Kanagawa: Fuji Sengen Shrine & Oshino Hakkai — Guide Atsushi

November, 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.

Tour Itinerary

  • 8:30 Meet at the hotel
  • 10:00 Fuji Sengen Shrine
  • 11:30 Kawaguchiko Ropeway
  • 12;30 Oishi Park
  • 14:00 Oshino Hakkai
  • 16:30 Tour ends at the hotel

Tour Itinerary in Detail

This private tour of Kanagawa began at 8:30, when the guide met the guests at hotel, and finished at 16:30. The day ran to 8 hours from start to finish.

From there the group visited Fuji Sengen Shrine at 10:00, Kawaguchiko Ropeway at 11:30 and Oshino Hakkai at 14:00.

Title: What Is a Private Fuji and Kawaguchiko Day Tour from Hakone Like? A Licensed Guide's Report

The guests were visiting from Europe. They had come to Japan after spending four days in Asia, and had already stayed in Tokyo for several nights before heading to Hakone. After this, they planned a long journey continuing on to the Kansai region and then to other destinations in Asia. Their impression of Tokyo was extremely positive, even exceeding their expectations. During our prior consultation, since they would be staying in Hakone for several nights, we decided to save the Hakone sightseeing loop for the next day and instead head to Mount Fuji and Lake Kawaguchi today by rental car.

During the drive, we exchanged a variety of topics, including Japanese culture and politics. At Fuji Sengen Shrine, I explained the origins of the shrine and the differences between shrines and temples while they observed everything firsthand. They seemed newly impressed to learn how the shrines and temples they had previously viewed without understanding their meaning had influenced Japanese culture.

Afterwards, we admired Mount Fuji from the summit via the Kawaguchiko Ropeway, but unfortunately the sky was cloudy and only the area near the peak was visible, which was a bit disappointing for them.

We then visited Oishi Park and Oshino Hakkai, allowing them to enjoy Mount Fuji from various angles. As expected, they seemed to hold a special sense of admiration for Mount Fuji as a symbol of Japan.

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Tour Report by Atsushi

Hello and welcome to Tokyo!

I have been working for business with American companies for many years. I have many experiences guiding customers from around the world in Japan and taking Japanese customers to the USA and Europe.

I now have a national license as a guiding interpreter, and I want to introduce the unique gigantic city of Tokyo and the traditional Japanese culture, which is not shown in the guidebooks, to people worldwide who are interested in it. In addition, I want to introduce various Japanese foods you can enjoy only in Japan.
Unique experiences such as the Sumo Training Viewing and Tea Ceremony are optionally available.
Depending on your preference and itinerary, I can guide you in Tokyo, Kamakura, and Hakone so that you can enjoy your time in Japan.

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