Hakone in 1 Day by Private Car — Guide Hiro

Title: What's a Private Day Tour of Hakone Like from Odawara? A Licensed Guide's Report

The pickup point was originally set for Odawara at 9:30, but at the guests' request it was changed to a hotel meeting at 11:00, and ultimately the pickup took place at Kowakidani Station. [Japan Guide Agency (JGA Inc.)](https://www.j-g-a.org/) guide led this private tour for a group who were in very high spirits. Naturally, they were hungry, so we headed first to the Hakone Open-Air Museum, but the buffet was temporarily closed to new entries due to a large group. Since they preferred not to spend too much time and were interested in something quick, we had lunch at a café instead. Inside the museum, they enjoyed themselves, including interacting with some kindergarten children. At Owakudani, Mount Fuji unexpectedly came into view, so they took many photos and tried the famous black eggs. On Lake Ashi, they thoroughly enjoyed the pirate ship cruise on deck. At Maruyama, after a presentation on yosegi marquetry woodwork, they tried opening a puzzle box, each purchased items to their own liking, and also took photos with the shop staff, all of which they enjoyed. They were looking forward to the hot spring tonight. They kindly invited me to join them, but of course that would not be appropriate.

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Tour Report by Hiro

I am Hiroki Morikawa :Hiro:, English guide living with my wife ,just a hop skip and jump from Hakone, Kamakura, Tokyo and the Mt. Fuji.
I am a friendly grandfather of 4 grandchildren.
I would love to help you enjoy Japan, using my 3 strong points.
First: I am used to dealing with any kind of matters. I have experienced various situations in the 40 years of my working life.
Second: I am good at making a friendly atmosphere between you and local people to help you enjoy Japan. I was raised in western Japan, studied in northern Japan and now live in central Japan. So I know various local cultures and dialects to communicate with a wide variety of people.
Third: I can explain things from a technical point of view.
For example, how the Great Buddha was constructed, because I am a master of engineering graduated from Hokkaido University.
Please enjoy Japan with me. See you soon!!
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