9-hour Hike to Hakone Hachiri Japan Heritage Area

Fuji from Cedar Avenue (weather permitting)

Genebegawa World Water System Heritage, Mishima

Fuji from Yamanaka Castle Ruins (weather permitting)

Route of tour

Amazake Tea House under 13th generation management

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Highlights

Try Amazake at Amazake Chaya Teahouse, Tokaido

Walk down to the shore of the beautiful Lake Ashinoko

Stroll along Cedar Avenue to the ancient Tokaido

See Yamanaka Castle Ruins and admire views of Mount Fiji

Visit Genbegawa World Heritage Water Area, Mishima

Hakone

nature, trekking, historical

Group Tour

9 Hours

Medium

English

Description

Hike a section of the ancient forest-clad Tokaido Highway that links Tokyo with former capitals Kyoto and Osaka. Catch a local train to Hakone Yumoto to visit the Amazake Chaya teahouse in old Tokaido and walk through Cedar Avenue to reach Hakone Checkpoint. Trek through the forest to visit the Yamanaka Castle Ruins, enjoy views of Mount Fiji, and stroll along the Genbegawa World Heritage Water Area in Mishima.

Itinerary

Visit Hakone
- Catch Tokaido Shinkansen from Tokyo/Shinagawa/Shinyokohama and get off at Odawara Station (tour start point) where you will be picked up by your guide at 08:30 am.
- Catch the local train (Odakyu) to Hakone Yumoto, then public bus (Hakone Tozan) up to Amazake Chaya teahouse, one of the few remaining of hundreds of teahouses that adorned old Tokaido.
- After some heart-warming amasake (non-alcoholic), follow the stone-paved Tokaido on foot through the forest down to the shore of Lake Ashinoko in Moto-Hakone.
- Next, you will stroll the kilometre-long Cedar Avenue, lined both sides with towering 400-year-old Japanese cedar (sugi), to Hakone Checkpoint. This faithful recreation of the original foundations demonstrates life in Tokaido during Edo Period.
- Have lunch at a restaurant by the lake. After lunch, rejoin the ancient Tokaido for another 6 km forest hike to Yamanaka Castle Ruins, Mount Fuji photo opportunity weather permitting.
- Then, take a public bus (Tokai Bus) to Mishima and stroll along the Genbegawa World Heritage Water Area to Mishima Station, end-point of the tour (1710). Mishima is also a setting in James Clavell’s epic novel Shogun.

What's Included

Guiding service

Local public transport between Odawara and Mishima

Morning tea

Lunch

What's Excluded

Personal expenses, souvenirs, shinkansen fare from Tokyo to Odawara to start the tour, and returning from Mishima to Tokyo at conclusion of tour

Know Before You Go

Participants must be able to comfortably walk at least 12km (8 miles), sometimes over steep terrain, ie. Intermediate fitness level required. Let's check in on weather forecast day prior to your tour.

What To Bring

All seasons: sturdy, comfortable shoes or boots with good grip.

Winter (we may encounter snow): warm jacket, wollen hat, gloves, rain parker (or umbrellas provided).

Summer: sun hat, sun glasses, sun block, rain parker (or umbrellas provided), water bottle.

Spring and Autumn – either winter or summer gear as above depending on weather of the day.

What NOT to bring: your big luggage. Japan has an amazing courier system. Arrange via the Yamato courier station closest to your Tokyo/Yokohama hotel to have your big luggage couriered directly to your accommodation in Shizuoka Prefecture. Provided you meet Yamato’s drop-off deadline it should be delivered next day. Be sure to bring a change of clothes for your night in Shizuoka Prefecture before your luggage arrives from Tokyo the following day. Or you can ask your Tokyo/Yokohama hotel to arrange the courier, but unfortunately this will likely add an extra day until delivery. Courier fees are not included in tour fee.

Meeting Point

Odawara Station, 1 Chome-1 Shiroyama, Odawara, Kanagawa, Japan

Cancellation Policy

For cancellations upto 2 days before the tour -

Refund of 80% of the tour price.

Price

Per person
1 to 6	/person
This is a group tour

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