Hakone Private One Day Tour From Tokyo: Mt Fuji, Lake Ashi, Hakone National Park
Description
Explore Hakone and see Mt. Fuji with an English guide on this private one-day tour with round-trip from Tokyo to Hakone and return. Take a cruise on Lake Ashi, ride on the Mt. Komagatake Ropeway that overlooks the Hakone National Park and walk on the Old Tokaido Road.
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Itinerary
Ōwakudani is a volcanic valley with active sulphur vents and hot springs in Hakone, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. It was created around 3000 years ago, as a result of the explosion of the Hakone volcano.
Hakone Open-Air Museum is Japan's first open-air museum, opened in 1969 in Hakone in Ashigarashimo District, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. It has collections of artworks made by Picasso, Henry Moore, Taro Okamoto, Yasuo Mizui, Churyo Sato, and many others, featuring over a thousand sculptures and works of art.
The Hakone Ropeway is the name of an aerial lift, as well as its operator. The funitel line links between Sōunzan and Tōgendai via Ōwakudani, all within Hakone, Kanagawa, Japan. The line became funitel in 2002, the second of its kind in the nation, after Hashikurasan Ropeway.
The Hakone Shrine is a Japanese Shinto shrine on the shores of Lake Ashi in the town of Hakone in the Ashigarashimo District of Kanagawa Prefecture. It is also known as the Hakone Gongen.
Western-style hillside botanical garden with a tea house, greenhouses & a central fountain.
Opened in 1988, this art museum features Nihonga-style paintings, city views, a cafe & gardens.
Mount Hakone is a complex volcano in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan that is truncated by two overlapping calderas, the largest of which is 10 × 11 km wide.
A Shinto shrine located on the east bank of Lake Ashi in Hakone Town, Ashigarashimo County, Kanagawa Prefecture dedicated to a dragon god believed to provide luck with money, business prosperity, and aid in love and marriage.
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Pickup Locations & Times
Public Transportation – From Tokyo: This option includes an English-speaking guide and covers all public transportation costs, including hotel pickup and drop-off within Tokyo Center. Please note that admission fees and optional activity costs for both guests and tour guides are not included. Private Vehicle – From Tokyo: This option includes an English-speaking guide and a private vehicle for your convenience. The private vehicle covers hotel pickup and drop-off within a 10 km radius of Shinjuku Station. Please note that admission fees and optional activity costs for both guests and tour guides are not included. Public Transportation- From Odawara Station: This option includes an English-speaking guide and covers all public transportation costs from Odawara Station (Pick-up from hotel is not included). Please note that admission fees and optional activity costs for both guests and tour guides are not included. Private Vehicle- From Odawara Station: This option includes an English-speaking guide and a private vehicle from Odawara Station (Pick-up from hotel is not included). Please note that admission fees and optional activity costs for both guests and tour guides are not included.
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Important Information
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
- Must provide birth date to verify age at the time of booking
- Passport will be required for transportation on tour day
- Embark on a scenic day trip from Tokyo to Hakone, a picturesque region renowned for its stunning landscapes and rich cultural heritage. Your journey begins at Shinjuku Station, where you'll meet your English-speaking guide and board an express train to Hakone. Immerse yourself in the breathtaking beauty of Hakone Gora Park, stroll along the historic Old Tokaido Road, and ascend the Owakudani Ropeway for panoramic views of the volcanic valley and Mt. Fuji. Cruise across the serene waters of Lake Ashi on a traditional pirate ship. For a more personalized experience, choose from a variety of optional activities: indulge in a traditional tea ceremony, admire world-class art at the Hakone Open Air Museum, or relax in a soothing onsen. Your day trip concludes in Tokyo, arriving at Shinjuku Station just before dinner.
- Peak Seasons: There are many peak seasons in Hakone, but it is especially busy during Autumn as Hakone is one of the most beautiful locations of Japan to view autumn foliage. During peak season, there will be heavy traffic on the roads and may take two to three times the duration to travel between locations by bus at Hakone. Other peak holidays include Golden Week (May 6th to 27th), the Obon Holidays (August 11th to 20th), and the New Year Holidays (December 28th – January 6th).
- PLEASE FILL OUT THE TOUR FORM: After your booking, you will receive a link to the Hakone Form (within 48 hours) that asks for pertinent information required for this booking. Please ensure that this Hakone Form is completed accurately before three week of your tour date. We will work on an itinerary based on your detail. We will contact you by email (or the platform you made the booking at), but for urgent cases we may send a SMS text message to you from our global phone number.
- How far in advance should I book?
- Preparing a customized tour requires some time, especially if reservations for restaurants or other venues are required. We recommend making a reservation as early as possible. Ideally, it should be 3 months before your travel date, or 1 month before the travel date at the very least. For Custom Tour bookings that are requested with less than 7 days before the travel date, we may not be able to arrange your custom tour in time so your booking request may be cancelled and you will receive a full refund.
- Why am I charged a service fee if I make a cancellation after you started planning the trip?
- Organizing and planning a trip requires a lot of time and if we have made reservations on your behalf, it may be very challenging to cancel some booking requests. Once we receive your booking and your answers from the Custom Tour form, we will begin putting together your Itinerary Sheet and will start arranging your tour guide, buying tickets, making reservations at venues for your tour, etc.
- If you cancel the tour any time after we have sent you the custom Itinerary Sheet, the service fee of 15% of your total tour cost will be nonrefundable.
- If your cancellation falls within the fees applied to the Standard Cancellation Policy, the service fee of 15% will no longer take effect. You will only be responsible for the cancellation fee specified in the Standard Cancellation Policy. Please carefully review the terms and conditions specified on the checkout page.
- Although this is a private tour, the tour guide will only wait for you for up to 30 minutes of start time before the tour is cancelled
- Japan Awaits is a licensed tour operator in Japan, with hundreds of registered and vetted tour guides nationwide. We offer tours in any location in Japan and manage all details, including transportation and tickets. Visit Japan Awaits to learn more about our tours or inquire about a custom experience today.
- Mode of transportation: Transportation round trip from Tokyo to Hakone and within the Hakone only (either public transportation or private vehicle, based on your booking)
- What if I'm late?
- We ask that all guests arrive at the location at least 10 minutes before the designated meet-up time
- Guests are provided with the tour guides’ phone number before the tour and you can call the tour guide if you need help
- Although this is a private tour, the tour guide will only wait for you for up to 30 minutes of start time before the tour is cancelled
- Attire: Please dress appropriately for all weather conditions
- Passports may be required to verify age on the day of the tour
Reviews(19)
We had a wonderful experience with our guide, Shunsuke Moriyama, who we connected with on Japan Awaits. We wanted to see Mt Fuji, which can be unpredictable, and often fogged in. That was what happened, there was dense fog and we did not get to actually see it. However, Shun made the best of it for us. He was so well organized, so informative, very kind and patient. He brought us to/from Tokyo to Hokone via public transportation and that in itself was a great experience. We could not have done this without Shun's help! He gave us so much history and background along the way and taught us a lot about the sites we did get to see and overall about Japan. Shun is so good, great English and very well spoken. He could be teaching classes about Japan and its rich history! We truly appreciated our time with Shun and his big, warm smile only added to our positive experience!
Kumiko Wada san was very helpful, knowledgable and fitted things in to suit what we wanted to do We were not able to see mt Fuji because of the weather but had a lovely day anyway The scenery is beautiful and Hakone is worth a visit in its own right
Great experience! Our guide was friendly and knowledgeable. We got to see amazing things (Historic checkpoint, Hakone shrine, the open air sculpture museum) and had a fantastic day.
This was a wonderful experience and we learned a lot about the area and its history. Our guide was knowledgeable and attentive making sure we had the fullest experience.
We thought the tour was a group tour and were delighted by having an English speaking guide all to ourselves! Yuka was very kind and patient and took time to answer all of our questions. She has very good English skills and we were able to communicate with her easily. We learned many things from her about Japanese culture and history. We saw so many wonderful places on this tour. Sadly, the weather did not favor us with a view of Mt. Fuji, so we will have to come back and retake the tour in the future.
First of all my low score is not bc of the guide. Kumiko was awesome! She was extremely informative and super sweet! The tour was 3-star bc of her. I did not think the tour was worth the cost. I was a solo traveler and coming from Tokyo. The name is Hakone tour from Tokyo but small print you have to pay additional if you are coming from Tokyo. Didn’t know that until the tour reached out to me while i was in Japan. First time booking a tour and felt like i was being taken advantage of. Yes included bullet train transportation, boat tour, gondola, and train. Not for $650. Don’t book this tour. Look for other options.
Our tour guide was prompt, friendly, polite, respectful, knowledgeable through out the tour. She made sure we made it to our destination safely.
Our tour leader Kumiko absolutely planned our tour around the things we love. It was jam packed with wonderful sight seeing and activities in beautiful places . She was kind and thoughtful of our needs. The day was filled with heavy rain and she adjusted things to work around this. Such a variety of sights like the modern art gallery, Shinto & Buddhist Shrines a ride across the lake in a pirate boat, a ride over the mountains in a gondola. Even a sushi lunch where the chef showed off his skills preparing individual meals with skill. The final visit was to the hot sulphur pools where I could soak my feet- so relaxing! It could have been a disastrous day, but Kumiko made it fun. Thankyou.
This Tour was so much fun, my sister and I came to Japan for the first time. Excited for the landmark of Mount Fuji and looking to learn about the history. Yusuke was our tour guide and he fantastic, had no troubles finding him at the train station. He was extremely knowledgeable about the culture and throwing in fun facts, considerate of our preferences. Would highly recommend this tour
We had a lovely day. Our guide, Izumi Aizawa, looked after us very well. We were lucky with the sunny weather and enjoyed beautiful views of Mount Fuji. We spent some time at the Hakone Outdoor Museum which has a fine collection of Henry Moore's work set among the cherry blossom in the most suitable setting along with works by many other sculptors including Japanese artists. The rest of the day was well organised too. We visited the fine, atmospheric shrine on the edge of the lake. We were fortunate to have such a well informed and experienced guide for the day.