Private tour in Odawara Anthony Stephen E

Pricing Details
Base cost of tour
  • $ 420 USD

Full Day Tour Hiking Hakone Hachiri

Tour #573823
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Pricing Details
Base cost of tour

up to 6 people

8 hours 30 minutes

Public transportation

Party Size:

1

Overview of your Odawara tour:

For centuries Old Tokaido Foot Highway has linked Japan's modern capital of Tokyo with the ancient capitals of Kyoto and Osaka. A section of the Old Tokaido close to Tokyo known as Hakone Hachiri has recently been declared a Japan Heritage Area. In Japanese, Hachi means 8 and ri is a unit of length equivalent to about 2. 5 miles. So Hakone Hachiri refers to the 20 mile stretch of Old Tokaido between Odawara and Mishima (a setting in James Clavell's epic novel "Shogun"), via Hakone. Our day requires about 8 miles of actual walking. We hike the forest-clad parts of the Tokaido that have been preserved, and use modern public transport to skip over the less interesting parts that are now covered by a modern road. Enjoy stunning views of Mt Fuji on clear days, although please note that Japan's weather only allows this about 30% of the time. I look forward to sharing with you my passion for the natural and cultural heritage of this region. Let's have fun together exploring and understanding this popular area

Your Odawara tour itinerary

-Catch Tokaido Shinkansen Kodama #707 ETD Tokyo 07:57, get off at Odawara Station where I will meet you. -We catch the local train to Hakone Yumoto, then taxi up to near Amazake Chaya teahouse, one of the few remaining of hundreds of teahouses that adorned Old Tokaido. -After some heart-warming amazake (non-alcoholic) we follow the stone-paved Tokaido on foot through the forest down to the shore of Lake Ashinoko in Moto-Hakone. -We stroll the mile-long Cedar Avenue, lined both sides with towering 400 year-old cedar, then through Hakone Checkpoint. - Lunch by the Lake. - We rejoin Old Tokaido for a largely forested hike to Yamanaka Castle Ruins, Mount Fuji photo opportunity (weather permitting). -We then bus to Mishima, and stroll along Genbe River World Heritage Water Area to Mishima Station. -Catch Tokaido Shinkansen Kodama #734 Mishima/Tokyo 17:24/18:18 About 8 miles walking total, intermediate level hike.

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Transportation Details
Type: Public Transportation / Category: Bus

Catch Tokaido Shinkansen Kodama #707 ETD Tokyo 07:57, get off at Odawara Station where I will meet you on arrival at 08:30. We will walk approx. 7 miles total in the day. We will catch local trains/buses to skip over parts of Old Tokaido that have been covered by a modern road. After our tour concludes at Mishima Station catch Tokaido Shinkansen Kodama #734 back to Tokyo, 17:24/18:18.

What's included
  • Other: gratuity is included
  • Private Guide
What's extra
  • Other: Personal expenses. Transfers from/to your hotel to/from Tokyo Station, bullet train tickets Tokyo-Odawara to start the tour and Mishima-Tokyo on completion of the tour. Approx. JPY10,000 per person, or can be covered with a valid JR pass. Doesn't apply of course to folks staying in Hakone and starting/finishing the tour at their hotel there. On the tour: local transport, lunch, traditional Japanese morning tea at Amazake Chaya. Entrance fees.
  • Public Transportation
  • Food Drinks Snacks
Meeting location

Odawara, Kanagawa, 250-0045 Japan

Airport: ,Cruise: ,Station: Odawara,ByGuide: Meet me at the Bullet Train (Shinkansen) ticket wicket at Odawara Station at 0830

  • You can request a different meeting location (for example, your hotel) during the checkout process.
Other details
Tour categories

Nature Wildlife And Safaris

Hiking

Languages
Fluent

English

Fluent

Japanese

Basic

Mandarin

Activity level
High
5

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