Hakone Customized Private Tour in 1 Day — Guide Hiro
October, 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
- 9:24 Meet, luggage delivery support 10:00 Hakone Yumoto by bus 10:40 Hakone Yumoto, Hakone Shrine Red Torii Gate 11:30 Checkpoint, Maruyama Yosegi, shopping, Donburi Chaya lunch
- Hakone Checkpoint, after strolling the old cedar avenue, Hakonemachi Port 13:25 Pirate Ship 14:00 Togendai, Hakone Ropeway, very crowded, Owakudani, Sounzan 15:25 by cable car
- Disband at Naka-Gora 15:32, explanation of how to get to the hotel given to the customer in advance and acknowledged
Title: What Is a Private Hakone Day Tour Like? A Licensed Guide's Report from Lake Ashi to Owakudani
The guests were an elegant group who came across as refined, with one always smiling as a gentleman and another with a graceful manner. They found the ordinary scenery fascinating and took many photos, and we headed for Motohakone as quickly as possible in pursuit of Mount Fuji. Fortunately, we were just able to get a sense of Mount Fuji. We photographed the red torii gate from nearby, where there was a very long line. At the Maruyama marquetry demonstration, even the quiet member of the group laughed, and they did some shopping for their grandchildren. On the pirate ship they thoroughly enjoyed the natural scenery, and after a long wait in line for the ropeway we were finally able to board. Mount Fuji was hidden, but the steam and volcanic fumes at Owakudani served well as a substitute. They purchased black eggs. We parted ways at Naka-Gora Station.
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Transportation cost per person
| No. | Transportation | Route | Fare |
| Section 1 | Free Pass | Odawara～Odawara | 6,000JPY |
| Total | 6,000JPY | ||
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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Aug 24, 2026
Deb_K
Viator review: Hakone Customized Private Tour in 1 Day with Licensed Guide
Well organised tour
Hiro is obviously an experienced guide.…
Aug 24, 2026
Deb_K
Viator review: Hakone Customized Private Tour in 1 Day with Licensed Guide
Well organised tour
Hiro is obviously an experienced guide. He answered any question we asked. He was well organised in dealing with our preferences and was able to taylor our itinerary to our interests. Overall a very enjoyable day. Would definitely recommend.
Aug 6, 2026
Marcus_J
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Had an amazing day with…
Had an amazing day with Hiro.…
Aug 6, 2026
Marcus_J
Viator review: Hakone Full-Day Customized Private Tour with Licensed Guide
Had an amazing day with…
Had an amazing day with Hiro. He gave us very comprehensive tour of Hakone. Did great explanation of history and explained a lot about culture of Japan. Very comprehensive.
Jun 30, 2026
G2432BLtimothyc
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we had a great experience with…
Jun 30, 2026
G2432BLtimothyc
Tripadvisor review: Hakone Full Day Tour with Guide and Vehicle
6 hour tour of Hakone
we had a great experience with our guide, Hiro. Despite the weather not cooperating (rain),
Hiro was great about making adjustments so that we could see as much as Hakone as
possible.
Jun 25, 2026
T7734IPbrandons
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First time in hakone
Niro was perfect for us. He was…
Jun 25, 2026
T7734IPbrandons
Tripadvisor review: Hakone 6 hour Private Tour with Government-Licensed Guide
First time in hakone
Niro was perfect for us. He was flexible for our first time in Hakone and the kids enjoyed it