Travel to the hot springs town of Hakone and explore on your own! Some popular Hakone sightseeing spots include the volcanic valley of Owakudani and the azure blue waters of Lake Ashi. Your day will conclude with a stay at a traditional Japanese-style inn.
★ Luggage Transfer Service ★
1 piece of luggage per person may be shipped to your hotel in Kyoto.
For additional pieces, please pay at the hotel.
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Be sure to set aside an overnight bag for Hakone before depositing your luggage! The ryokan will provide you with a yukata or samue, types of loungewear which can be worn around the ryokan and as pajamas. Geta slippers, towels, and bath products (bath and face towels, bath basket, shampoo, conditioner, body soap) will also be provided.
★ Travel to Hakone ★
After breakfast and luggage transfer, check out of Keio Plaza Hotel Tokyo by 11:00 AM before departing for Hakone using your Hakone Free Pass. The Hakone Free Pass provides unlimited rides on 8 transportation networks in Hakone, including the Hakone Tozan Train, Hakone Tozan Bus (limited area), Hakone Sightseeing Cruise, Hakone Ropeway, and more!
Recommended Bullet Train Schedules from Shinjuku to Hakone
Shinjuku Station (OH01) ⇒ Hakone-Yumoto Station (OH51)
Morning Departures for the Limited Express Train (For Hakone-yumoto)
・7:37 AM - 9:22 AM Hakone 41
・8:11 AM - 9:53 AM Hakone 21
・8:31 AM - 10:18 AM Hakone 1
・9:20 AM - 10:55 AM Hakone 71
・10:00 AM - 11:27 AM Hakone 3
・11:00 AM - 12:25 PM Hakone 5
・11:20 AM - 12:53 PM Hakone 23
・12:00 PM - 1:24 PM Hakone 7
★ Recommended Route ★
Feel free to stop for refreshments or lunch at Hakone-Yumoto Station, Gora Station, or Togendai Station. We recommend enjoying lunch at Togendai Station!
🚄⇓《Bullet Train》Shinjuku Station (OH01) ⇒ Hakone-Yumoto Station (OH51)
🚉 ※ Hakone-Yumoto Station「Guide」
🍱 Hakone-no-ichi Shop (Souvenirs, Japanese Bento Lunch)
After exiting the ticket gate, on the left hand side.
🍱 Hakone Cafe (Bakery)
Cafe beside the ticket gate. Enjoy speciality drip coffee, freshly
baked bread, or a luxury deli menu devised by a hotel chef.
🚃⇓《Local Train》Hakone-Yumoto Station (OH51) ⇒ Gora Station (OH57)
🚉 ※ Gora Station「Guide」
🛅 Store your overnight bag in a locker at Gora Station or hold at the Ryokan.
↳🚶A 1-minute walk from Gora Station on the Hakone Tozan Railway.
🍱 Shake & Dog Cafe. Hot dogs, milkshakes, soft serve ice creams, etc.
Tourists often stop for a break before restarting their sightseeing.
🚎⇓《Hakone Tozan Cable Car》Gora Station ⇒ Sounzan Station
🚠⇓ 《Ropeway Gondola》Sounzan Station ⇒ Togendai Gondola Lift Station
🚉 ※ Togendai Gondola Station「Guide」
🍱 Togendai View Restaurant. Watch the pirate ship traverse Lake Ashi
while enjoying dishes such as fluffy, rich omelette filled with rice or
choice pork cutlet curry in the restaurant.
🚢⇓《Hakone Pirate Ship》Togendai Station ⇒ Hakone Machi-ko
※ Hakone Machi-ko
🍱 Chayahonjin Hotoriya Restaurant. 2nd floor cafe offers views of
Lake Ashi and Mt. Fuji. Enjoy the changing seasonal Hakone views
and get some souvenirs, coffee or some lunch at the same time.
※ Hakone Sekisho
※ Hakone Shrine
🚠⇓ 《Ropeway Gondola》Togendai Station ⇒ Sounzan Station
🚎⇓《Hakone Tozan Cable Car》Sounzan Station ⇒ Gora Station
🛎️ ※ Hakone Gora-Onsen Tokinoyu Setsugetsuka (Ryokan)
↳🚶A 1-minute walk from Gora Station on the Hakone Tozan Railway.
Travel Times and Connections | Gora Station ⇔ Togendai Station
Gora Station is the start of the Hakone Tozan Cable Car. It goes to Sounzan Station where you can take the Hakone Ropeway to Togendai Station.
① Gora Station (10 minutes on the Hakone Tozan Cable Car) → Sounzan Station (Hakone Ropeway)
② Sounzan Station (15 minutes on the Hakone Ropeway) → Togendai Station & Pier (Hakone Sightseeing Cruise)
③ Togendai Station & Pier (35-minute one-way/90-minute round trip on the Hakone Sightseeing Cruise)
④ Hakone Sightseeing Cruise: Togendai-ko (25 minutes) → Hakonemachi-ko (10 minutes) → Motohakone-ko (25 minutes) → Togendai-ko
★ Accommodations ★
Ryokan Name: Hakone Gora-Onsen Tokinoyu Setsugetsuka
Check-in Date: 10/31 (From 3:00 PM)
Check-out Date: 11/01 (Until 11:00 AM)
Room Type: Japanese-Western Room with 2 Beds and an Open Air Bath
(8.5 tatami mats + 27 ㎡)
Meal: Breakfast and Dinner Included
* At check-in, you will be asked to reserve your dinner time (5:30 PM ️or 8:00 PM).
◯ Reservation#: N2IN562228