Hakone — Private Guided Tours & Top Attractions

Mount Fuji, Onsen & Open Air Art

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Kanto
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BEST TIME
Year-round
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The Best of Hakone — Mount Fuji, Onsen & Open Air Art

Hakone (箱根) is Japan’s most celebrated mountain resort — a national park of extraordinary natural beauty set around the remains of a collapsed volcano, with Mount Fuji rising dramatically on the horizon. Just 90 minutes from Tokyo, it is the country’s most popular escape from the city.

Nestled in the Fuji-Hakone-Izu National Park, Hakone is a picturesque resort town renowned for its natural beauty, hot springs, and stunning views of Mount Fuji (if the weather permit).

The Hakone region offers an exceptional variety of experiences — volcanic landscapes at Owakudani, Lake Ashi with its torii gate rising from the water, the Hakone Ropeway with views over the caldera, the world-class Hakone Open Air Museum, and above all, its legendary onsen hot spring baths surrounded by mountain scenery.

A night in a traditional ryokan with a private outdoor onsen overlooking the mountains is one of Japan’s most sought-after travel experiences — and Hakone is where it is done best.

Private indoor onsen bath overlooking a Japanese garden at Gora Kadan ryokan, Hakone

REGION
Kanto – Fuji-Hakone-Izu National Park

PRIVATE TOURS & EXPERIENCES
Tours available
All private, bookable directly

BEST TIME TO VISIT
Year-round
Autumn koyo · Spring cherry blossom · Winter snow

GETTING THERE
90 min from Tokyo
Odakyu Romancecar · Shinkansen to Odawara

GETTING AROUND
Ropeway · Lake cruise · Mountain railway · Bus

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PLACES TO VISIT

The main attractions in Hakone

  • Mount Fuji views from Lake Ashi — Japan’s most iconic volcano reflected in the calm waters of Lake Ashi, best seen from the Hakone Ropeway or a pleasure cruise.
  • Hakone Ropeway — A cable car crossing the steaming volcanic vents of Owakudani, with breathtaking views of Mount Fuji, Lake Ashi and the Hakone caldera.
  • Owakudani — An active volcanic valley with steaming sulphur vents and boiling pools, famous for its black eggs said to add seven years to your life.
  • Hakone Open Air Museum — Japan’s first open-air art museum, set in a beautiful hillside garden with sculptures by Rodin, Giacometti and Picasso.
  • Hakone Shrine — A lakeside Shinto shrine with a striking red torii gate rising from the waters of Lake Ashi — one of Japan’s most photographed shrine scenes.
  • Onsen ryokan — Staying in a traditional ryokan with a private outdoor bath overlooking the mountains is the defining Hakone experience.

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Hakone in pictures

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Hakone sightseeing pirate ship cruise on Lake Ashi with snow-capped Mount Fuji and the red Hakone Shrine torii gate on the right shore, Hakone, Japan
Red torii gate of Hakone Shrine rising from the waters of Lake Ashi with cedar trees and mist in the background, Hakone, Kanagawa, Japan
Snow-capped Mount Fuji rising above clouds and forested hills viewed from a rocky elevated viewpoint, Hakone, Kanagawa, Japan
Thick white sulphurous steam billowing from active volcanic vents with yellow-green mineral deposits at Owakudani, Hakone, Kanagawa, Japan
Hakone Ropeway cable cars crossing above the mountains with snow-capped Mount Fuji in the background, Kanagawa, Japan
Outdoor sculpture garden with contemporary artworks on a green hillside at Hakone Open Air Museum with mountain backdrop, Hakone, Kanagawa, Japan

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Private Tours & Experiences in and near Hakone

All tours are private — just your group, with a local guide.

HISTORY The 13th-century Great Buddha of Kamakura sits in meditation at Kōtoku-in temple, an open-air bronze Amida statue

Kamakura Private Tour – One Day Highlights

Full day (08h) — Up to 6 — From JPY 65,000/group
NATURE Traditional thatched-roof farmhouses surrounded by clipped hedges and a still pond at Oshino Hakkai with snow-capped Mount Fuji rising behind, Oshino, Yamanashi, Japan

Mount Fuji Private Car Tour from Tokyo

Full day (08h) — Up to 6 — JPY 128,000/group
NATURE · ONSEN Hakone Ropeway cable cars crossing above the mountains with snow-capped Mount Fuji in the background, Kanagawa, Japan

Hakone Private Tour – Lake Ashi & Mt. Fuji Views

Full day (08h) — Up to 6 — from JPY 96,000 for 2 guests

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