Mt. Hakone — Local services in Hakone

Visiting Mount Hakone was a brilliant experience from start to finish. The cable car and ropeway rides offered breathtaking panoramic views, especially as the landscape opened up to reveal the mountains and, on a clear day, even Mount Fuji in the distance. The Owakudani volcanic valley was a real highlight, with its bubbling hot springs and the famous sulphur-black eggs — a quirky local speciality said to add years to your life.

The boat trip across Lake Ashi was just as memorable, gliding past stunning scenery with the mountains rising majestically around the water. The whole journey felt well-paced, combining adventure, nature, and a touch of the unusual. It’s the kind of place where every stop has something unique, making Hakone not just a day trip but a...

Nice scenery but terrible if you don’t speak Japanese. The Tram was out of service going back down and they have zero worker helping. Even if one, they don’t speak English nor they will guide tourist that are trap up there. They did not provide any announcements. Lucky we have our tour van come up to pick us up and it must be hr wait driving up just for people to park their car. Then they provide a shuttle which you need to redeem your old ticket and with no one to explaining. Line for shuttle was over 100 people and waiting for hours. Will never come here again unless you come...

After the cruise reached its stop, we took the Hakone Komagatake Ropeway, which is actually an old cable car, to the top of the Komagatake mountain. There we saw the standing Shinto shrine Hokonejinja Mototsumiya (箱根神社元宫). This was one of the most exciting parts of the whole tour. While walking or running into the gust, people were frolicking and yelling, seeing Mount Fuji's snow cover in distance. Cold weather suppressed the vegetation in hibernation, colored in yellow. The advantage point presents a panoramic view, seeing not only the Lake Ashi but also the Pacific ocean...