Hakone Day Trip from Tokyo — Free Pass, Ropeway & Mt Fuji Views — A Local’s Guide
🎧 Designed for listening — explore Mt. Fuji hands-free.
A complete Hakone day trip guide from a local in Shizuoka. From Odawara Station to the Hakone Tozan Railway, Owakudani volcano, and back via Gotemba — with every transfer, fare, and insider tip you need before you go.
0:55 Getting to Odawara
1:50 The Hakone Freepass
2:57 Hakone Tozan Railway — From Odawara
3:50 Hakone-Yumoto — Hot Springs and Hidden Stops
4:56 Up to Gora — Switchbacks and Mountain Views
5:37 Cable Car to Sounzan
6:07 Hakone Ropeway — Over the Volcano
7:15 Owakudani — Black Eggs and Active Volcano
8:38 Togendai and Getting Home
Access:
🚃 From Tokyo Station: JR Tokaido Line to Odawara (~90 min / ~¥1,520)
🚄 From Tokyo Station: Shinkansen Kodama to Odawara (~35 min / ~¥3,670)
🚃 From Shinjuku: Odakyu Romancecar to Hakone-Yumoto (~85 min)
🚌 From Togendai: Highway bus to Gotemba Station (~40 min / ~¥1,000)
Hakone navi:
Where to stay:
🏨 Yumoto Fujiya Hotel →
Local food:
🥚 Kuro-Tamago — Owakudani / ¥500 for 4 eggs
🍡 Onsen Manju — Hakone-Yumoto main street
A local’s guide to Mt. Fuji — beyond the tourist brochure.
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3 Comments
🗻 Timestamps above — use them to plan your exact route. Any questions about Hakone, drop them below!
What would you do first in Hakone — ropeway, onsen, or black eggs? 🥚
Tokyo to Hakone in under an hour. Most people don't realize how easy this trip is 🚃