforehand.
The Hakone Open-Air Museum : ¥2,000 per person
Narukawa Museum : ¥1,500 per person, etc.
Tour Important Information
To enjoy good walking, your proper cloths and shoes are appreciated.
As for transportation, I will propose to use public transportation mainly, however, if you prefer to use taxi or hired car, I can arrange beforehand.
If your hotel near Yokohama or Odawara Station, I can also pick you up then we can move to Hakone.
Important message from the supplier
I can guide you to Mt. Fuji, Japanese Alps, Nikko, Kyoto and Osaka if you cover my expenses.
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 Shin N.
Welcome to Japan! I'm Shin. I have been an English Guide in Japan more than10 years.
I can guide Tokyo, Kanagawa and almost all metropolitan sightseeing and walking spots.
I was born in Kobe, grown up in Osaka, and studied in Kyoto,
so not only Tokyo but I also have a good knowledge of Japanese historical cities.
I love talking about Japanese food & culture, walking quiet narrow streets, drinking tasty Japanese whisky, Sumo, Rugby & Sports, and Japanese mountains.
I climbed Mt. Fuji 18 times with foreign guests. We enjoyed the auspicious moments of sunrising from the summit.
I would like to support you to make your stay in Japan memorable and precious one.
It is grateful if you refer to my proposed tour schedule,
in the case you have your own interests, I am happy to tailor the tour schedule responding your requests.
Please feel free to contact me.
I look forward to sharing wonderful time in Japan with you. Be my guest!
$227/ per group
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