Top Kanagawa Prefecture Nature Walks

The old Japanese capital of Kamakura is a must-visit day trip destination. Get the most out of a short visit by joining a walking tour. Start with street food samples, to power you up for the four-plus hours of wandering. Visit ancient temples and shrines set in beautiful manicured gardens and, of course, pay a visit to the Daibutsu, the Great Buddha of Kamakura.

You will hike around 8km in this trip and visit Lake Ashi, the Hachiri heritage path, Yamanaka Castle Ruins, Genbe River. The transportation between the sites is either on foot or by local bus. The guide will give you background of this historical part of Japan. You will traverse the Hakone Mountain like Edo period travellers and see Mt Fuji from different angles while you walk if weather permits. Hakone Hachiri is a Japan Heritage where you can experience how people traveled during Edo period (17th century). It is a part of the Old Tokaido Highway including the steep slope of Hakone mountains. Our Hakone Hachiri tour starts from Hakone Yumoto. We hike and take the bus to visit Amasake Tea House and walk on the cobble stone path to Lake Ashi where we will see the lake, Mt Fuji and the Torii gate of Hakone Shrine. After lunch near the Hakone Checkpoint, we take a bus to skip the temporally closed part and then resume the walk towards Mishima. Mishima Station is our ending point.

This tour involves 4-5 hour hiking in Hakone (about 8-9km) and you need to be fit to complete it. You will traverse the outer rim of Hakone caldera and enjoy lunch and onsen in this experience. The 90-min ascent up to the mountain top has an elevation gain of 500 meter. Then the 2.5 hour ridge walk gives you a panoramic view of Hakone area (. As you walk through the bamboo field, you will hear the birds singing and see sakura in spring, red leaves in autumn and step on the powdered snow in deep winter. After the ridge walk, you will go down the mountain in 30 minutes and reach Sengokuhara. Then lunch at local Japanese restaurant. Onsen follows for relaxation. If the weather is good, you can see Mt Fuji most of the time while you are on the ridge walk. Even when Mt Fuji is hiding behind the clouds, you still have a view of Miyagino and Sengokuhara in this traverse mountain hike. We go by chartered taxi to the trailhead. Transportation cost is not included in the tour price.

See the best of Kamakura in a day, on this action-packed private tour. Travel quickly and efficiently on the train and benefit from having a guide with you to take care of the navigation. The tour saves hours of research time, and goes to a selection of top attractions, including Hase-dera Temple, Tsurugaoka Hachimangu Shrine, the Enoshima Shrine, Kotoku-in Temple, and much more.

In this tour, you will start from my hometown, Minamiashigara 神奈川県南足柄市. 1) pick up at Odawara Station at 9am 2) go to the temple with 600 years old history by train and bus 3) forest bath in the path up the temple with the centuries old cedar and cypress trees along the way 4) visit the temple with the folklores being told 5) lunch at the nearby temple cafe 6) onsen (hot spring) near the temple, the facility is famous for healing your body and soul 湯冶温泉. 7) finish at Odawara station. Please note that the tour price doesn’t include lunch, (around 2000 yen), transportation fee or onsen fee (around 2000yen). Lunch could be at a Japanese tea house within the temple or in the onsen facility. Please bring comfortable walking shoes and warm clothes for walking in the forest. There’s luggage storage in Odawara station which you can use. Meeting point: Beck’s Coffee, 3Fl of Odawara station Ending point of this tour: Odawara station

Immerse yourself in the serene beauty of one of Japan's must-see marvels, the Great Buddha of Kamakura. Your personal photographer will guide you and expertly capture your portraits against this majestic backdrop. Also, explore the nearby Hase Temple, a charming hidden gem often overlooked by other tour guides. With panoramic views of the sea, lush gardens, ponds full of koi fish, and a majestic temple dedicated to the Buddha of Kindness, this place is perfect for a fun-filled portrait session with your personal photographer. Within 72 hours, you will receive 30+ professionally edited portraits in a stylish online photo gallery, a fantastic souvenir of your unique travels in Kamakura for you to share and cherish forever.

This is a private tour starting from Odawara/Hakone. You will select the places from our list to form the tour. We can also tailor make an itinerary based on your preference and the needs of your group. After booking, our guide will message you about the transportation, lunch and sightseeing choices. Hakone has many things to offer to tourists. From museums, nature trails, historical paths, forests to religious shrines, we will make sure you get to experience the highlight of this beautiful onsen town to the full in a day trip. For your information, public or private transportation of the day is not included. We can help booking private transportation at least 2 days in advance. We have far more customer reviews on our website (Coconuts Hike Japan) and I hope we can guide you in your journey in Hakone and Japan.

I have a rich overseas experience, and am so friendly that it can be mistaken for locals in any country I visit. Why don't you come and spend some fun time with me, a local? I have had the opportunity to travel to 60 countries and have lived in England, Mexico and Italy. However, I believe that the Miura Peninsula, where I was born and raised, is the most attractive place in the world, surrounded by the sea, rich in nature, with the Miura Alps in the middle, scenic and warm, with both sea and mountain food to be enjoyed. In particular, Yokosuka was visited by many foreigners, who brought with them various cultures and technologies such as iron and steel making and shipbuilding, and marked the start of a new era in Japan. Please feel with all your senses how various foreign cultures and histories have had a great influence on Japan and how Japan has developed. Please fully enjoy the charms of Miura Peninsula, which can be visited in just over an hour from Tokyo, walking with me.