Fuji to the Seven Baths

Haneda → Hakone

Recommended:

1. Keikyu from Haneda to Shinagawa.
2. JR to Odawara.
3. Hakone-area transport to Sengokuhara.

Historical estimate: ¥4,500–6,000 / US$32–46.

For this plan, use an Odawara-origin three-day Hakone Freepass on Days 2–4. The official adult reference is ¥6,400, checked October 2026. Buy Day 5’s local journey back to Odawara separately: three hotel nights span four calendar days. The Tokaido Shinkansen ticket is also separate.

Hakone sightseeing

The Hakone Freepass can be useful for the classic loop:

• Hakone Tozan transport;
• cable car;
• ropeway;
• Lake Ashi sightseeing cruise;
• local buses.

Ropeway operation is weather- and volcanic-condition dependent.

Hakone / Odawara → Kyoto

1. Local transport to Odawara.
2. Reserved Tokaido Shinkansen to Kyoto.

Historical estimate: ¥15,500–16,500 / US$109–119.

Kyoto → Kinosaki

Direct Limited Express Kinosaki.

Historical estimate: ¥5,500–7,900 / US$39–56.

Kinosaki → Rinku

Recommended:

1. Reserved Limited Express Konotori to Osaka. The Kinosaki service runs towards Kyoto, so check the train name and destination.
2. Change to the JR Kansai-Airport Rapid.
3. Use the airport-bound cars and alight at Rinku Town; some services split at Hineno. Haruka does not stop at Rinku Town.

Historical estimate: ¥7,500–9,000 / US$53–67.

Suitability

This journey may not suit travellers who:

• require guaranteed Mt Fuji visibility;
• cannot manage steps and transfers around Hakone;
• prefer a separate room each rather than two travellers sharing at Akaishiya;
• need every meal included.

Important:

• Mt Fuji views are weather-dependent.
• Owakudani access can be restricted by gas levels or weather.
• Reprice Akaishiya for one room per traveller if two-person sharing is unsuitable.
• Forward the large suitcase from Kyoto to the Rinku hotel and take a small bag to Kinosaki.

Rooms, meals and local charges

Prices are US dollars per person unless stated otherwise. Where a room is shared, the example means two travellers sharing one private guest room. An own-room example means one room per traveller.

Choose the exact room, occupancy and meal plan before booking. Private toilets, shared bathing facilities and an ensuite bath or shower are different arrangements. Tell each inn about dietary requirements before committing to a meal plan.

Allow for local accommodation and bathing taxes unless the selected rate expressly includes them, plus optional luggage services, insurance and shopping. Fares, exchange rates and hotel prices vary with your dates.

Luggage and a comfortable pace

Travel with a bag you can manage at stairs and station changes. Confirm luggage-forwarding delivery days and the receiving hotel’s arrangements before dispatch. Keep passports, medicine and essentials with you, and carry enough clothes for the nights before your main bag arrives.

Put the journey together

Check the whole route before booking, starting with the international flights and the small inns. Match each arrival to the property’s check-in and dinner deadline. Then reserve trains where required and keep flexible outings for the weather and your energy.

Day 1 is arrival in Japan; the last numbered day is departure from Japan. An overnight flight home can arrive the following day.