Hakone Onsen on a Budget – Japan’s Famous Hot Springs 90 Minutes from Tokyo

Hakone Onsen on a Budget – Japan’s Famous Hot Springs 90 Minutes from Tokyo

🇯🇵 Discover Hakone Onsen, one of Japan’s most famous hot spring destinations, located just 90 minutes from Tokyo.

In this video, I show how to explore Hakone on a budget — including local food, scenic trains, historic tea houses, and stunning views of Lake Ashi and Mt. Komagatake.

This guide covers many of Hakone’s best spots:

🕐 Timeline (Locations)
00:00 – Highlights
00:30 – Hakone-Yumoto Shopping Street
01:37 – Box Burger
02:58 – Chaseki (Matcha Café)
04:10 – Hakone Shrine
05:23 – Hakone Yuryo (Day-Use Onsen)
06:12 – Kinosuke (Izakaya)
07:02 – Guesthouse Yumoto Miyan
07:56 – Coffee Camp
08:55 – Gora Park
09:02 – Hakuun-do Chaen (Tea House)
10:50 – Tropical Plant Hall
12:01 – Sengokuhara Pampas Grass Fields
12:54 – Komagatake Ropeway
13:35 – Ashinoko Sora (Lake Ashi Viewpoint)
14:18 – Hakone Mototsumiya Shrine
14:56 – Amazake Chaya
16:33 – Lake Ashi
17:11 – Ashino Terrace
17:28 – La Terrazza Ashinoko
18:40 – Hakone Cheese Terrace

Along the way we try famous local foods like:
• Hakone Rusk
• Wagyu Burger
• Japanese traditional meal
• Pizza & Pasta
• Amazake (traditional sweet rice drink)
etc…

If you’re planning a trip to Japan and want to experience onsen culture near Tokyo without spending too much, Hakone is the perfect destination.

📍 Location
Hakone, Kanagawa, Japan

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