How much does the Hakone Sightseeing Cruise cost?

Two companies, Hakone Sightseeing Boats and Ashinoko Sightseeing Boats, operate boats from Moto-Hakone and Hakone-machi at the lake's southern shores to Togendai at the lake's northern end (25-40 minutes, 1200 yen one way) and Hakone-en at the eastern shore (15-30 minutes, 780 yen one way).



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If you are visiting Hakone and want to see Lake Ashi, this is probably the most efficient way to do it, you have three stops and if you purchase the round trip you can get off in each stop and ride the next boat. We really enjoyed the views from the boat and it saved us a lot of walking time. Definitely worth it.

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Togendai is the Lake Ashi stop where you can use your Hakone Free Pass to ride the pirate ship to get to the other side of the lake. You can sit inside the ship's cabin or stay outside on deck (which is cold & windy). The ride is about 45 mins long.

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The Hakone Free Pass by Odakyu Railway is a discount pass for exploring Hakone. It provides unlimited use of Odakyu-affiliated buses, trains, boats, cablecars and ropeways in the Hakone area and discounted admission to selected tourist attractions on two or three consecutive days.

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Many splendid views of Mt. Fuji can be found around the Hakone area. Each viewpoint shows a different profile of the famous mountain and the surrounding areas are also worth exploring for the diverse historical and natural sites.

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The Hakone Pirate Ships are sightseeing cruise ships built as replicas of pirate ships. The large and splendid ships have attracted people's attention and are quite popular. The route runs across Lake Ashi and connects three ports. It takes 70 minutes at the longest.

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Board a Hakone Ropeway gondola to view sights such as the smoking and sulfurous Owakudani Valley, the calm waters of Lake Ashinoko and the grandeur of Mount Fuji (3,776 m). The 24-minute journey covers 4 kilometers, making it one of the world's longest ropeway rides.

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Check out this 12.5-mile loop trail near Ashigarashimo, Kanagawa. Generally considered a challenging route, it takes an average of 4 h 57 min to complete. This is a popular trail for hiking and walking, but you can still enjoy some solitude during quieter times of day.

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An easy loop tour you can follow through Hakone includes various forms of unique transportation: Starting out by train from Tokyo, you switch to a small three-car tram that zigzags up the mountain, then change to a cable car, and then to a smaller ropeway, and end your trip with a boat ride across Lake Ashi, stopping ...

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If you don't have a pass, then you can take a regular train to the Hakone-Yumoto station, the main station in Hakone. Though many people visit Japan to experience the bustling streets of Tokyo, many other popular destinations come at a slower pace.

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Hakone has many hiking trails with different lengths and levels of difficulty. Each Hakone trail has a wonderful story and abundant natural sites to see along the way. Hakone has just released an English hiking map available at local stations and information centers.

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There is so much to see and do in the Hakone Region that we would definitely recommend that you plan to stay in Hakone for at least 1-2 nights to make the most of the local options. However, many people are on a tight timeframe when they visit Japan so plan to do a day trip to Hakone instead.

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The one-way fare starts from ¥3600 for unreserved seating, but with a Japan Rail Pass you need only to pay ¥320 for the Hakone-Tozan line - easily done with a Suica or PASMO card (Limited Express trains require an extra ¥200 surcharge). With a good connection, the trip takes one hour.

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