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Hakone Valley Easy Hike and Wagashi Shop Visiting (Half-day)

Hakone Hiking Tour 5

Hakone Valley Hike and Wagashi Shop Visiting (Half-day)

Highlight of this hiking tour:

  • A hike in the Hakone Valley: Allowing you to connect with the ancient and powerful energies believed to reside in this picturesque region.
  • Cultural Immersion: Learning about the legends, history, and spiritual significance of Hakone from a guide.
  • Focus on Wellness: As the guide is trained as a Shinrin-yoku (forest bathing) facilitator, you will learn how to relax and activate your senses in the native forest in this area.
  • A true “tea time” experience:  Tea time at a wagashi shop that has a history of over a 100 year.

Details:

Starting Point:  Hakone Yumoto Station

Ending Point: Miyagino bashi bus stop

Tour duration:  About 3.5 hours (depending on the hiking pace)

What to bring:  Good walking shoes, water, small towel, transportation card (e.g. Suica) with deposit at least 1000 yen.

What is included in the tour price: Nationally Certified Mountain Guide with wilderness advanced first aid training

What is excluded from the tour price: Transportation to the meeting point and between sites and tea/coffee at the wagashi shop.

How to pay:  By paypal, credit card or bank transfer

Cancellation policy:  100% refundable 7 days before the tour starts (minus 10% transaction fee), no refund within 7 days.

Tour price:

1 person – 35000 JPY

2 -3 persons – 17500 JPY each

4-6 persons -14000 JPY each

Full Description

Begin your tour with a stroll along peaceful trails, surrounded by lush greenery and riverside views. After about 30 minutes, reach the bottom of the valley, where you’ll find some picturesque spots for photography. Take a rest stop and enjoy some refreshing drinks provided by your guide.

This river spot is perfect for Shinrin-yoku, or forest bathing. Breathe in the fresh air, listen to the sound of water, and rest your eyes on the patches of light coming through the leaves and branches.

After the rest stop, continue your way up to the opposite river bank. The total walk is about 3 km and takes around 1.5 hours, including the break.

At the end of the walk, enjoy afternoon tea at a dessert shop with over 100 years of history making Japanese confectionary. Chat with the owner and savor the snacks he makes.

Hakone valley walk photo gallery

Surrounded by Hakone Forests

Stretch yourself to breathe in the fresh air

Mediating in the valley ‘power-spot’

Wagashi shop visit at the end of the trail

Enjoy the nature along the way

River crabs can be found along the trails.

Learn how to activiate your senses in the forest with a forest bathing facilitator

Small shrines and monuments along the trail

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Half-day hike

Hakone Hachiri

Highlight of this hiking tour:

Explore the nature and history on a hike along the old Tokaido highway. Discover the wood carving village of Hakone-Hatajuku and the teahouse.
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Hakone Guided Tour

Details:

Starting Point:  Hakone Yumoto Station

Ending Point:  MotoHakone

Tour duration:  About 3.5 hours (depending on the hiking pace)

What to bring:  Good walking shoes, water

What is included in the tour price: Nationally Certified Mountain Guide with wilderness advanced first aid training

What is excluded from the tour price: Transportation to the meeting point and between sites.

How to pay:  By paypal, credit card or bank transfer

Cancellation policy:  100% refundable 7 days before the tour starts (minus 10% transaction fee), no refund within 7 days.

Tour price: 

1 person – 35000 JPY

2 -3 persons – 17500 JPY each

4-6 persons -14000 JPY each

Full Description

In this Half-day Hike Hakone Hachiri tour, you will start from Hakone Yumoto Station.

You will hike 2-3 hours along the old Tokaido highway some on cobbled paths and some on forest trails between Hakone Yumoto and Lake Ashi. Some part of this path is off-the-beaten track and we normally have the forest for ourselves. This part of the Hachiri has the best preserved cobbled path and more primitive forests. You will hike past the wood crafting village of Hakone – Hatajuku and we skip the steepest part of the trail by bus and reach a teahouse that has a history of 400 years. After an energising amasake, we will continue our hike to Lake Ashi where if you are lucky, you can have a picture with Mt Fuji and the lake view. The Hakone checkpoint is our last stop where you will understand the significance of Hakone in the history of Japan. At the end of the tour, you can then catch a bus or a ferry (pirate ship) to your next destination at around 1pm.

Photo gallery (Half-day Hike Hakone Hachiri in Hakone Geopark)

Happy customer on the cedar avenue

Hike Hakone Hachiri Spring visit

Rest along the Hakone river

Tea break in one of the oldest tea house in Hakkone

Wood craving village – shop visit

Wood craving village – Hike Hakone Hachiri

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Highlight of Hakone: Custom Tour

Highlight of this tour:

  • Customize the itinerary to enjoy Hakone according to your schedule and interests.
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Details:

Starting Point:  Odawara Station / Hakone Yumoto Station / To be discussed

What to bring:  Good walking shoes, water, and cash to enjoy food and drink

What is included in the tour price: Nationally Certified Mountain Guide with wilderness advanced first aid training

What is excluded from the tour price: Transportation to the meeting point and between sites, meals and personal expenses

How to pay:  By paypal, credit card or bank transfer

Cancellation policy:  100% refundable 7 days before the tour starts (minus 10% transaction fee), no refund within 7 days.

Tour price:  From 75000 yen per group (Price varies according to the group size)

Full Description

This is a private tour starting from Odawara/Hakone Yumoto. We can also tailor make an itinerary based on your preference and the needs of your group. 

Hakone has many things to offer to tourists. From onsen, nature trails, historical paths, forests to authentic shrines, we will make sure you get to experience the highlight of this beautiful onsen town to the full in a day trip.

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Hike Japan Heritage Hakone Hachiri of Old Tokaido Highway

Highlight of this hiking tour:

  • Explore the historic Hakone Hachiri path using your feet in this 8 hour tour
  • Admire the beauty of Mt Fuji from different angles (if weather permits)
  • Learn the history and geography of Hakone with a certified Japan Mountain Guide
  • Enjoy traditional amasake in a teahouse that has 400 years of history
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Hike Japan Heritage Hakone Hachiri of Old Tokaido Highway

Details:

Starting Point:  Hakone Yumoto Station

Ending Point: Mishima Station around 4:00pm where you can take Shinkansen train to Tokyo or Kyoto direction. Guide can advise how to go back to your hotel.

Tour duration:  About 8 hours (depending on the hiking pace)

What to bring:  Good walking shoes, water, small towel, transportation card (e.g. Suica) with deposit at least 2000 yen, Japan Rail Pass (optional)

What is included in the tour price: Nationally Certified Mountain Guide with wilderness advanced first aid training

What is excluded from the tour price: Transportation to the meeting point and between sites and lunch

How to pay:  By paypal, credit card or bank transfer

Cancellation policy:  100% refundable 7 days before the tour starts (minus 10% transaction fee), no refund within 7 days.

Tour price:  

1 person – 45000 JPY

2 -3 persons – 22500 JPY each

4-6 persons -19000 JPY each

Full Description

You will hike around 8km in this trip and visit Amasake Tea House, part of the old Tokkaido Highway, Lake Ashi, the Hachiri heritage path, Yamanaka Castle Ruins, Mishima Shrine and Genbe River in Mishima. The transportation between the sites is either on foot, by local bus or shared taxi. The hike is for beginners and mostly on gentle slopes or cobbled paths.

In this tour, you will traverse the Hakone Mountains like Edo period travellers and understand the history of Japan using your own feet. You will see Mt Fuji while you walk if weather permits. This path is very scenic and can be for the beginners.

Hakone Hachiri is a Japan Heritage where you can experience how people traveled between Kyoto and Edo (today Tokyo) during Edo period (17-19th century). It is a part of the Old Tokaido Highway including going through the steep slope of Hakone mountains. These days, Kyoto and Tokyo are linked by bullet trains and buses but walking this path can make you understand the history of Japan from a new perspective.

‘Hachi’ in Japanese means ‘eight’ and ‘ri’ is a measurement of approximately 4km these days. Therefore Hachiri means the difficult 32km of mountain path which travellers in the past need to walk in order to reach Edo. In this tour, we will walk some parts of this 32 kilometre pathway and skip the steepest parts by buses.

Our Hakone Hachiri tour starts from Hakone Yumoto. We take the bus/shared taxi together to reach the trailhead and then we walk to Hatajuku where the Amazake Tea House locates. After some Japanese snacks and a cup of energising amasake, we walk on the cobble stone path along the old Tokaido Highway to reach Lake Ashi where we will have a break admiring the lake, Mt Fuji and the Torii gate of Hakone Shrine which is always seen in the postcards of Hakone. Then we walk along the lake and through the famous cedar avenue with trees over 400 hundred years old. After this, we reach the Hakone Checkpoint – the gate where the Edo government controlled the traffic of travelers.

Lunch will be followed in a local Japanese restaurant. After lunch, we take a bus to get past Hakone Pass and visit castle ruins. Then depending on your pace and preference, we either go to Mishima to visit Mishima shrine or come back to the lake area.

This tour is suitable for people who want to understand the history of Japan and who don’t mind walking around 8km a day.

Photo gallery (Hakone Hachiri)

Walk along the Genba river at the end of the tour

Crossing stream at the beginning of the hike

Cobble paths along the trail

Cobble paths along the trail

Cobble paths along the trail

Happy guests along Sukomo river

Hiking in the cedar forests

Wood crafting village along the trail

Genbe river foot soak

Enjoy amasake and a chat in a teahouse

Cedar Avenue along the trail

Mt Fuji view from Hachiri hike

Useful links related to Hike Hakone Hachiri

– Japan Heritage Hakone Hachiri

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Traverse Hakone Caldera and enjoy onsen

Highlight of this hiking tour:

  • Mt Fuji, Lake Ashi and Pacific Ocean view on top of the mountains (weather permits)
  • Understand the volcanic activities on the ridge of Hakone caldera
  • Hike like a Japanese: enjoy a good onsen to relax your tired muscles after hike

#NOT AVAILABLE IN SUMMER DUE TO THE HEAT#

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Details:

Starting Point:  Hakone Yumoto Station

Ending Point:  Togendai Station (The guide will help you with the bus route to your hotel or further destination)

Tour duration:  About 7 hours (depending on the hiking pace)

What to bring:  Good hiking shoes, sunscreen, hat and water, change of clothes after onsen

What is included in the tour price: Nationally Certified Mountain Guide with wilderness advanced first aid training

What is excluded from the tour price: Transportation to the meeting point and between sites, lunch and onsen fee

How to pay:  By paypal, credit card or bank transfer

Cancellation policy:  100% refundable 7 days before the tour starts (minus 10% transaction fee), no refund within 7 days.

Tour price:  

1 person – 45000 JPY

2 -3 persons – 22500 JPY each

4-6 persons -19000 JPY each

Full Description

This Traverse outer rim of Hakone caldera and enjoy onsen hiking tour involves 4-5 hour hiking in Hakone (about 8-9 km) and you need to be fit to complete it. You will traverse the outer rim of Hakone caldera and enjoy lunch and onsen in this experience.

The 90-min ascent up to the mountain top involves an elevation gain of 400 meters. You get to see the Pacific Ocean, the Hakone mountains, Owakudani, Sengokuhara and of course, Mt Fuji (if the weather permits) once you reach the mountain ridge. Then the 3-hour ridge walk gives you a panoramic view of the Hakone area. As you walk through the bamboo field, you will hear the birds singing, see sakura in spring, red leaves in autumn and step on the powdered snow in deep winter. After the ridge walk, you will go down the mountain in 30 minutes and reach Togendai. Lunch will be arranged in a local Japanese restaurant.

If the weather is good, you can see Mt Fuji most of the time while you are on the ridge walk. Even when Mt Fuji is hiding behind the clouds, you still have a view of Hakone town in this traverse mountain hike.

We take a bus to the trailhead. Transportation cost is not included in the tour price and will be shared by the group.

In this tour, you will hike like a Japanese – have a good onsen to relax the tired muscles after traversing the beautiful mountains. Many Japanese like to soak in a good quality natural hot spring after a hike. It is kind of a ritual when the situation allows. There are always onsen at the foot of mountains throughout Japan. It is lucky that Hakone is famous for its onsen quality. We will take you to our favorite onsen to enjoy after lunch. You will understand this Japanese hiking ritual!

We reserve the right to use a different onsen at the end of the hiking, depending on the possibility of seeing Mt Fuji. Most onsen facilities we use do not allow visible tattoos, but previous customers can enter if they cover their tattoos with powdered sheets which can be bought online. Please let us know if you need our help to get one.

The meeting point is Hakone Yumoto Station at 8:45am. Normally Mt Fuji is more visible earlier in the morning. If you are already staying in Hakone area the night before, we may be able to suggest another meeting point which is nearer to the trailhead than Hakone Yumoto. Please contact us for luggage storage or delivery options and how to get to Hakone Yumoto. Your guide is called Akihiro Wada, the owner and the chief guide of Coconuts Hike Japan. Thanks for reading our tour. We hope we will be guiding you in your hiking adventure in Hakone.

Photo gallery (Traverse Hakone Caldera)

Mt Fuji in Dec 2023

Mt Fuji in Oct 2023

The trail in summer

Descending from the ridge

Some parts of the outer rim trail

Descending path

Hakone pirate ship in sight

Small bamboos on the side of the path

Mossy paths

Lake Ashi and the golf course in Sengokuhara

Hiking routes in summer

Castle ruin along the trail

Traverse outer rim of Hakone caldera and enjoy onsen Tour

Traverse outer rim of Hakone caldera and enjoy onsen Tour

Traverse outer rim of Hakone caldera and enjoy onsen Tour

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