Hakone Day Trip from Tokyo by Car — Guide Hiro

November, 2024

This is a private guided tour report by Japan Guide Agency (JGA Inc.), a network of 1,000+ government-licensed, English-speaking local guides across all 47 prefectures of Japan.

Tour Itinerary

  • 8:50 Meet, arrived, but there was a problem with vehicle assignment regarding the luggage. After countermeasures (details communicated by phone in sequence), departed at 9:50 with 2 cars. Via Tomei to Hatsuhana Ryokan.
  • Unloaded luggage, taxi finished. After that, by assigned car, went around Hakone-machi Port, lunch at Hotori-ya, pirate ship, ropeway, Owakudani, then from Sounzan by assigned car to hotel. Disbanded at PM 4:10

**Title:** What Is a Private Hakone Day Tour Like When Plans Change? A Licensed Guide's Report

**Body:**

We met at 8:50 and, after discussing the itinerary, discovered at the parking lot that the arranged vehicle was not sized to accommodate the luggage. It took about 45 minutes to resolve the situation (the details were reported by phone), and one additional taxi was added. I rode along with the luggage, and we first headed to a facility in Hakone with two vehicles. I covered the taxi fare upfront, and we then headed toward Hakonemachi Port. The top priority was to make sure the guests did not feel uncomfortable, so I made a thorough effort to keep things lighthearted and enjoyable. One of the drivers had roots in the Middle East and worked together with me to keep the mood bright, even conversing with the guests in Persian. The guests were cheerful as well, and everyone had a wonderful and enjoyable outing together.

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Transportation cost per person

No.TransportationRouteFare
Section 1OtherAman～Hatsuhana Hakone36,810JPY
Section 2OtherTogendai～Sounzan1,500JPY
Total38,310JPY

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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