Best way to spend a day in Hakone | Hakone free pass - Round Course
Hakone (箱根) is part of the Fuji-Hakone-Izu National Park, less than one hundred kilometers from Tokyo.
Famous for hot springs, natural beauty and the view across Lake Ashinoko of nearby Mount Fuji, Hakone is one of the most popular destinations among Japanese and international tourists looking for a break from Tokyo.
The Hakone Free Pass by Odakyu Railways is a discount pass for exploring Hakone. It provides unlimited use of Odakyu-affiliated buses, trains, boats, cablecars and ropeways in the Hakone area and discounted admission to selected tourist attractions on two or three consecutive days. Optionally, the pass also includes a discounted round trip from Tokyo's Shinjuku Station.
popular and attractive way of visiting Hakone is by circling the region with five different means of transport (train, cablecar, ropeway, boat and bus), using the Hakone Free Pass.
The round course outlined below starts and ends in Hakone-Yumoto and circles the Hakone region in the counter-clockwise direction. Of course, it is also possible to follow the course in the opposite direction or to start and end somewhere different.
If you leave early in the morning, it is possible to completed the Hakone round course in a one day trip from Tokyo. However, we recommend allocating two days and one night to your visit, preferably with a stay at a ryokan with hot spring baths.
Hakone Tozan Railway
Hakone-Yumoto to Gora
35 minutes, departures every 10-20 minutes
The Hakone Tozan Railway winds itself through a narrow, densely wooded valley, gaining more than 300 meters in altitude. Several hot springs and the Hakone Open Air Museum are located along its route.
Hakone Tozan Cablecar
Gora to Sounzan
10 minutes, departures every 20 minutes
The Hakone Art Museum and Gora Park are located in Gora along the cablecar route.
Hakone Ropeway
Sounzan to Togendai
30 minutes, constant departures
Nice views of Mount Fuji and the national park can be enjoyed from the Hakone Ropeway when visibility is good. A transfer of ropeways is required at Owakudani, where travelers can observe volcanic activities.
Hakone Sightseeing Boat
Togendai to Hakone-machi
30 minutes, departures every 30-60 minutes
Nice views of Lake Ashi, the surrounding wooded mountains and Mount Fuji can be enjoyed from the pirate ship shaped boats when visibility is good. Most ships operate from Togendai to Hakone-machi and then continue to Moto-Hakone.
On foot
Hakone-machi to Moto-Hakone
20-30 minutes
The Checkpoint Museum, Detached Palace Garden and the Ancient Cedar Avenue are located along this attractive walk from Hakone-machi to Moto-Hakone. Alternatively you could continue to Moto-Hakone by boat or take a bus.
Hakone Tozan Bus (line H or K)
Moto-Hakone to Hakone-Yumoto
35 minutes, departures every 15-20 minutes
Visit Hakone Shrine in Moto-Hakone and then return by bus to Yumoto, possibly with a stop at Yunessun along the way (by bus line H). Alternatively, you could walk a section of the Old Tokaido and catch a bus from the Amazake Chaya or Hatajuku back to Yumoto (by bus line K).
Japan - Day Trip to HAKONE (1080p HD) | Magda T
DAY TRIP TO HAKONE:
Hakone is well known for being an Onsen (hot spring) haven in Japan. It’s a short train journey away from Tokyo so it makes a perfect destination for a day trip. When visiting an onsen, you need to follow a specific etiquette – in majority of them, no clothes or tattoos are allowed! If you don’t feel comfortable being naked, Hakone Kowakien Yunessun is a ‘swimsuit wearing’ onsen and some of them permit band-aids over tattoos.
As we only had one day, we skipped the onsen experience but there is always another time!
GETTING THERE FROM TOKYO:
• Using HAKONE FREE PASS (2 days pass for Y5.140) can be purchased from ticket vending machines at all Odakyu line stations and also at Shinjuku station West Exit 1F at Odakyu Sightseeing Service centre.
• Take Odakyu Railway to Odawara and change there to Hakone Tozan Train – price of the return ticket is included into the Hakone Free Pass which also covers all the transport in the Hakone area and discounted prices on entry fees to majority of the attractions & restaurants
• From Shinjuku station to Hakone-Yumoto on the ODAKYU ROMANCE CAR (express train 75 mins) with reserved seats but need to buy a supplementary ticket for Y1.090 to addition to regular train tickets - can be purchased at the same places as the pass & also online
OUR ITINERARY:
????Tokyo Shinjuku to Hakone-Yumoto on the Odakyu Romance Car
????Taking Hakone Tozan Railway at Hakone-Yumoto to Chokoku-no-mori (for better views seat on the left hand side)
????Hakone Open Air Museum (make sure to have mini ‘onsen’ foot bath there)
????Taking Hakone Tozan Cable Car from Gora to Sounzan Station - it was a short 5-10 mins walk from the museum to Gora – if you are not short of time you can visit the Hakone Gora Park (free access with the pass)
????Taking the cable car (Hakone Ropeway) from Sounzan to Owakudani (only 9 minute ride)
????The Great Boiling Valley at Owakudani – explore the volcanic valley up in the mountain with active sulphur springs and try their signature black eggs (kuro-tamago). Legend holds that eating one of these eggs can extend your life by 7 years!
????Take the Hakone Ropeway to Togendai (when we visited that part of the ropeway was under construction and replacement busses were running instead)
????Pirate ship cruise across Lake Ashi from Togendai (free with the Hakone Pass) - from Togendai walk down to the edge of the lake to the cruise pier (timetable can be found here ) - great views of the Kuzuryu & Hakone Shrines.
You can disembark the ship at Hakone-machi or Moto-Hakone.
1. Hakone-machi:
- more places to eat
- visit The Hakone Checkpoint museum
- go to Onshihakone Park – great spot to see Mt. Fuji (if the weather permits)
- walk Old Tokaido Road to Moto-Hakone (old cedar road which historically connected Tokyo to Kyoto)
2. Moto-Hakone:
- visit Hakone Shrine (magical walkway with lanterns)
????Take Hakone Tozan Bus from Moto-Hakone bus terminal to Hakone-Yumoto or Odawara (every 30 mins takes 30-40mins)
PLACES TO EAT:
o Curry at Fujiya Hotel
o Hatsuhana Soba Shinkan closes at 7pm
o Hakone Akatsukian
o Yubadon Naokichi - authentic Japanese restaurant closes at 7pm
o Premium Shop and Salon de Thé Rosage (Hotel de Yama)
o Togendai View Restaurant
o Otome-toge Fujimi Chaya Tea House
o Gotemba Mikuriya Soba (soba noodles made in Gotemba city) and local Gotemba milk ice cream
o Amazake Chaya - traditional tea house (try amazake - warm sweet rice drink)
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May 2018
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JAPAN in 6 Days - Tokyo and Hakone Itinerary | Travel Vlog
Tokyo and Hakone Itinerary
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Day1 Tokyo
- Kaminarimon
- Nakamise dori
- Senso-Ji Temple
- Asakusa Shrine
Day2
**Day trip to Hakone
- Open Air Museum
- Lunch at Togendai View Restaurant
- Lake Ashi Cruise
- Hakonemachi-Ko Port
- Motohakone-Ko Port
- Shopping at Don Quijote, Shinjuku
Day3
- Tokyo Government Observation Deck
- Togo Shrine
- Meiji Jingu Shrine
- Shibuya Scramble Crossing
- Hachiko Statue
Day4
- Tokyo Ueno Park
- Sky Tree Tower
- Tokyo Tower
- Icho Namiko Avenue
- Shopping at Shibuya
Day5
- Disney Sea
Day6
Shopping at Shinjuku :)
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DYA717 July 12, 2018 Hakone Thu
DYA717 July 12, 2018 (Thu) Hakone -- Breakfast at 7 a.m. at the Toyoko Inn Atami. Today starts my Hakone adventure. I caught the local train; interesting it had double-decked green cars. Above you there is a red light and a card reader. You swipe your debit card or whatever and the red light turns green to indicate you paid for your upgraded first class seat. I had my JR railpass so I just waited for the conductor to come and turn on the green light. The bullet train would have taken 8 minutes but this local train took around 25 minutes with several stops. I got off at Odawara station. Went to the Odakyu train information center and picked up brochures and advice and things to do. Paid 4000-yen for a 2-day pass. This pass covers almost everything from trains, buses, cablecar/ropeway, and some attractions.
Jumped on the Hakone tozan train to Hakone-Yumoto. Went downstairs and caught the H-line Hakone Tozan bus to Motohakone-Ko about a 40 min. ride. It was pretty easy to find the correct bus because they had agents directing us tourists to the various bus lines. Nice right up/down the mountain side passing many onsens along the way. Motohakone-Ko is on the shore of Lake Ashi (Ashiko), a nice tourist stop. Hakone Shrine is here. That’s the one with the big torii gate in the water of Ashiko. I saw the Shrine on a previous trip so passed it up this time. Walked to Ancient Cedar Avenue -- 10 min. Cedar Avenue walk is ~15 min. Cedars were planted to protect travelers from the weather on the ancient Tokaido Road. The road connected Kyoto with Edo – about 319 miles. Only 2 km of the cedar avenue remain today. I stayed on the main paved road so I may have missed most of the ancient preserved old road which I think was a nice adjacent pathway. Visited Hakone Checkpoint – Hakone Sekisho -- 5 min. walk from Motohakone-Ko. This is a reproduction of one of 53 checkpoints which were on the Tokaido Road. They especially checked for women illegally trying to get out of Edo and also checked for contraband stuffs.
Went BURA-BURA 5 min. more to Hakonemachi-Ko another tourist spot next to Motohakone-Ko.
Boarded the Hakone Sightseeing Cruise bound for Togendai -- 40 min. It made a short trek to Motohakone-Ko to pick up more passengers. Togendai is a tourist spot on the northern shores of Lake Ashi. Boarded the Hakone Ropeway. Get off at Owakudani station OH-63 – 20 min. The Hakone Ropeway is the longest in Japan at 1.6 miles. Owakudani is the Little Hell or Little Jigoku, a Japanese term for the volcanic area of bubbling mud, sulfurous steam, etc.
Continued onto the next leg of the Hakone Ropeway and get off at Souzan – 10 min. another tourist stop. Boarded the Hakone Tozan Cable Car for a 10 min. ride to Gora which is another tourist stop. Boarded the Hakone Tozan Train for a 40 min. ride to Hakone-Yumoto and then caught the shinkansen back to Atami. It was kinda early so I walked around Atami town for a bit, stopped at Jonathans on the seashore for a little snack of French fries and wine.
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