Private Hakone Tour - View of Mt. Fuji, Nature and Culture

Hakone is a beautiful mountainous area in the Fuji-Hakone-Izu-National Park. Just a half hour away from Tokyo by bullet train, a day tour out to Hakone is a must do. Famous for it’s hot springs, scenic crater lake (Lake Ashi) and it’s breathtaking view of Mt. Fuji, Hakone is completely surrounded by Japan’s beautiful nature. Our Hakone tour is a carefully curated mix of history, culture, nature and fun activities.

Over the course of this full day tour we journey through Hakone and explore the other-worldly natural forces that engulf the area.

This private tour includes a bullet train from Shinagawa to Odawara and back, a boat ride across Lake Ashi, a cable car up the volcanic Mt. Hakone, a chance to try some legendary black eggs near the sulfurous fields of Owakudani and a visit to the Hakone Open Air Museum.

In addition, you will wander around the Old Cedar Avenue - one of Japan's oldest networks of roads and get a chance to ride a train engulfed in the mountains.

Itinerary
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Stop At: Keikyu Tourist Information Center Shinagawa Station, 3-26-26, Takanawa, Minato 108-0074 Tokyo Prefecture

Start your tour at the easy accessible Shinagawa Station. 10 minutes, admission is free.

Duration: 15 minutes

Pass By: Odawara Station Tourist Information Center, 1-1-9 Sakaecho Arc Road, Odawara 250-0011 Kanagawa Prefecture

Arrive at Odawara Station in the Fuji-Hakone-Izu National Park by bullet train and transfer to local bus.

Stop At: Hakone-Yumoto Station, Yumoto, Hakone, Ashigarashimo District, Kanagawa 250-0311, Japan

Our last destination is the surrounding area of Hakone-Yumoto - a hot springs destination. We will travel to hear via taxi from the lake.

Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: Hakone-machi, Hakone-machi, Ashigarashimo-gun, Kanagawa Prefecture, Kanto

Visit the old Hakone checkpoint which was used to control movement of goods and people during feudal Japan. Take a stroll along one of the few remaining sections of the old Tokaido road, constructed in the early 17th century. Walk along the exact same route that travellers did hundreds of years ago.

Duration: 45 minutes

Stop At: Lake Ashinoko, Hakone, Hakone-machi, Ashigarashimo-gun 250-0521 Kanagawa Prefecture

Soak in the breathtaking views of Mt. Fuji from the sightseeing cruise across Lake Ashi and learn about the Hakone Shrine that looks out over the waters.

Duration: 25 minutes

Stop At: Hakone Ropeway, 1251 Sengokubara, Hakone-machi, Ashigarashimo-gun 250-0521 Kanagawa Prefecture

Hop on the Hakone Ropeway for an incredible cable car gondola ride, to travel up Mt. Hakone and see another view of Mt. Fuji.

Duration: 10 minutes

Stop At: Owaku-dani Valley, 1251 Sengokuhara, Hakone-machi, Ashigarashimo-gun 250-0631 Kanagawa Prefecture

'Valley of hell' where sulfurous fumes are expelled from the active volcano (don't worry, it's perfectly safe!) and try some legendary black eggs cooked in the local hot springs.

Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes

Stop At: Hakone Gora Tourism Information Center, Gora Station, Gora Hakone Tozan Railway Gora Ekimae, Hakone-machi, Ashigarashimo-gun 250-0408 Kanagawa Prefecture

From the museum, we will travel to Gora Station via cable car - a railway system built into the mountains where you can enjoy the peaceful views of the surrounding area. We will transfer onto a ropeway at Gora Station

Duration: 10 minutes

Stop At: The Hakone Open-Air Museum, 1121 Ninotaira, Hakone-machi, Ashigarashimo-gun 250-0493 Kanagawa Prefecture

The first stop on the tour is the Hakone Open Air Museum. Here you will be indulged in Japan's first-ever open-air museum where art and nature are together as one. You will learn about and see works by renowned artists such as Henry Moore and Pablo Picasso.

Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes

Pass By: Odawara Station Tourist Information Center, 1-1-9 Sakaecho Arc Road, Odawara 250-0011 Kanagawa Prefecture

From Hakone-Yumoto we will head back to Odawara via a local train and head back towards Shinagawa Station

Pass By: Shinagawa, Shinagawa, Tokyo, Tokyo Prefecture, Kanto

We travel back to Shinagawa Station by Bullet Train.

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