Hakone & Mt Fuji Deals
Ninety minutes from Tokyo, Hakone is where Japan goes to exhale: a volcanic caldera of forested hills, steaming valleys and hot-spring ryokan, arranged around Lake Ashi with Mt Fuji presiding on the horizon.
The onsen is the point here. Hakone's geothermal waters have drawn bathers for twelve centuries, and its ryokan range from historic wooden inns to design-hotel hybrids — the prize being a room with its own private open-air bath, Fuji or forest beyond the steam, and a kaiseki dinner served in-room by staff who appear and vanish like stagehands.
Between baths, the caldera entertains: the pirate-ship cruise across Lake Ashi, the ropeway over the sulphur vents of Owakudani, the Hakone Open-Air Museum's Picassos and Moores scattered across a hillside, and the cedar-lined old Tokaido highway. The famous circuit loops it all with trains, boats and cable cars that are half the fun.
Fuji herself is gloriously unreliable — clearest in winter mornings, shyest in summer haze — which is the argument for an overnight rather than a day trip. Our Hakone deals will centre on ryokan with private baths and dinner included, timed for the seasons that flatter the mountain. Join below to hear first.
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See this week's live dealsHakone & Mt Fuji — frequently asked questions
Is Hakone better as a day trip or overnight?
Overnight, without question. The ryokan experience — private onsen, kaiseki dinner, yukata-clad evenings — is the reason to come, and Fuji is most reliably visible in the early morning before day-trippers arrive. One night minimum; two lets you do the full caldera circuit unhurried.
When can I actually see Mt Fuji?
Visibility is best from late autumn to early spring, especially on clear winter mornings; summer haze hides her more often than not. Build in an overnight and check the dawn window — and remember the lake cruise and ropeway are spectacular even when Fuji sulks behind cloud.
What is staying in a ryokan like?
Tatami-mat rooms, futon bedding laid out while you're at dinner, communal or private onsen baths, and an elaborate multi-course kaiseki dinner plus Japanese breakfast, usually included in the rate. Tattoos may restrict communal baths at traditional houses — a room with a private open-air bath solves it, and it's what our deals will prioritise.
How do I get to Hakone from Tokyo?
The Odakyu Romancecar runs direct from Shinjuku to Hakone-Yumoto in about 85 scenic minutes; alternatively the shinkansen to Odawara connects to the local Hakone line. The Hakone Free Pass bundles the loop of trains, cable cars, ropeway and lake boats that make up the classic circuit.
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