Thank you so much darrell, so glad that this video is useful🙏🏻 Our aim is to provide guide for first time traveller and we're so happy this video did provide the info needed😊🙏🏻
It's really breathtaking view The black egg us very interesting to try Hakone is so beautiful 😭 Mount Fuji hasn't changed its beauty The cable car is a must Thanks for sharing this with us guys Have a great weekend 👍👍👍
Hey guys! We can see Hakone didn't miss any of its beauty! For us, it's a very special places since it was our first trip together back in 2011! Nice ryokan, private insensitive, the lake Ashii...so good! Oh! Someone went to the hair saloon! Nice look Helmi!! 💁 Good one guys! Keep up the good work!
oh you guys went there :D how nice! - yes stunning right, haha we were actually in Kyoto 5 hours before we arrived at odawara, we had a i guess supposedly kinda a pre-wedding photoshoot :P haha, so did some make up and stuff hahah - glad you enjoyed it :P
We started the day trip the next day if you keep watching 🙏😀, essentially you can also do the same itinerary if you wake up at 5am from tokyo. - we happened to be travelling from osaka / kyoto , hence arriving really late
Amazing edit Nick, that's an awesome guide and the view is breathtaking!!! Man, I would to book a flight to Hakone if it wasn't for the time and budget lol! Great view of the Fuji san too!! What a lovely trip you guys had! 😄😄😄
Need to buy the hakone free pass - covers all transportation ( pirate ship, bus, cable car, train from odawara to gora) 🤔 for 2 days ! About 50’bucks pp haha, glad you enjoyed it guys 🙏😀
I can't wait to visit Japan one day. This is a great guide for Japan. We had some hot springs where I went to bible college. It was always so relaxing after class to dip in the hot springs. What!! there is a pirate ship that is so awesome!
I've been to Japan many times but I have still yet to travel there.... Thanks for sharing this guys! your channel is doing so well! Here's to more success and growth :) peace & love.
you gotta check it out :) I also made a Hakone travel video and I added that you have to check out the Bakery Cafe around the Lake Ashi it has a relaxing foot bath while you can sit and eat !
i know when im doing this guide im like, surprised tina and andy havent done this.. so kids friendly lol.. literally you can pram all the way! :O seriously!
Awesome travel vlog, guys! You tried the hot food vending machine! I actually quite like the food from there. It's really tasty. Hakone is so beautiful. It's cool you got that IG pic of the torii gate on the water. Really well put together video and the colour grade was 🔥🔥🔥
Lin Nyunt hehe thanks lin 😬, ya we love hakone, although we wished we stayed longer lol, one night then lugging to next destination wasnt practical haha 😂, that will be japan travel tips lol dont do what we do for the IG/YT 😉,, i know eh vending food lol - we were that hungry haha was like okay whatever ! Haha it wasnt too bad i must say haha 😆 , when you are hungry any food becomes slightly better lol
Wow, you two captures some amazing scenes! Don't worry Nick, I'm terrified of those cable carts too 😅 The fascinating about the eggs, sure is a process to cook it. If eat one adds 7yrs to my life, I would eat as much as I can!! Great video, I love your editing.
Wow I really enjoy watching your Hakone trip, beautiful view of mount Fuji, special eggs and yummy foods. Big LIKE from Singapore. Enjoy your trip and stay safe.
Very informative and easy to do if one day I visit this area of Japan, btw I love your zest for adventure and out going easy breezy spirit, you two seem so sweet!
:D ah so glad you appreciate this steffie! :D let us know fi you have any questions about japan! XD we love it too much and kept going there hahah, but the next time we go it will be a while so we got a few more guides to release still :D, thanks so much for your kind compliment we are getting married too soon :D so its quite the ride hehehe
Great work on this guide! The video quality is on another level and you gave lots of helpful tips. Like how dynamic you guys are with the channel - one week an in-depth guide, another week a food tour, another week getting feasted on by deer haha
yay :D! i wanna go back indo soon! need to eat some good food w you! like rendang.. hahah im dreaming of it.. helmi and i been talking about it because of you ahahha
Hello both, we hope you are well...super video of how to travel Japan, your journey was interesting and accommodation lovely! The lake, waters and views were incredible and your sky lift ride...wow! Thanks for sharing. Best regards, Simon and Elaine 👍👍👍
Hakone it’s so beautiful 😍 Worth to visit. Thanks guys for sharing this. We saw a bit before about Hakone but never that much and explained well. Awesome video. Makes us want to travel there 🥰
Oh yeah, it's so hard to get up early but always worth the effort. Such a peaceful arrival. The bus looked really nice also. What??? A Japenese pirate ship? This I must take. Nick....you're afraid of heights? Great job pushing through for the amazing views. Ha, enjoy the extra 7 years of life. Amazing mountain views!!!
I visited Hakone last year. It was summer, but on that day it was raining! I actually took the romance car. It was cool. I ended up cutting out some of the things I planned to do, and spent 4 hours in an onsen! I wish I could spend two days there.
Vending machine is life in Japan everywhere even ramen shops...its just convenient..oh the traditional Japanese hotel and bed...love the early sun breeze
Glad you found some food in the end!!! You can eat anything when you are really hungry😋 Love to try an Onsen out one day👍 Egg!!!!😋 Mount Fuji looking mighty fine!!!
i know right! its like after you drink too much, :P 2am meatpies or hotdog taste super delicious haha! :P we were pretty much on par there with the hunger pain haha! :D yes what a beautiful sight to mt fuji
Have said it before, but we love your cinematic b-roll, so well shot and edited, very envious 😜Ninja Helmi! Loving the look of the Pirate ship ride and cable car, very cool. Awesome to see the difference between getting there early and just a few hours later, definitely want to go early.
ya :D early bird catches it right.. haha honestly when i did cinematic of helmi - there was 5 people waiting for us.. hahah im like meh i need to get this shot.. u can wait :P haha
Only in Japan would we ever try food out of a vending machine! Haha how was it? The Onsen look sooo nice! Dude.. that shot of Helmi at 5:00.. perrrrfect!
haha well lets just say i had better food than the vending machine there.. but we were so hungry - next time we would totally by a bigger meal from odawara station haha, the onsen are one of the highlights! :D - yes waking up early is so good when you have perfect shots like this right! :D vloggers lifestyle haha
This was a really helpful video. Very early start duly noted - that queue looked huge for 9.40! We're hoping to go to Japan next year and Hakone is one of the potential stops.
Hey Danny, everything from Odawara station onwards towards hakone (like the busses, hakonetozan line, the pirate ship, cable car - are all included in the pass) The only thing you need to organise is the transport to odawara if travelling via shinkansen from major cities or hakone yumoto if from shinjuku. Hope that helps - let me know if there is any questions :)
This video is incredible! You killed this! Japan is truly one of the most magical places I have ever visited, hope to take Stef back soon! haha when we have time to spare we shop for food as well guys lol good tip on the food! That line is wild, I have done the pirate ship and gondola ride with my mom when i was younger and it was the coolest thing! Loved getting to relive this with your video!
Oh guys, I really like your video! This is the first one I started to watch on your channel, I like those effects and how you created and edited the whole video with little icons and snippets and audio voicovers. Also the music is very calming when you are talking and it goes perfect with the video. I have never been to this part of the world, the first time I am flying is in June, we are going to Kuala Lumpur and then Bali! Such a nice video, well done :) New subscriber here :)
hey karina, really appreciate that you enjoy our edits :D , hakone simply a stunning place itself! :D - wow KL and bali , i am from bali hope you do get to enjoy bali soon karina - looking forward to that adventures of yours
Really insightful video and some beautiful shots, thanks for sharing! I see that you went in December. What was the temperature like? Planning to go with my fiancé in very early December this year... and we're not sure what we should bring (we visited Japan in earlt Nov before and it was super pleasant). We'll be travelling from Hiroshima (staying overnight) so it might be more complicated to do the early morning loop. Thanks again for your videos!!!
A CdC hey! Oh hiroshima! 😬👏 that’s awesome- yeah depending what time you arrive gora to owakudani to the lake may be a good alternative option - it will be crowded though - hope that hey reopen owakudani already by then. December is chilly generally - when we were there it was around 28 december, but we had some uniqlo heattech item which was great to keep us warm 😬🙏. I supposed pack a warm jacket just incase you need it.
@@nickandhelmi thank you for all the info! Uniqlo is the best to keep warm so yes we'll be sure to bring a few layers with us. And fingers crossed for Awakudani. Looking forward to your next videos !
Private Onsen nya ok tuh, nyaman banget. Temizu Ritual.....nice things, nice place. Dah komplit deh guidenya, tonton lagi ntar klo kita ada plan ke Jepun. Thanks guys you both doing great here.
@@nickandhelmi masih bertapa di Brussels, musim panas gini males mau jalan jauh, karena macet dan bakalan rame dimana2, susah buat ambil video ha ha ha ...
This is making me miss Japan! Those vending machines. The traditional rooms. Hakone looks real nice! We nearly went there to see Mt Fuji but ended up going to Lake Kawaguchi. This was on our first trip to Japan about 4 years ago. So if you eat all 5 eggs do you get an extra 35 years?
Haha better stock that egg david 🤣🤣🤣, vending machine i wish exist in aus.. except someone will break it at the middle of the night knowing drunk aussies haha , ouu lake kawaguchi!!
Very nice shot of Hakone Jinja Shrine Nick! It reminds us again how beautiful it was on a bright and sunny day. We were also blessed with a crystal clear of Mt Fuji view. What a stunning mountain isn’t it?! Just like we had seen before in a postcard 😄 Did you guys take a taxi from station to your Ryokan? We remembered we had to walk uphill to our Ryokan from the station with our luggage 😂 what a day to remember!
haha yes we took the taxi.. because there was no bus operating around 8 plus haha.. and also it was dark and yeah didnt want to risk it :P saw the first taxi and grabbed it yes jinja shrine was beautiful.. apa lagi pagi2 :D wew no one there.. lol and yes mt fuji on a clear day wow! wish i had a 85mm lense! so i can get better close up!
hi guys! does this mean that the Hakone free pass covers our train ride from tokyo to odawara station? which route to take? the shinkansen? im travelling with my toddler, hope to get more information for a fuss free travel from tokyo to hakone ! thank you!!
Krystal Yeo Hi Krystal on this trip we arrived at Hakone at night from Kyoto and did the day trip the following day. However if you are based in tokyo - you can also do the exact route option that we took (starting from the shrine down the bottom -> Pirate ship -> cable car towards owakudani mountain then back down towards Gora) now generally from Tokyo there is a couple of options which includes Shinkansen, The Romance Car and normal train - it depends where you are situated in tokyo - (the hakone free pass only covers the hakone loop not the way there - but all the route in this video is perfect with a toddler and stroller friendly too) If you were staying at Shinjuku you can take the 5am on the dot (Yamanote Line) towards Shinagawa Station where you switch to the Tokaido Line towards Odawara Station) at Odawara you then would have around 8 minutes time to get to the bus stop (so you can stock up on food / or buy your hakone free pass asap there should you need too) - one of the earliest bus from odawara station towards the shrine is around 6:50am (you arrive at odawara around 6:42am - generally japan train are on time so this should be quite precise) The Bus Terminal is Southeast of Odawara station - take the bus and arrive at Motohakone bus stop/next to jinja iriguchi stop (on this video) - from there on walk around 5 minutes towards the shrine by the lake.. If everything checks out you should arrive at the shrine around 8pm which is exactly when i was there on this video - at that point of time there was only 3 groups other than us at the shrine, so snap happy :) Now overall if you do exactly our itinerary from here on (take the earliest pirate ship at 10am) - you should be able to do a full circle down to gora by around 2pm like on this video we only did a half a day tour because we had to catch our next train towards nagano for our snow monkey episode - but essentially you could stay longer if you wanted - from my understanding even around 9pm there are transportation operating back towards Tokyo - since generally its around 2 hour trip to hakone one way. So if after 2pm you wanted to go to the hakone open air museum or Yunessun for the hotspring theme park you can :) I hope that helps (also i find that shinkansens are a better option if you are travelling around japan otherwise the normal train / romance car is the other option - the only downside to the romance car from shinjuku is that it operates quite late in the morning so you would not be there at 8am, at the shrine that is. So if you wanted a photo without queue you have to come early :) ) Hope that helps! Let me know if there is more you need to know happy to help :)
@@nickandhelmi we went to Gora station around 4-4:30? so it was quite late... and they told us we wouldn't be able to get a roundtrip ticket back so we just went to Sengokuhara instead haha
@@nickandhelmi ahh yes! have u been to the one on the other east side, 뚝섬유원지 (Ttukseom Resort)? They also have it along the river and tons of people sit by the steps to enjoy the view of Jamsil Tower. Also many people order fried chicken so you'll see tons of delivery guys along the side of the road lol
Would love to visit Hakone. Looks like a super relaxing destination. Very informative video guys. We'll have 4 or 5 days in Tokyo next year. I wonder if we can go to Hakone for a couple of those days... Need to try those eggs! More so if it adds 7 years to your life!
haha yes adds 7 years :P hahaha.. ya its a good day trip from tokyo, however if you wanna do the early bird session cant really do it from tokyo as by the time you get to hakone it be say almost noon i reckon and the queues is going to be crazy :P - but yes a peaceful area..
Thu Hang Dang Hi Thu, mostly i dont use gimbal except for the torii gates of helmi walking 😀🙏, most are shot handhelds. As for wether you should buy a gimbal or not - i guess it depends (its quite heavy my one) as my camera is big so they need a bigger gimbal. but i supposed if you really want to shoot steady footage its worth it 😀🙏 - the gimbal i use is on the description section of this video. Hope it helps :)
Hi, very beautiful video! Hakone looks like an amazing place. I wonder if the big lines are for regular weekdays or if it is just for weekends or holidays. It was a regular weekday when you guys went there?
yes actually this was regular weekdays :D - it gets worse over the weekend with more crowds. - our best advice is to get there really early. - We stayed the night before to do our full day trip from the morning - technically if you follow everything on this video, you should be able to finish all the loop by 12pm. on this trip we arrived at Hakone at night from Kyoto and did the day trip the following day. However if you are based in tokyo - you can also do the exact route option that we took (starting from the shrine down the bottom -> Pirate ship -> cable car towards owakudani mountain then back down towards Gora) now generally from Tokyo there is a couple of options which includes Shinkansen, The Romance Car and normal train - it depends where you are situated in tokyo - If you were staying at Shinjuku you can take the 5am on the dot (Yamanote Line) towards Shinagawa Station where you switch to the Tokaido Line towards Odawara Station) at Odawara you then would have around 8 minutes time to get to the bus stop (so you can stock up on food / or buy your hakone free pass asap there should you need too) - one of the earliest bus from odawara station towards the shrine is around 6:50am (you arrive at odawara around 6:42am - generally japan train are on time so this should be quite precise) The Bus Terminal is Southeast of Odawara station - take the bus and arrive at Motohakone bus stop/next to jinja iriguchi stop (on this video) - from there on walk around 5 minutes towards the shrine by the lake.. If everything checks out you should arrive at the shrine around 8am which is exactly when i was there on this video - at that point of time there was only 3 groups other than us at the shrine, so snap happy :) Now overall if you do exactly our itinerary from here on (take the earliest pirate ship at 10am) - you should be able to do a full circle down to gora by around 2pm like on this video we only did a half a day because we had to catch our next train towards nagano for our snow monkey episode - but essentially you could stay longer if you wanted - from my understanding even around 9pm there are transportation operating back towards Tokyo - since generally its around 2 hour trip to hakone one way. So if after 2pm you wanted to go to the hakone open air museum or Yunessun for the hotspring theme park you can :)
@@nickandhelmi thanks for your answer. How were the lines in the ropeway? My wife and I are going to Japan in november, we are planning to visit Hakone for a day trip from Tokyo on a weekday, hope we don't get too much lines. hahaha Your video and answer helped us a lot in making our itinerary, thanks!
Johnny M. Almeida most tourist will always end up in gora and they will do the other route (aka taking the tram up then ropeway towards owakudani) as they dont like taking the buses. But i think doing the reverse route that we did here reduces congestion of queues. If you see at the end of the video gora station queue to go up to owakudani was massive and that was 1.30pm So my suggestion is taking the hakone shrine route first via bus first because it is by far the must have picture of your trip to hakone :) - we stayed overnight in this video as a precaution because we have to get that no tourist shot at the hakone shrine hehe And we went around december as well so was pretty cold - not sure how cold november will be but pack them jackets 😎
@@nickandhelmi yeah, we're planning to take the reverse route, also because it looks like you get better views of Mt. Fuji in the morning. Can I ask you another question? Have you ever bought a camera in Japan? Do you think it is worth it?
Johnny M. Almeida you’ll have to do your research ive never bought one as friends have said it can be more expensive and sometime more economical to buy at your home country and claim the tax refund at the airport
Love your video, i'm planning to go to Hakone and enjoy an onsen, but...i got tattos and i would love to know if you have some advice or recommendation of a placer to go, or maybe just pay a private onsen? Hope you can help me.
Patitiodespi hey great question :) - the place that we went the onsen is only opened to guest of the hotel and its private with 30 minute time limit per person/ couple if you have a partner. This makes it really great for people who have tattoos - tattoos are generally banned on most of the local onsens that is public where everyone is naked. In this case most onsen are private ones - but def encourage to research each hotel there for different type of onsen they have and wether they are open to those having tattoos - if its private yes , its its public it may be yes or no (best to check with the hotel) , given the amount of tourist they may be more relax around there vs local towns. But the hotels there that have private onsen are generally affordable to accommodate everyone budget range. Of course the more expensive one will boast mount fuji views for example. Hope that helps :)
Hi there, me and my friend are planning on going to Japan next year and we really want to see Mt. Fuji san as well. We're planning to go for only a day, any tips on what time to wake up? How long is the ride from Tokyo (Shinjuku) to Odawara and to Hakone Shrine? and one more question sorry xD, i heard the train ends early, what time did you leave Hakone? Thanks
Hey Nathaniel - on this trip we arrived at Hakone at night from Kyoto and did the day trip the following day. However if you are based in tokyo - you can also do the exact route option that we took (starting from the shrine down the bottom -> Pirate ship -> cable car towards owakudani mountain then back down towards Gora) now generally from Tokyo there is a couple of options which includes Shinkansen, The Romance Car and normal train - it depends where you are situated in tokyo - If you were staying at Shinjuku you can take the 5am on the dot (Yamanote Line) towards Shinagawa Station where you switch to the Tokaido Line towards Odawara Station) at Odawara you then would have around 8 minutes time to get to the bus stop (so you can stock up on food / or buy your hakone free pass asap there should you need to) - one of the earliest bus from odawara station towards the shrine is around 6:50am (you arrive around 6:42am - generally japan train are on time so this should be quite precise) The Bus Terminal is Southeast of Odawara station - take the bus and arrive at Motohakone bus stop/next to jinja iriguchi stop (on this video) - from there on walk around 5 minutes towards the shrine by the lake.. If everything checks out you should arrive at the shrine around 8pm which is exactly when i was there on this video - at that point of time there was only 3 groups other than us at the shrine, so snap happy :) Now overall if you do exactly our itinerary from here on (take the earliest pirate ship at 10am) - you should be able to do a full circle down to gora by around 2pm on this video we only did a half a day because we had to catch our next train towards nagano for our snow monkey episode - but essentially you could stay longer if you wanted - from my understanding even around 9pm there are transportation operating back towards Tokyo - since generally its around 2 hour trip to hakone one way. So if after 2pm you wanted to go to the hakone open air museum or Yunessun for the hotspring theme park you can :)
We've wandered many streets late at night in Japan with only a vending machine for food hahaha. Looks like you guys got a decent fried feed hahaha. The accommodation onsen looked great. Really enjoyed this vlog nick and helmi think it's one of the best yet! Hakone looks like a chill place to hang out very peaceful. Great shots of Helmi by the water 😊👍certainly gets very busy later on in the day hahaha. Pirate ship is like one piece! Don't look down nick 😂😂😂 that volcano was awesome 🦖☻
Haha thanks guys, woulda have thought tina would cover this it’s actually a family friendly area with the cable car and ropeway can fit stroller hehe 😉
Great guide and very useful tips for getting around. That looks so relaxing in the Onsan. You guys got some really cool shots down by the water too. Such a scenic lake can you swim in it when it is warmer? Nicely done guys! ninja Helmi ha ha😂 Nick really like your narration on this!
Ninja helmi and ninja naz needs to meet now haha 😂, yes we love onsen in japan just quitr the treat! Im not sure if you can swim it 😆, i supposed you could haha, theres the swan boat thing you can hire to pedal but i heard during cherry blossom season they are packed w beautiful blooms
Great video! Thanks for sharing! I will be taking my family to Japan this November (First 2 weeks of Nov) and I was just wondering how cold it will be during those period? Also, we're only planning a day trip and would like to follow your guide by starting off with visiting the torii/shrine first. How do we get there from Shinjuku? Is the pier far from the shrine? Thank you so much Nick and Helmi! :D
I think november can be cold too - i would say bring a jacket for sure - but best to see weather forecast a few day before. Hopefully you enjoy your trip But if you really want to follow the timing of this video but not staying overnight then you can do this on this trip we arrived at Hakone at night from Kyoto and did the day trip the following day. However if you are based in tokyo - you can also do the exact route option that we took (starting from the shrine down the bottom -> Pirate ship -> cable car towards owakudani mountain then back down towards Gora) now generally from Tokyo there is a couple of options which includes Shinkansen, The Romance Car and normal train - it depends where you are situated in tokyo - If you were staying at Shinjuku you can take the 5am on the dot (Yamanote Line) towards Shinagawa Station where you switch to the Tokaido Line towards Odawara Station) at Odawara you then would have around 8 minutes time to get to the bus stop (so you can stock up on food / or buy your hakone free pass asap there should you need too) - one of the earliest bus from odawara station towards the shrine is around 6:50am (you arrive at odawara around 6:42am - generally japan train are on time so this should be quite precise) The Bus Terminal is Southeast of Odawara station - take the bus and arrive at Motohakone bus stop/next to jinja iriguchi stop (on this video) - from there on walk around 5 minutes towards the shrine by the lake.. If everything checks out you should arrive at the shrine around 8am which is exactly when i was there on this video - at that point of time there was only 3 groups other than us at the shrine, so snap happy :) Now overall if you do exactly our itinerary from here on (take the earliest pirate ship at 10am) - you should be able to do a full circle down to gora by around 2pm like on this video we only did a half a day because we had to catch our next train towards nagano for our snow monkey episode - but essentially you could stay longer if you wanted - from my understanding even around 9pm there are transportation operating back towards Tokyo - since generally its around 2 hour trip to hakone one way. So if after 2pm you wanted to go to the hakone open air museum or Yunessun for the hotspring theme park you can :)
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I really liked the video it was very informative, My family are planning on visiting this December and i would like to ask if the buses in hakone shows every bus station stops in English? thankyou so much.
Laila Posadas i hope you enjoy 😉 your trip in december! Pack some warm jackets! In regards to the bus stop they do have English translation, inside the bus they also have LED screens to show you - your next stop “though i cannot be certain if they do have it in English” - but i would assume being a populat tourist destination they should be :) hope that helps
@@nickandhelmi I am afraid that my family and i would miss the bus stop haha. Can i ask one more thing? Can you set the time/day of validation of the Hakone free pass? and How much was it from Odawara station, because when i paused it on 1:19 it was 4000 Yen but in their website its 4600 Yen? Thankyou so much. Looking forward for more of your videos :)
Laila Posadas oh right yes, we went in december- im not sure if the seasons has affected the pricing or it may have gone up. I think you wont miss the stop as the route will take you to this foresty windy road and when you get to the first town by the lake its pretty obvious 😬👍 as the view will be a big giveaway
kimlim Cool hey Kim we stayed overnight in hakone- however if you are doing a day trip in hakone yumoto station there is a locker which you can hire if you are taking train that is (perfect if you are continuing your journey elsewhere and not back to tokyo) Otherwise if from tokyo all the station have coin lockers otherwise you can just keep it at your accomodation you are staying at :)
We're planning on doing the same trip as you, what time did you arrive at Hakone Jinja iriguchi? What time did you take the lake ashi cruise? And how long did you stay at owakudani?
We arrived at 8 ish by the lake/hakone jinja - lake cruise is 10am (earliest) :) and owakudani wise it depends how long you want to be mesmerised by the view hehe
Hey charity sorry for the wait, thought i reply.. i have a few information on how we did this on this trip we arrived at Hakone at night from Kyoto and did the day trip the following day. However if you are based in tokyo - you can also do the exact route option that we took (starting from the shrine down the bottom -> Pirate ship -> cable car towards owakudani mountain then back down towards Gora) now generally from Tokyo there is a couple of options which includes Shinkansen, The Romance Car and normal train - it depends where you are situated in tokyo - If you were staying at Shinjuku you can take the 5am on the dot (Yamanote Line) towards Shinagawa Station where you switch to the Tokaido Line towards Odawara Station) at Odawara you then would have around 8 minutes time to get to the bus stop (so you can stock up on food / or buy your hakone free pass asap there should you need too) - one of the earliest bus from odawara station towards the shrine is around 6:50am (you arrive at odawara around 6:42am - generally japan train are on time so this should be quite precise) The Bus Terminal is Southeast of Odawara station - take the bus and arrive at Motohakone bus stop/next to jinja iriguchi stop (on this video) - from there on walk around 5 minutes towards the shrine by the lake.. If everything checks out you should arrive at the shrine around 8am which is exactly when i was there on this video - at that point of time there was only 3 groups other than us at the shrine, so snap happy :) Now overall if you do exactly our itinerary from here on (take the earliest pirate ship at 10am) - you should be able to do a full circle down to gora by around 2pm like on this video we only did a half a day because we had to catch our next train towards nagano for our snow monkey episode - but essentially you could stay longer if you wanted - from my understanding even around 9pm there are transportation operating back towards Tokyo - since generally its around 2 hour trip to hakone one way. So if after 2pm you wanted to go to the hakone open air museum or Yunessun for the hotspring theme park you can :) hope this helps
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Can't beat having the place to yourself. Wow!
it's like private view place lol
This channel deserves more views. No frills vlog, with transportation details. good job
Thanks a lot🥰🥰
the slow motion is just perfect specially when she's walking toward the Torii Gate! like in a movie
thank youu lexi😊🙏
This is probably the best vlog I could find about getting from Odowara to Gora and then some. Thanks so much.
Thank you so much darrell, so glad that this video is useful🙏🏻 Our aim is to provide guide for first time traveller and we're so happy this video did provide the info needed😊🙏🏻
This is really good you guys! Arguably the best video you guys put out so far.
Allan Su aww thanks bud 😀🙏! Drawing inspiration from mr allan su 😆👌
Another awesome video. That shot of the shrine is just... straight out of a Ghibli movie!
haha yes beautiful right, thanks bobby siwon :D!
also thanks for the song inspiration :P haha! thanks to you for my latest vlog! really beautiful , never knew about bravelion!
Nick and Helmi you’re welcome! I love his music and I’m glad you guys like it too 👍👍
It's really breathtaking view
The black egg us very interesting to try
Hakone is so beautiful 😭
Mount Fuji hasn't changed its beauty
The cable car is a must
Thanks for sharing this with us guys
Have a great weekend 👍👍👍
yea we love hakone so much, so beautiful!! have a great weekend too mate
Nice video...I'm planning a trip to Hakone next month so this is very helpful!!! nice edit too, thanks
De Asas Pro Mundo hey glad it helps 😀🙏 hope you have a fantastic time there in hakone! 😀, hopefully the ropeway is open
Hey guys! We can see Hakone didn't miss any of its beauty! For us, it's a very special places since it was our first trip together back in 2011! Nice ryokan, private insensitive, the lake Ashii...so good!
Oh! Someone went to the hair saloon! Nice look Helmi!! 💁
Good one guys! Keep up the good work!
oh you guys went there :D how nice! - yes stunning right, haha we were actually in Kyoto 5 hours before we arrived at odawara, we had a i guess supposedly kinda a pre-wedding photoshoot :P haha, so did some make up and stuff hahah - glad you enjoyed it :P
Great travel vlog, and a couple of really really cool shots at 4:55 !
The place looks beautiful, and the bonus view on Mt Fuji... amazing !
I know we were so lucky nin 🤗, the view was unbelievable there 😀
I'm going to Japan next month and I can't wait! Great video!
goshhh super jealous now hahaha.. hope you enjoy Japan to the fullest!!🙂
If you arrived in the day time, it would have shown more....It is really fun to watch around the train station in Japan.
We started the day trip the next day if you keep watching 🙏😀, essentially you can also do the same itinerary if you wake up at 5am from tokyo. - we happened to be travelling from osaka / kyoto , hence arriving really late
Your production quality has really come a long way. Keep it up!!
Glorious Gluttony aww thanks that means a lot from you 😀🙏
BTW how are you grading the lake scene? Using LUT or by hand?
i manually colour grade every scene - i guess its a style and preference from there on :> hehe @@GloriousGluttony
@@nickandhelmi that's awesome! I know first hand how time consuming it is 😂😂😂.The a73 really puts out a nice image. Looks great!
It's so cool that the vending machine served hot food! The view of Mount Fuji was incredible. 😍✨ Well done on another great video Nick and Helmi! 👏🏻🎥
japan really has everything hahah! XD - thanks chelsea
That view once you got off the cable car is awesome!! And so many hello kitty’s 😊
hehe thanks emily and josh :D - glad you enjoyed this episode of travel guide! :D
The 60fps shooting is breathtaking! Love your shots and post work, feel like I’m there in person just pulling at us to go!
thank you so much for the compliment 🙏 keep learning for better 😄
Whoaaaa the view is amazing!! And that Hello Kitty pop up is so adorable 😍
Haha hello kitty !! 😂, that pop up is permanent i think 🤔 not sure haha
Amazing edit Nick, that's an awesome guide and the view is breathtaking!!! Man, I would to book a flight to Hakone if it wasn't for the time and budget lol! Great view of the Fuji san too!! What a lovely trip you guys had! 😄😄😄
Need to buy the hakone free pass - covers all transportation ( pirate ship, bus, cable car, train from odawara to gora) 🤔 for 2 days ! About 50’bucks pp haha, glad you enjoyed it guys 🙏😀
Hello friends thankyou for showing this fantastic video love the place you stayed at was beautiful ..Amazing mountains and lakes
Hehe thanks dave 🤗
@@nickandhelmi big hug from us here in Melb ...have fun yo
Like usual no notif.. untung say slalu tringat pada kalian berdua. Nice nyaaa experience nyaa
Senja Aldee wkwk bellnya ga dinyalain wkwk? 😂
Eike pencet loh sudah. Ya namanya YT lah ya
I can't wait to visit Japan one day. This is a great guide for Japan. We had some hot springs where I went to bible college. It was always so relaxing after class to dip in the hot springs. What!! there is a pirate ship that is so awesome!
yash thanks Chris :D - yes hot spring is like heaven land.. haha ya pirate ship arrr matey :P
I've been to Japan many times but I have still yet to travel there.... Thanks for sharing this guys! your channel is doing so well! Here's to more success and growth :) peace & love.
thanks so much saf!! cheers to yours too😄😄
you gotta check it out :) I also made a Hakone travel video and I added that you have to check out the Bakery Cafe around the Lake Ashi it has a relaxing foot bath while you can sit and eat !
Hakone looks amazing! Great tip on the free hakone pass and excellent guide!
i know when im doing this guide im like, surprised tina and andy havent done this.. so kids friendly lol.. literally you can pram all the way! :O seriously!
Whoa guys that was sick, love your editing on this one and all the amazing shots too! Look at that shot at 9:57...gorgeous stuff!
he hey :D aaron! :D glad you enjoy it! haha - wish i got better lense like yours! :D always making me jealous! :P hehe
Awesome travel vlog, guys! You tried the hot food vending machine! I actually quite like the food from there. It's really tasty.
Hakone is so beautiful. It's cool you got that IG pic of the torii gate on the water.
Really well put together video and the colour grade was 🔥🔥🔥
Lin Nyunt hehe thanks lin 😬, ya we love hakone, although we wished we stayed longer lol, one night then lugging to next destination wasnt practical haha 😂, that will be japan travel tips lol dont do what we do for the IG/YT 😉,, i know eh vending food lol - we were that hungry haha was like okay whatever ! Haha it wasnt too bad i must say haha 😆 , when you are hungry any food becomes slightly better lol
Wow, you two captures some amazing scenes! Don't worry Nick, I'm terrified of those cable carts too 😅 The fascinating about the eggs, sure is a process to cook it. If eat one adds 7yrs to my life, I would eat as much as I can!! Great video, I love your editing.
haha yes :P i cant stand up on cable car hahaha! - yes 7 years :P immortal (keep eating lol)
Ah I need to go to an onsen next time I'm in Japan!
Omg that view is beautiful. Love all the footage you got!
:D aye, onsen are like heaven for gals! :D but even i love it - nick - lol! i went 3 times in shinjuku hahaha
Wow I really enjoy watching your Hakone trip, beautiful view of mount Fuji, special eggs and yummy foods. Big LIKE from Singapore. Enjoy your trip and stay safe.
terima kasih Sabahan!! glad to know you. we're indonesian so can speak Bahasa 😄
@@nickandhelmi ya, kita beda negara, tetapi satu rumpun. Salam sukses selalu ya.
Very informative and easy to do if one day I visit this area of Japan, btw I love your zest for adventure and out going easy breezy spirit, you two seem so sweet!
:D ah so glad you appreciate this steffie! :D let us know fi you have any questions about japan! XD we love it too much and kept going there hahah, but the next time we go it will be a while so we got a few more guides to release still :D, thanks so much for your kind compliment we are getting married too soon :D so its quite the ride hehehe
Great work on this guide! The video quality is on another level and you gave lots of helpful tips. Like how dynamic you guys are with the channel - one week an in-depth guide, another week a food tour, another week getting feasted on by deer haha
thanks so much greg & jo 😆😆 yess so much variety lol
Thanks for sharing guys! Will be heading there this December 😊
PotatoPotato aww hope you enjoy japan! 😬🙏, its such a beautiful place that i always enjoy and cant wait to be back to japan
PotatoPotato me too!! Im soo excited
Nice travel guide as always, I will be using this when I visit Hakone😊
yay :D! i wanna go back indo soon! need to eat some good food w you! like rendang.. hahah im dreaming of it.. helmi and i been talking about it because of you ahahha
Recognize some of these shots from that cinematic Winter video you made!
everything coming out now haha 😆
Whoa that view of Mt Fuji!
yess, so lucky to see mt fuji!
Hello both, we hope you are well...super video of how to travel Japan, your journey was interesting and accommodation lovely! The lake, waters and views were incredible and your sky lift ride...wow! Thanks for sharing. Best regards, Simon and Elaine 👍👍👍
hehe thanks guys :D i knew you guys would love the outdoor sceneries and hike! right up your alley simon elaine
😍😍😍
Another awesome destination!
Love how you guys walk us around and show us options and the how-tos
hehe :D gotta make the guide really good for first timer :D hehe.. glad you enjoy it guys!
Great video! Thanks for sharing! 😊😊😊😊😊
thank you so much🙌
Hakone it’s so beautiful 😍
Worth to visit. Thanks guys for sharing this. We saw a bit before about Hakone but never that much and explained well. Awesome video. Makes us want to travel there 🥰
thank you so much for the feedback🙏. We're glad you enjoy it. Hakone is truly peaceful place and worth to visit 😍
The views are amazing !! We would love to be there now
we wish to go back again just by editing this video lol
Nick and Helmi we know that feeling!
Oh yeah, it's so hard to get up early but always worth the effort. Such a peaceful arrival. The bus looked really nice also. What??? A Japenese pirate ship? This I must take. Nick....you're afraid of heights? Great job pushing through for the amazing views. Ha, enjoy the extra 7 years of life. Amazing mountain views!!!
yeah i'm kinda afraid of height but i love to get on to roller coaster etc lol. we love hakone, such a peaceful place and lots to do ☺
I visited Hakone last year. It was summer, but on that day it was raining! I actually took the romance car. It was cool. I ended up cutting out some of the things I planned to do, and spent 4 hours in an onsen! I wish I could spend two days there.
Awesome vid guys! i really wana go to Japan again and your vid made me miss that much more
Thanks janice 😆🙏, glad it reminded you of your trip then hehe! 👍😉, i see you do food guides too 😉👍 hai foodies
@@nickandhelmi yes! are you guys based in sydney too??
Janice Fung yup 😀🙏
Vending machine is life in Japan everywhere even ramen shops...its just convenient..oh the traditional Japanese hotel and bed...love the early sun breeze
Literally vending machine = life in Japan haha😊
Ah darn it why didn't I get notify for this! Hakone looks beautiful..that train train ride is nice!
I reckon somehow bell notification doesn't work coz i missed few too😂it's indeed amazing place
Glad you found some food in the end!!! You can eat anything when you are really hungry😋 Love to try an Onsen out one day👍 Egg!!!!😋 Mount Fuji looking mighty fine!!!
i know right! its like after you drink too much, :P 2am meatpies or hotdog taste super delicious haha! :P we were pretty much on par there with the hunger pain haha! :D yes what a beautiful sight to mt fuji
Ninja Helmi is so adorable! 😄😍
Ninja sue :P
Great video! We went to Japan (Tokyo and Osaka) last year. I think we need to plan a trip to Hakone now. It is so beautiful!
hakone is really great place to visit😍😍
Your video is soooo insightful and detailed. So helpful. Thank you so much!!
Thank you so much Milla. We're really glad this is useful🙌🏻🙌🏻
Thank you for a beautiful trip! I'm glad that found your channel. Keep up the good work.
thank you so much, so glad to hear the feedback 🙏😄
Beautiful thanks for taking us to see this place with you
glad you love it mary :)
Have said it before, but we love your cinematic b-roll, so well shot and edited, very envious 😜Ninja Helmi! Loving the look of the Pirate ship ride and cable car, very cool. Awesome to see the difference between getting there early and just a few hours later, definitely want to go early.
ya :D early bird catches it right.. haha honestly when i did cinematic of helmi - there was 5 people waiting for us.. hahah im like meh i need to get this shot.. u can wait :P haha
😂🤣
Only in Japan would we ever try food out of a vending machine! Haha how was it? The Onsen look sooo nice! Dude.. that shot of Helmi at 5:00.. perrrrfect!
haha well lets just say i had better food than the vending machine there.. but we were so hungry - next time we would totally by a bigger meal from odawara station haha, the onsen are one of the highlights! :D - yes waking up early is so good when you have perfect shots like this right! :D vloggers lifestyle haha
Rewatching this after seeing your short 🥰 wanna go here!
Loving the shot of Helmi in between the Shrine! Really gorgeous place Hakone! I am learning so much! thanks guys! :)
Thanks neil! 😀🙏 they are a gorgeous and picturesque place to visit indeed! I quite enjoy it haha
This was a really helpful video. Very early start duly noted - that queue looked huge for 9.40! We're hoping to go to Japan next year and Hakone is one of the potential stops.
Thank you so much🙏🏻, glad you enjoy it. Yup, hakone is definitely woeth to visit😁
Those eggs are so cool! And we want to live +7 years
eat 5! 35 years hahaha
Nick and Helmi that’s what you did?
Omg, that view looks so magnificent. I came here to say that I'm subscribed to you!!!
amazing place indeed!! welcome onboard 😄😁
Awesome. We're off to Hakone next week. Which part of your trip that was not covered by the Hakone Free Pass? Thanks!
Hey Danny, everything from Odawara station onwards towards hakone (like the busses, hakonetozan line, the pirate ship, cable car - are all included in the pass)
The only thing you need to organise is the transport to odawara if travelling via shinkansen from major cities or hakone yumoto if from shinjuku.
Hope that helps - let me know if there is any questions :)
This video is incredible! You killed this! Japan is truly one of the most magical places I have ever visited, hope to take Stef back soon! haha when we have time to spare we shop for food as well guys lol good tip on the food! That line is wild, I have done the pirate ship and gondola ride with my mom when i was younger and it was the coolest thing! Loved getting to relive this with your video!
First ⚡⚡⚡view of mount Fuji was epic!
Haha yash! 🙏😬
các bạn đi du lịch vui nhỉ...chúc có chuyến đi vui nhé..hihihi
thank you so much!! 😆😄
Beautiful Hakone, a great day trip
i know :D it is beautiful indeed! :D perfect for a day trip
Oh guys, I really like your video! This is the first one I started to watch on your channel, I like those effects and how you created and edited the whole video with little icons and snippets and audio voicovers. Also the music is very calming when you are talking and it goes perfect with the video. I have never been to this part of the world, the first time I am flying is in June, we are going to Kuala Lumpur and then Bali! Such a nice video, well done :) New subscriber here :)
hey karina, really appreciate that you enjoy our edits :D , hakone simply a stunning place itself! :D - wow KL and bali , i am from bali hope you do get to enjoy bali soon karina - looking forward to that adventures of yours
Super awesome and interesting Travel Vlog 💖Amazing View 💖
Really insightful video and some beautiful shots, thanks for sharing! I see that you went in December. What was the temperature like? Planning to go with my fiancé in very early December this year... and we're not sure what we should bring (we visited Japan in earlt Nov before and it was super pleasant). We'll be travelling from Hiroshima (staying overnight) so it might be more complicated to do the early morning loop. Thanks again for your videos!!!
A CdC hey! Oh hiroshima! 😬👏 that’s awesome- yeah depending what time you arrive gora to owakudani to the lake may be a good alternative option - it will be crowded though - hope that hey reopen owakudani already by then.
December is chilly generally - when we were there it was around 28 december, but we had some uniqlo heattech item which was great to keep us warm 😬🙏. I supposed pack a warm jacket just incase you need it.
@@nickandhelmi thank you for all the info! Uniqlo is the best to keep warm so yes we'll be sure to bring a few layers with us. And fingers crossed for Awakudani. Looking forward to your next videos !
Your video give perfect information. . . Thank you
thanks my man :D hehe
Impressed with your video. Great job!
Thank you :)
Nice video.. Nick has a calming voice too..
Thanks so much abegail 🙏🏻😊
Ooo didn't know Nick is afraid of heights 😆 love his expression 😆
Haha i am 😉
Private Onsen nya ok tuh, nyaman banget. Temizu Ritual.....nice things, nice place. Dah komplit deh guidenya, tonton lagi ntar klo kita ada plan ke Jepun. Thanks guys you both doing great here.
:D iya wkwk makasi guys! - lagi di country apa nih :D enak ya jalan2 terus wkwkw
@@nickandhelmi masih bertapa di Brussels, musim panas gini males mau jalan jauh, karena macet dan bakalan rame dimana2, susah buat ambil video ha ha ha ...
This is making me miss Japan! Those vending machines. The traditional rooms. Hakone looks real nice! We nearly went there to see Mt Fuji but ended up going to Lake Kawaguchi. This was on our first trip to Japan about 4 years ago.
So if you eat all 5 eggs do you get an extra 35 years?
Haha better stock that egg david 🤣🤣🤣, vending machine i wish exist in aus.. except someone will break it at the middle of the night knowing drunk aussies haha , ouu lake kawaguchi!!
Very nice shot of Hakone Jinja Shrine Nick! It reminds us again how beautiful it was on a bright and sunny day.
We were also blessed with a crystal clear of Mt Fuji view. What a stunning mountain isn’t it?! Just like we had seen before in a postcard 😄
Did you guys take a taxi from station to your Ryokan?
We remembered we had to walk uphill to our Ryokan from the station with our luggage 😂 what a day to remember!
haha yes we took the taxi.. because there was no bus operating around 8 plus haha.. and also it was dark and yeah didnt want to risk it :P saw the first taxi and grabbed it
yes jinja shrine was beautiful.. apa lagi pagi2 :D wew no one there.. lol and yes mt fuji on a clear day wow! wish i had a 85mm lense! so i can get better close up!
hi guys! does this mean that the Hakone free pass covers our train ride from tokyo to odawara station? which route to take? the shinkansen? im travelling with my toddler, hope to get more information for a fuss free travel from tokyo to hakone ! thank you!!
Krystal Yeo
Hi Krystal
on this trip we arrived at Hakone at night from Kyoto and did the day trip the following day. However if you are based in tokyo - you can also do the exact route option that we took (starting from the shrine down the bottom -> Pirate ship -> cable car towards owakudani mountain then back down towards Gora)
now generally from Tokyo there is a couple of options which includes Shinkansen, The Romance Car and normal train - it depends where you are situated in tokyo - (the hakone free pass only covers the hakone loop not the way there - but all the route in this video is perfect with a toddler and stroller friendly too)
If you were staying at Shinjuku you can take the 5am on the dot (Yamanote Line) towards Shinagawa Station where you switch to the Tokaido Line towards Odawara Station)
at Odawara you then would have around 8 minutes time to get to the bus stop (so you can stock up on food / or buy your hakone free pass asap there should you need too) - one of the earliest bus from odawara station towards the shrine is around 6:50am (you arrive at odawara around 6:42am - generally japan train are on time so this should be quite precise)
The Bus Terminal is Southeast of Odawara station - take the bus and arrive at Motohakone bus stop/next to jinja iriguchi stop (on this video) - from there on walk around 5 minutes towards the shrine by the lake..
If everything checks out you should arrive at the shrine around 8pm which is exactly when i was there on this video - at that point of time there was only 3 groups other than us at the shrine, so snap happy :)
Now overall if you do exactly our itinerary from here on (take the earliest pirate ship at 10am) - you should be able to do a full circle down to gora by around 2pm like on this video we only did a half a day tour because we had to catch our next train towards nagano for our snow monkey episode - but essentially you could stay longer if you wanted - from my understanding even around 9pm there are transportation operating back towards Tokyo - since generally its around 2 hour trip to hakone one way.
So if after 2pm you wanted to go to the hakone open air museum or Yunessun for the hotspring theme park you can :)
I hope that helps (also i find that shinkansens are a better option if you are travelling around japan otherwise the normal train / romance car is the other option - the only downside to the romance car from shinjuku is that it operates quite late in the morning so you would not be there at 8am, at the shrine that is. So if you wanted a photo without queue you have to come early :) )
Hope that helps! Let me know if there is more you need to know happy to help :)
wow amazing dream destination indeed
definitely worth to visit 😍
be sure to go to Owakudani earlier in the day and keep in mind of the operation hours! we were unlucky and just missed the last cable car there!
Ohh what time did u go to Owakudani Bee? We went there around lunch time so yeah quite early
@@nickandhelmi we went to Gora station around 4-4:30? so it was quite late... and they told us we wouldn't be able to get a roundtrip ticket back so we just went to Sengokuhara instead haha
Ohh next trip to Japan then 😁 Sengokuhara looks so beautiful with the pampas grass, reminded me of the Haneul Park in Seoul 🥰
@@nickandhelmi ahh yes! have u been to the one on the other east side, 뚝섬유원지 (Ttukseom Resort)? They also have it along the river and tons of people sit by the steps to enjoy the view of Jamsil Tower. Also many people order fried chicken so you'll see tons of delivery guys along the side of the road lol
Would love to visit Hakone. Looks like a super relaxing destination. Very informative video guys. We'll have 4 or 5 days in Tokyo next year. I wonder if we can go to Hakone for a couple of those days... Need to try those eggs! More so if it adds 7 years to your life!
haha yes adds 7 years :P hahaha.. ya its a good day trip from tokyo, however if you wanna do the early bird session cant really do it from tokyo as by the time you get to hakone it be say almost noon i reckon and the queues is going to be crazy :P - but yes a peaceful area..
Hi, an irrelevant question? did u use gimbal to record the video? i wondering should i buy one for my next trip
Thu Hang Dang Hi Thu, mostly i dont use gimbal except for the torii gates of helmi walking 😀🙏, most are shot handhelds. As for wether you should buy a gimbal or not - i guess it depends (its quite heavy my one) as my camera is big so they need a bigger gimbal.
but i supposed if you really want to shoot steady footage its worth it 😀🙏 - the gimbal i use is on the description section of this video.
Hope it helps :)
Hi, very beautiful video! Hakone looks like an amazing place.
I wonder if the big lines are for regular weekdays or if it is just for weekends or holidays.
It was a regular weekday when you guys went there?
yes actually this was regular weekdays :D - it gets worse over the weekend with more crowds. - our best advice is to get there really early. - We stayed the night before to do our full day trip from the morning - technically if you follow everything on this video, you should be able to finish all the loop by 12pm.
on this trip we arrived at Hakone at night from Kyoto and did the day trip the following day. However if you are based in tokyo - you can also do the exact route option that we took (starting from the shrine down the bottom -> Pirate ship -> cable car towards owakudani mountain then back down towards Gora)
now generally from Tokyo there is a couple of options which includes Shinkansen, The Romance Car and normal train - it depends where you are situated in tokyo - If you were staying at Shinjuku you can take the 5am on the dot (Yamanote Line) towards Shinagawa Station where you switch to the Tokaido Line towards Odawara Station)
at Odawara you then would have around 8 minutes time to get to the bus stop (so you can stock up on food / or buy your hakone free pass asap there should you need too) - one of the earliest bus from odawara station towards the shrine is around 6:50am (you arrive at odawara around 6:42am - generally japan train are on time so this should be quite precise)
The Bus Terminal is Southeast of Odawara station - take the bus and arrive at Motohakone bus stop/next to jinja iriguchi stop (on this video) - from there on walk around 5 minutes towards the shrine by the lake..
If everything checks out you should arrive at the shrine around 8am which is exactly when i was there on this video - at that point of time there was only 3 groups other than us at the shrine, so snap happy :)
Now overall if you do exactly our itinerary from here on (take the earliest pirate ship at 10am) - you should be able to do a full circle down to gora by around 2pm like on this video we only did a half a day because we had to catch our next train towards nagano for our snow monkey episode - but essentially you could stay longer if you wanted - from my understanding even around 9pm there are transportation operating back towards Tokyo - since generally its around 2 hour trip to hakone one way.
So if after 2pm you wanted to go to the hakone open air museum or Yunessun for the hotspring theme park you can :)
@@nickandhelmi thanks for your answer.
How were the lines in the ropeway?
My wife and I are going to Japan in november, we are planning to visit Hakone for a day trip from Tokyo on a weekday, hope we don't get too much lines. hahaha
Your video and answer helped us a lot in making our itinerary, thanks!
Johnny M. Almeida most tourist will always end up in gora and they will do the other route (aka taking the tram up then ropeway towards owakudani) as they dont like taking the buses. But i think doing the reverse route that we did here reduces congestion of queues. If you see at the end of the video gora station queue to go up to owakudani was massive and that was 1.30pm
So my suggestion is taking the hakone shrine route first via bus first because it is by far the must have picture of your trip to hakone :) - we stayed overnight in this video as a precaution because we have to get that no tourist shot at the hakone shrine hehe
And we went around december as well so was pretty cold - not sure how cold november will be but pack them jackets 😎
@@nickandhelmi yeah, we're planning to take the reverse route, also because it looks like you get better views of Mt. Fuji in the morning.
Can I ask you another question? Have you ever bought a camera in Japan? Do you think it is worth it?
Johnny M. Almeida you’ll have to do your research ive never bought one as friends have said it can be more expensive and sometime more economical to buy at your home country and claim the tax refund at the airport
Love your video, i'm planning to go to Hakone and enjoy an onsen, but...i got tattos and i would love to know if you have some advice or recommendation of a placer to go, or maybe just pay a private onsen? Hope you can help me.
Patitiodespi hey great question :) - the place that we went the onsen is only opened to guest of the hotel and its private with 30 minute time limit per person/ couple if you have a partner. This makes it really great for people who have tattoos - tattoos are generally banned on most of the local onsens that is public where everyone is naked. In this case most onsen are private ones - but def encourage to research each hotel there for different type of onsen they have and wether they are open to those having tattoos - if its private yes , its its public it may be yes or no (best to check with the hotel) , given the amount of tourist they may be more relax around there vs local towns. But the hotels there that have private onsen are generally affordable to accommodate everyone budget range. Of course the more expensive one will boast mount fuji views for example.
Hope that helps :)
Nice video to make very fascinating to go there now.
carmen yong yay carmen hope you enjoy japan and hakone especially if you do go there 🙌😬👍
Hey Nick and Helmi!! Looks like you had an amazing day there!! So beautiful!! Love the scenery!!
thank you so much!! indeed amazing view :D
which route is better going around?
Should we go to hakone ashi shrine to owakudani to hakone-yumoto or vice versa?
The shots 5:00 are amazing! 😍😍😍
Yea i love it too 🤣, it was only cool when you slow mo it on post 😉
Hi there, me and my friend are planning on going to Japan next year and we really want to see Mt. Fuji san as well. We're planning to go for only a day, any tips on what time to wake up? How long is the ride from Tokyo (Shinjuku) to Odawara and to Hakone Shrine? and one more question sorry xD, i heard the train ends early, what time did you leave Hakone? Thanks
Hey Nathaniel - on this trip we arrived at Hakone at night from Kyoto and did the day trip the following day. However if you are based in tokyo - you can also do the exact route option that we took (starting from the shrine down the bottom -> Pirate ship -> cable car towards owakudani mountain then back down towards Gora)
now generally from Tokyo there is a couple of options which includes Shinkansen, The Romance Car and normal train - it depends where you are situated in tokyo -
If you were staying at Shinjuku you can take the 5am on the dot (Yamanote Line) towards Shinagawa Station where you switch to the Tokaido Line towards Odawara Station)
at Odawara you then would have around 8 minutes time to get to the bus stop (so you can stock up on food / or buy your hakone free pass asap there should you need to) - one of the earliest bus from odawara station towards the shrine is around 6:50am (you arrive around 6:42am - generally japan train are on time so this should be quite precise)
The Bus Terminal is Southeast of Odawara station - take the bus and arrive at Motohakone bus stop/next to jinja iriguchi stop (on this video) - from there on walk around 5 minutes towards the shrine by the lake..
If everything checks out you should arrive at the shrine around 8pm which is exactly when i was there on this video - at that point of time there was only 3 groups other than us at the shrine, so snap happy :)
Now overall if you do exactly our itinerary from here on (take the earliest pirate ship at 10am) - you should be able to do a full circle down to gora by around 2pm on this video we only did a half a day because we had to catch our next train towards nagano for our snow monkey episode - but essentially you could stay longer if you wanted - from my understanding even around 9pm there are transportation operating back towards Tokyo - since generally its around 2 hour trip to hakone one way.
So if after 2pm you wanted to go to the hakone open air museum or Yunessun for the hotspring theme park you can :)
@@nickandhelmi thanks you so so much ♥️♥️♥️♥️
We've wandered many streets late at night in Japan with only a vending machine for food hahaha. Looks like you guys got a decent fried feed hahaha. The accommodation onsen looked great. Really enjoyed this vlog nick and helmi think it's one of the best yet! Hakone looks like a chill place to hang out very peaceful. Great shots of Helmi by the water 😊👍certainly gets very busy later on in the day hahaha. Pirate ship is like one piece! Don't look down nick 😂😂😂 that volcano was awesome 🦖☻
Haha thanks guys, woulda have thought tina would cover this it’s actually a family friendly area with the cable car and ropeway can fit stroller hehe 😉
Ya the onsen was family own 😀🙏 affordable and nice family too
I love watching your videos. Such a genuine energy. :)
Thanks so much Natalya, really appreciate it 😊🙏🏻
Great guide and very useful tips for getting around. That looks so relaxing in the Onsan. You guys got some really cool shots down by the water too. Such a scenic lake can you swim in it when it is warmer? Nicely done guys! ninja Helmi ha ha😂 Nick really like your narration on this!
Ninja helmi and ninja naz needs to meet now haha 😂, yes we love onsen in japan just quitr the treat! Im not sure if you can swim it 😆, i supposed you could haha, theres the swan boat thing you can hire to pedal but i heard during cherry blossom season they are packed w beautiful blooms
Great insight thanks for sharing Hakone
Poppukon Film hey glad you enjoyed it 😀🙏
Great video! Thanks for sharing!
I will be taking my family to Japan this November (First 2 weeks of Nov)
and I was just wondering how cold it will be during those period?
Also, we're only planning a day trip and would like to follow your guide by
starting off with visiting the torii/shrine first. How do we get there from Shinjuku?
Is the pier far from the shrine?
Thank you so much Nick and Helmi! :D
I think november can be cold too - i would say bring a jacket for sure - but best to see weather forecast a few day before.
Hopefully you enjoy your trip
But if you really want to follow the timing of this video but not staying overnight then you can do this
on this trip we arrived at Hakone at night from Kyoto and did the day trip the following day. However if you are based in tokyo - you can also do the exact route option that we took (starting from the shrine down the bottom -> Pirate ship -> cable car towards owakudani mountain then back down towards Gora)
now generally from Tokyo there is a couple of options which includes Shinkansen, The Romance Car and normal train - it depends where you are situated in tokyo -
If you were staying at Shinjuku you can take the 5am on the dot (Yamanote Line) towards Shinagawa Station where you switch to the Tokaido Line towards Odawara Station)
at Odawara you then would have around 8 minutes time to get to the bus stop (so you can stock up on food / or buy your hakone free pass asap there should you need too) - one of the earliest bus from odawara station towards the shrine is around 6:50am (you arrive at odawara around 6:42am - generally japan train are on time so this should be quite precise)
The Bus Terminal is Southeast of Odawara station - take the bus and arrive at Motohakone bus stop/next to jinja iriguchi stop (on this video) - from there on walk around 5 minutes towards the shrine by the lake..
If everything checks out you should arrive at the shrine around 8am which is exactly when i was there on this video - at that point of time there was only 3 groups other than us at the shrine, so snap happy :)
Now overall if you do exactly our itinerary from here on (take the earliest pirate ship at 10am) - you should be able to do a full circle down to gora by around 2pm like on this video we only did a half a day because we had to catch our next train towards nagano for our snow monkey episode - but essentially you could stay longer if you wanted - from my understanding even around 9pm there are transportation operating back towards Tokyo - since generally its around 2 hour trip to hakone one way.
So if after 2pm you wanted to go to the hakone open air museum or Yunessun for the hotspring theme park you can :)
yheng sto. domingo also btw its a family friendly area - if you have kids or stroller you will be fine throughout
5:00 mark just sums up your entire video- Japan wonderland..the reason we travel
The reason why we kept going back lol
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Beautiful video upload
I enjoy your video
Thanks for sharing ! like
thank you so much, have a great weekend!!
I really liked the video it was very informative, My family are planning on visiting this December and i would like to ask if the buses in hakone shows every bus station stops in English? thankyou so much.
Laila Posadas i hope you enjoy 😉 your trip in december! Pack some warm jackets! In regards to the bus stop they do have English translation, inside the bus they also have LED screens to show you - your next stop “though i cannot be certain if they do have it in English” - but i would assume being a populat tourist destination they should be :) hope that helps
@@nickandhelmi I am afraid that my family and i would miss the bus stop haha. Can i ask one more thing? Can you set the time/day of validation of the Hakone free pass? and How much was it from Odawara station, because when i paused it on 1:19 it was 4000 Yen but in their website its 4600 Yen? Thankyou so much. Looking forward for more of your videos :)
Laila Posadas oh right yes, we went in december- im not sure if the seasons has affected the pricing or it may have gone up. I think you wont miss the stop as the route will take you to this foresty windy road and when you get to the first town by the lake its pretty obvious 😬👍 as the view will be a big giveaway
Thanks for your video. May I know where did you keep your big luggage in Tokyo when you are travelling to Hakone?
kimlim Cool hey Kim we stayed overnight in hakone- however if you are doing a day trip in hakone yumoto station there is a locker which you can hire if you are taking train that is (perfect if you are continuing your journey elsewhere and not back to tokyo)
Otherwise if from tokyo all the station have coin lockers otherwise you can just keep it at your accomodation you are staying at :)
I've never been to Hakone but I've always wanted to goooo
definitely must visit place if you go to japan😍
We're planning on doing the same trip as you, what time did you arrive at Hakone Jinja iriguchi? What time did you take the lake ashi cruise? And how long did you stay at owakudani?
We arrived at 8 ish by the lake/hakone jinja - lake cruise is 10am (earliest) :) and owakudani wise it depends how long you want to be mesmerised by the view hehe
Great video of train liked
thank you, glad you like it😄
Very nice video :)
Nice curls Helmi!
Great video. Can I ask if you can share your detailed itinerary? I would love to visit Hakone next month. Thank you!
This video to be honest is the exact thing we did on the itinerary 😂, but happy to share ill do that when i get home for you 😀🙏
Hey charity sorry for the wait, thought i reply.. i have a few information on how we did this
on this trip we arrived at Hakone at night from Kyoto and did the day trip the following day. However if you are based in tokyo - you can also do the exact route option that we took (starting from the shrine down the bottom -> Pirate ship -> cable car towards owakudani mountain then back down towards Gora)
now generally from Tokyo there is a couple of options which includes Shinkansen, The Romance Car and normal train - it depends where you are situated in tokyo - If you were staying at Shinjuku you can take the 5am on the dot (Yamanote Line) towards Shinagawa Station where you switch to the Tokaido Line towards Odawara Station)
at Odawara you then would have around 8 minutes time to get to the bus stop (so you can stock up on food / or buy your hakone free pass asap there should you need too) - one of the earliest bus from odawara station towards the shrine is around 6:50am (you arrive at odawara around 6:42am - generally japan train are on time so this should be quite precise)
The Bus Terminal is Southeast of Odawara station - take the bus and arrive at Motohakone bus stop/next to jinja iriguchi stop (on this video) - from there on walk around 5 minutes towards the shrine by the lake..
If everything checks out you should arrive at the shrine around 8am which is exactly when i was there on this video - at that point of time there was only 3 groups other than us at the shrine, so snap happy :)
Now overall if you do exactly our itinerary from here on (take the earliest pirate ship at 10am) - you should be able to do a full circle down to gora by around 2pm like on this video we only did a half a day because we had to catch our next train towards nagano for our snow monkey episode - but essentially you could stay longer if you wanted - from my understanding even around 9pm there are transportation operating back towards Tokyo - since generally its around 2 hour trip to hakone one way.
So if after 2pm you wanted to go to the hakone open air museum or Yunessun for the hotspring theme park you can :)
hope this helps