Recommended activities in Hakone [Spring/Summer/Autumn/Winter]

Hakone Recommendations
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Kanagawa Hakone teeth Kanto One of the most popular tourist spots !
There are plenty of things to see, from nature to hot springs!

Tokyo About 90 minutes by train. It is also easily accessible by car, taking approximately 1 hour and 20 minutes.

This time Hakone x Activities Special feature!
Spring (March, April, May), Summer (June, July, August), Autumn (September, October, November), Winter (December, January, February), Recommended activities by month I will introduce you!

as a couple or family Hakone Please use this as a reference when you go out.

Hakone Recommended Activities Spring (March, April, May)

Glass art experience workshop Fusing experience at Hakone Yumoto station experience workshop

Spring in Hakone is a bit chilly in March and gradually warms up. .
indoors Manufacturing experience With that, you can have a fun time without worrying about the weather or temperature of the day. .

If you want to enjoy making things with your kids around Hakone, Making chopstick rests and stirrers with colorful glass fusing experience ” is recommended .
The experience is very simple, just use heat to bond glass materials of your favorite color! Let's relax together as a family and make cute accessories that can be used at home.

If it's time for spring break in March/April when it gets a little warmer, or Golden Week (GW) in May, Around Hakone's popular tourist spot "Lake Ashinoko" segway tour Why not join us?

A group of women enjoying a Hakone Lake Ashi Segway tour

During the tour Hakone Don't worry because you will be guided by a guide who knows everything!
You can easily tour the tourist spots around Lake Ashi.

Feel free to join us and enjoy the nature and scenery of Hakone in spring.

[Hakone, Kanagawa Prefecture] Fusing experience ~ Let's make an original muddler ~ Empty-handed! 1 minute walk from Hakone Yumoto Station!

Glass art experience workshop Hakone Yumoto station experience workshop
Hakone
2,200 Yen ~ (tax included)

You can make your own original muddler by arranging Italian Venetian glass (millefiori) by gluing colorful glasses together using high heat. The stirrer used to stir cocktails and water is sparkling, so it brings out the beauty of the glass.

[Kanagawa/Hakone] Fusing experience ~ "Chopstick rest making" Easy work even for beginners! Right next to Hakone Yumoto Station!

Glass art experience workshop Hakone Yumoto station experience workshop
Hakone
980 Yen ~ (tax included)

You can create your own chopstick rest by arranging Italian Venetian glass (millefiori) by gluing colorful glass together using high heat. Although it is a little small, the chopstick rest has a strong presence. The experience is easy. Just place the Venetian glass on the base and temporarily secure it with glue! A beautiful chopstick rest made of colorful glass fused together.

[Kanagawa, Hakone, Kuzuryu Forest] Hakone Lake Ashi Segway Tour - Experience nature in the sacred forest ♪ Also recommended during the autumn foliage season! (2 hours 30 minutes)

Hakone Lake Ashi Segway Tour
Hakone
9,000 Yen ~ (tax included)

The first Segway tour in Hakone that takes you around the scenic lakeside of Hakone Lake Ashinoko, which is rich in nature. Take a Segway stroll through Hakone Lake Ashi, a scenic tourist spot known as a place of worship since ancient times. Let's ride a Segway and enjoy seasonal flowers and autumn leaves with the guidance of a guide! If you're lucky, you might even encounter animals such as deer and wild rabbits.

Hakone Recommended Activities Summer (June, July, August)

Hiking tour of Shizuoka Mt. Fuji Guide Association

The Hakone Yumoto area, located at an altitude of approximately 97 meters, has almost no temperature difference from the city center.
However, in the Moto-Hakone area of ​​Hakone Town, which is over 700 meters above sea level, the average temperature can be 5 to 10 degrees Celsius lower than in the city center.
Hakone's appeal is that it's cooler than the city center even in June, July, and August if it's a high-altitude spot. .

If you are traveling to Hakone as a summer resort with your children, Experience the coolness of summer and nature hiking tour or walking tour is recommended is.

During the tour, you can enjoy the cool sunset at a waterfall in the mountains and bathe in the forest, perfect for a relaxing time with your family.
Please enjoy the tour that suits your child's physical strength.

If you want to enjoy waterside activities apart from mountains and forests, try Lake Ashi. fishing experience is perfect!

Parents and children enjoying fishing experience at Nogawa Nature School

The time you spend fishing with your family, quietly and sometimes with excitement, becomes an unforgettable summer memory for your family. Yo.

If you are visiting Hakone during your child's summer vacation, please come along as a family.

[Kanagawa/Hakone] Hiking on the historical road “Hakone Yusakaji (Kamakura Kodo)” with mountaineering course!

Shizuoka Mt. Fuji Guide Association
Hakone
5,000 Yen ~ (tax included)

A hiking course that follows the historical road ``Hakone Yusakaji,'' which is said to have been built by Minamoto no Yoritomo to visit Hakone Gongen. Climbing a mountain, cooling off at a waterfall, and relaxing in a hot spring are activities that anyone in good health can participate in. Another appeal is that you can walk throughout the year: spring, summer, autumn, and winter. The meeting place is Hakone Yumoto Station, which is conveniently accessible (each person can

Limited to Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays! Walk on the National Park Course

Hakone Mountain Ripper
Hakone
5,500 Yen ~ (tax included)

A course that passes through a park with soft grass and walks along Lake Ashi, taking in the soothing views of the Hakone somma and forest trees in the distance. This is a very family-friendly walking tour that is very popular with overseas visitors.

[Kanagawa/Hakone] *For families* Trout fishing at Lake Ashi in Kanagawa Prefecture or Lake Motosu in Yamanashi Prefecture

Nogawa Nature School
Hakone
4,000 Yen ~ (tax included)

Motohakone, Lake Ashi Lure Fishing♪ Mainly aiming for trout and brown. We look forward to your participation. Fishing is not allowed during the fishing season from December to March. Alternatively, you can visit Lake Motosu all year round. We will check the conditions in advance and specify the location a few days in advance. Thank you for your understanding. From December onwards, we are basically planning to visit Lake Motosu. case

Hakone Recommended Activities Autumn (September, October, November)

People enjoying kayak touring with KaiNani Paddle Sports

Depending on the location, From around September/October, the temperature starts to drop and the number of days when you want to wear light outerwear increases. Hakone autumn of .
The autumn leaves season usually arrives in early November. Activities that allow you to enjoy the scenery of the mountains covered in autumn leaves are especially recommended.

Around Lake Ashi, Experience tour to enjoy Hakone's autumn nature You can participate.

The most recommended activity is the outdoor activities on Lake Ashi!
If you participate during the autumn foliage season, you can experience the great nature of Hakone with your whole body while looking out over the colorful mountains 360 degrees from the top of Lake Ashi!

If you want to enjoy the autumn leaves up close around Lake Ashi, you can travel and sightsee smoothly. segway tour is recommended.

Autumn Hakone Lake Ashi Segway Tour

A nature spot on the shores of Lake Ashinoko that you will visit during the tour. Kuzuryu Forest "for, Famous for its matchmaking benefits, Kuzuryu Shrine There are many power spots including is.

Get some lucky power while looking around at the big trees and wild birds dyed in autumn colors, and the scenery of Lake Ashi spreading out before your eyes.

The Hakone/autumn activities we have introduced so far all take about 2 to 3 hours, which is quite compact!
Why not take a trip to Hakone Onsen with your family or couple, or take a break from your day-trip sightseeing to make it one of the memories of your trip?

[Hakone/Lake Ashi] Enjoy nature with peace of mind even for beginners! Hakone trip kayak half-day tour from the lake

KaiNani Paddle Sports
Hakone
8,000 Yen ~ (tax included)

Lake Ashi is one of the attractions of Hakone, one of Japan's leading tourist destinations. There are several ways to enjoy Lake Ashi to the fullest, but the best way to experience nature is by kayaking, which allows you to experience the wind, temperature, sounds, scenery, trees, and scent of water on that day, and enjoy it with all five senses as you play with minimal equipment. Would you like to spend such a wonderful time? Even beginners can start rowing after a simple lesson.

[Kanagawa, Hakone, Kuzuryu Forest] Hakone Lake Ashi Segway Tour - Experience nature in the sacred forest ♪ Also recommended during the autumn foliage season! (2 hours 30 minutes)

Hakone Lake Ashi Segway Tour
Hakone
9,000 Yen ~ (tax included)

The first Segway tour in Hakone that takes you around the scenic lakeside of Hakone Lake Ashinoko, which is rich in nature. Take a Segway stroll through Hakone Lake Ashi, a scenic tourist spot known as a place of worship since ancient times. Let's ride a Segway and enjoy seasonal flowers and autumn leaves with the guidance of a guide! If you're lucky, you might even encounter animals such as deer and wild rabbits.

Hakone Recommended Activities Winter (December, January, February)

People enjoying Hakone Mountain Ripper's MTB (mountain bike) tour in Hakone

It depends on the area, Winter is in full swing in Hakone from December to January and February. . It gets really cold.
In some places, it snows, and you will need thick outerwear and winter gear.

Of winter Hakone , the indoor manufacturing experience that you can participate in without worrying about the temperature or weather is popular.

Around Hakone Yumoto, As colorful as spring glasswork can challenge fusing experience is recommended!
If you are participating as a couple, why not try making a photo frame that you can display in your room?

A stylish photo frame with your own design is perfect as a souvenir just for the two of you!
It's also perfect for displaying the couple's two-shot photos taken during their trip to Hakone.

If you are visiting Hakone as a couple and want to participate in outdoor activities, MTB (mountain bike) at " power spot cruising "recommendation .
Starting with Kuzuryu Shrine, you can visit power spots that have various blessings including marriage, and enjoy Hakone's spectacular scenery and nature!

Join us as a couple during your year-end and New Year hot spring trip, and enjoy Hakone in a sporty way while praying for good luck in your love life!

[Kanagawa/Hakone] Fusing experience - "Decorate your photos! Make a photo frame!" Easy even for beginners! Children can also participate!

Glass art experience workshop Hakone Yumoto station experience workshop
Hakone
4,290 Yen ~ (tax included)

Why not make a beautiful photo frame that is perfect for displaying commemorative photos? The fusing experience is as simple as placing glass parts on a glass plate. If you display photos from your trip to Hakone, it will be a memory that will last a lifetime.

[Hakone] Power spot cruising [MTB]

Hakone Mountain Ripper
Hakone
13,000 Yen ~ (tax included)

A good luck course that is very popular among women and couples, visiting Kuzuryu Shrine, which is famous in the media as the god of matchmaking, and Hakone Shrine, which is said to be the guardian deity of Hakone, and then go further and enjoy the spectacular view from Hakone Onshi Park. The round-trip course is 100% asphalt with little difference in elevation and is very easy to run. More than 400 large cedar trees on both sides for about 300 meters

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*The contents of this article are current as of March 2024.

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