Hakone Customized Private Tour in 1 Day — Guide Hiro
August, 2025
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. Not affiliated with the Japan Guide Association.
Tour Itinerary
- 19:40 Meet at hotel. 10:00 Hotel shuttle car. 10:15 To the Hakone Open-Air Museum. After strolling, 12/1 bus departs, transfer at 12/15 Kowakien, arrive at 12:35 Hakone Checkpoint Tabi-monogatari. After shopping, tour and shopping at Maruyama Bussan. After introducing the way to pass through the checkpoint, walk to Hakonemachi Port. Photograph the pirate ship and have a light lunch. 15:00 Move by bus to Motohakone Port. Take photos at the red torii gate of Hakone Shrine. Return to Motohakone Port. The customer proposed to disband, saying they will go home by taxi themselves after shopping. 16:00 Disband.
Title: What Is a Private Hakone Day Tour Like When the Ropeway and Pirate Ship Are Closed? A Licensed Guide's Report
With the guests returning home the following day, this was the final day of their trip. Although they had kindly chosen Hakone, both the ropeway and the pirate ship were suspended due to strong winds and dense fog, which was disappointing. Determined not to let this ruin the day, I first took the group to the Hakone Open-Air Museum. This proved unexpectedly popular, and the mood brightened. Thinking the pirate ship might still start operating, we headed to Hakonemachi Port. On the way, we stopped at Maruyama, where the puzzle boxes were also very well received, and the guests did a lot of shopping. We took commemorative photos at the checkpoint. At Hakonemachi Port, we took pictures with the suspended pirate ship in the background. On the walk toward Hakone Shrine we took many photos, and since there was a long line for the red torii gate, we took pictures from outside the line. After returning to Moto-Hakone, the guests told me that they would do some shopping and take a taxi back, and that I could head home. They thanked me with a hug, I shook hands with everyone, and we parted ways.
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Transportation cost per person
| No. | Transportation | Route | Fare |
| Section 1 | Free Pass | Odawara Station～Odawara Station | 5,000JPY |
| Total | 5,000JPY | ||
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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Kamakura was amazing. Enjoyed visiting the beautiful gardens and shrines. Hiro was a great guide. Having him guide us made the day stress free and much more enjoyable. It was interesting learning about Japan and the culture. I would definitely recommend this tour and visiting Kamakura.