Traverse the outer rim of Hakone caldera

Starting Point:  Odawara Station / 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 yen

2 -3 persons – 22000 yen each

4-6 persons 19000 yen each

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 go by chartered taxi 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 8am, because 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.

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