Hakone – A Day Trip from Tokyo | Hakone Pass
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After the Hakone sightseeing cruise, we disembarked in Togendai-ko Station, from there we took the Hakone Ropeway going to Owakudani.
6. Hakone Ropeway
The view from the ropeway is very mesmerizing. You can also see Mt. Fuji from here. The Hakone Ropeway is already included in the Hakone Freepass so we didn’t pay anything for it.
7. Owakudani
Owakudani is known as the Valley of Hell. It is the area around the crater created some 3000 years ago from the last eruption of Mt. Hakone. It is one of the most famous view points of Hakone, where you can observe some intense volcanic activity up close.
We enjoyed eating the Kuro Tamago or the black egg that was said to add 7 years of your life if you eat 1, but beware because eating more than 2 will give you bad luck. The eggs are normal chicken egg that are boiled in Owakudani’s natural hot springs, and the sulfur in the water turns the eggshell black. 5 eggs costs ¥500.
We also enjoyed eating the delicious vanilla ice cream with black food coloring 😆
Our next stop is the Hakone Open Air Museum.
From Owakudani station we took the Hakone Ropeway going to Sounzan station. Then we took the Hakone Tozan Cable Car going to Gora Station. From Gora, we took the Hakone Tozan Train going to Chokoku no Mori station, the nearest station from the museum.
8. Hakone Open Air Museum
Hakone open-air museum is the first open-air museum in Japan opened in 1969. It has collections of artworks made by Picasso, Henry Moore, Taro Okamoto and many more… featuring over a thousand sculptures and work of arts. The ticket costs ¥1400 per adult with the Hakone Freepass.
The museum closes at 5pm, we didn’t have much time to see all the artworks, but we were able to go to where we wanted to see.
This is the last stop for our tour, but of course, Hakone trip won’t be complete without going to Onsen or hot spring. Hakone has been one of Japan’s most popular hot spring resorts for centuries. For many people, onsen are one of the first thing that comes to mind when they think of Hakone.
From The museum we went back to Hakone Yumoto Station via the Hakone Tozan Train.
We then took the free shuttle bus going to Hakone Yuryo, a traditionally-styled countryside hot spring resort. The resort can be visited in a day trip, we stayed there for an hour and all the tiredness from the trip were totally gone! The best way to relax! With the Hakone freepass, an hour in the public bath costs ¥1300, we also bought a small towel for ¥250, we used the towel and I think it’s a nice souvenir.
After the onsen we took the free shuttle bus again going back to Hakone Yumoto Station. We didn’t take the romance car anymore going back to Tokyo, so our trip back to Shinjuku is free with the Hakone freepass. We had a stop at Odawara Station before going back to Shinjuku to eat dinner.
That’s all for our day trip to Hakone from Tokyo. My friends and I spent about ¥36,000 including our food, so it’s about ¥12,000 per person.
Thank you so much for watching until the end! Have you been to Hakone or planning to go? Let me know in the comments. See you on my next vlog!
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