Hakone. Volcanoes, Lake Reflections, and Mt. Fuji from the Best Angle.

Hakone sits inside the caldera of a 400,000-year-old volcano, and the landscape still shows it. Sulfur vents at Owakudani. A caldera lake reflecting Mt. Fuji on clear days. An aerial gondola crossing live volcanic terrain. 10 hours from your Tokyo hotel and back.

What You Visit

Hakone Ropeway

4km aerial gondola over the Owakudani active volcanic zone. On clear days, Mt. Fuji rises directly ahead. The ride passes over live sulfur vents and boiling terrain below.

Owakudani — Great Boiling Valley

An active volcanic zone with hydrogen sulfide vents, boiling mud pools, and year-round steam. The kuro tamago (black eggs) are hard-boiled in the volcanic springs. Local legend: eating one adds 7 years to your life.

Lake Ashi

A volcanic caldera lake. On clear days: Mt. Fuji reflected in the water with a red torii gate in the foreground — one of Japan’s most iconic scenes. Sightseeing boats cross the lake. The Moto-Hakone cedar avenue runs along the southern shoreline.

Hakone Open Air Museum

Japan’s first and most-visited open-air sculpture museum. 120+ works across 7 hectares. The Picasso Pavilion holds 300 original works. Entry fee applies.

Hakone Checkpoint

Reconstruction of the original Edo-period checkpoint on the Tokaido road. The museum explains how the Tokugawa shogunate controlled all movement between Edo and Kyoto for 260 years.

Included / Not Included

• Included: Private tour, English/Hindi/Urdu guide, hotel pickup, private vehicle, fuel and tolls
• Not included: Hakone Ropeway approx. 1,600 yen round-trip, Open Air Museum approx. 1,600 yen, food