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The sites were good and weather was really nice on the day of the tour (Mt. Fuji, lake hakone, komagatake ropeway) but felt a little bit rushed at times. Mary was a nice guide.

awesome guide

the guide was nice and friendly the only draw is in each spot we only have a little time to spend

A brilliant day

Everything went like clockwork. We were lucky enough to get wonderful views from both Stations 4 and 5. The lunch was beautiful in a marvellous setting. Staff very attentive, right down to taking us to the train we needed to catch to return to our hotel at the end of the day. Worth every cent and we can’t recommend it highly enough.

Mount Fuji- Hakone

Excellent guide when on the bus, but very confusing situation when getting back on the bus.

Terrible weather, but very happy to see Mt Fuji Capped with snow.

Interestering and flavorful lunch, but we were too rushed with not enough time for shopping.

With total fog the cable ride was absurd.

Solid day of sightseeing.

Tour was great. Our guide Harumi was very helpful and entertained us during the slower parts of the trip. Just happened to have great weather for viewing Mt. Fuji as well. All in All, would travel again.

The hotel pick up option worked well even though, when arriving at the main Bus Station it was a little chaotic. Waiting to check in and being allocated our coach was not so long and soon the tour was under way. The journey to the mountain takes you through interesting countryside, their new wine region being one part. But where was Mt Fuji? Where it so often is, nestled in cloud. From the 5th station you did quite well to see your hand at full stretch but there were teasing hints of a bright spell approaching.
As we stopped for lunch in an intriguing choice of a fairground restaurant the sky kept on teasing. The meal was quite typical of Japanese and nothing wrong with that. Orders phoned through meant that there was really no waiting, quite essential on such a full day.
En route to the lake and the short passenger ferry trip to the aerial cableway we did enjoy quite a spectacular view with the mountain wearing a white cap. Once on top of the cableway the vision was pretty much zero and quite cold so most people returned to the bottom to wander around the shops. Transfer to the station for the short but interesting bullet train ride went well with the train journey just long enough to appreciate the acceleration and have a taste of the top speed.
An eventful and fun day and certainly bone I wouldn't have missed.

perfect guide for a perfect one day trip

We had one single day to see Mount Fuji and were Lucky enough with the weather on this day trip
Great guide Yoko was a pleasure to have wth us notwithstanding a group of loud and drunk Americans in the Bus tour ..
She kept them in line , well done

AMAZING

I had one of the most wonderful experience. The tour lady was so funny, cute, helpful. The places, food and directions were right on the point. I have no words to thanks you for making one of my dreams come true.

Mt Fuji

A long but very enjoyable day. Guide spoke excellent English and was very informative.

Enjoyable

Unfortunately the weather did not cooperate and we were unable to see Mt Fuji and the sights from Hakone. The bullet train was great, but the bus ride is waaayyy too long. That was the worst part. Lunch was great!

Mount Fuji from Tokyo 17-Oct-2017

Excellent value for money and a very knowledgeable guide (with a wicked sense of humour) combined to make this a great day out. Only downer was the poor weather which meant we could not see the top of Mount Fuji and the cable car ride was a complete white out. We travelled back to Tokyo in darkness so we did not get a sense of speed on the bullet train but the fact we have travelled on this legend is really all that counts.

Thank you

I would like to thank the guide that was very nice and helping us move around without any worries. Even though the weather was not on our side, the guide has brighten the entire trip with his stories and songs. Thank You!

Awesome day!!!

We had a very clear view of Fuji! Our guide Shima was phenomenal and extremely informative!

Good

Our guide was very knowledgeable and very friendly. Enjoyed everything about the trip except the lunch. Of all the beautiful settings we saw during our day , I don't understand why the lunch was in the middle of a theme park. ( very poor lunch ) ( ridiculous location. )

Mount Fuji Tour and Hakone Sightseeing from Tokyo (Bullet Train or Bus Return) / Return by Shinkansen (With Lunch)

A full day, lots of travelling but thats what is required to see all these sites. Lunch is at a roller coaster park with some magnificent rides but the opportunity to go on these rides is not available. An option to pay for a FAST PASS to the huge roller coaster would be a plus

No pick up

Slightly disappointed: although they offered pickup at various hotel, I did not benefit from it. I wasn't lodging in their listed hotel but they did not offer to pick up at one of the hotels close to where I was sleeping.

Otherwise, everything else was ok

Good tour but cancel my hotel pick up

In general good tour with good guide but they cancel my hotel pick up without any explanation. Except that everything what great

Our tour guide was awesome. One of the best tour guides I have had on a trip!

Itinerary was good and tour was well organized.

Mari-san, our tour guide, was knowledgable, friendly and funny. We enjoyed our day very much.

Expensive, bad tour-> totally disappointed

We were 5 people in this tour.
Here are the good points of tour:
1. The tourguide was very passionate and friendly.
2. Two drivers drove safely
3. The lunch was good

Here are the bad points:

1. The tour guide talked too much, continuously from Tokyo to Fuji mt. All the bus really need the time to rest and time to talk to our friends.

2. No time for seeing the moutain. From tokyo to Fuji mt: there were 3 times the bus stop in a place for toilet. Everytime, about over 15 minutes including lunch time. But the time at the 5th grade of the mt was only 8 minutes. We needed more time there

3. We didnt see even the shape of Fuji mt

We had day just staying in the bus from 7 am to 9pm. It was waste of time and money. This tour was for nothing!

We were lucky that Fuji revealed itself but unlucky with wet weather after that. But this was a good trip and made interesting by our guide Hiro. He had information on the destinations but also on all the places we passed and visited. Highly recommended

Guide was amazing

What really made this trip great was the guide Motoko. She was fantastic. She talked the entire time during the bus ride and taught us so much. When she was not explaining history or culture she was giving origami lessons! Not only was she friendly and easy to understand but she willingly answered all of our questions. It would've been better if we could have stayed on Mount Fuji for longer. The boat ride was very short and unfortunately when we arrived on top of the second mountain we were under clouds but that is not the tour's fault.

Wonderful tour, very nice tour guide.

Mt Fuji was worth the trip!

The tour ran late because we were met with traffic en route to the expressway (was asleep for most of that) and we arrived at 5th station past 1pm.

We were given 30mins to explore the area. Got a free bell, bought souvenirs and took lots of tourist-y photos! It was fortunately a very clear day (lucky us). Wish we could've spent more time here but we were already off the itinerary so we couldn't stay longer.

We then had lunch at a restaurant beside Lake Kawaguchi. I think we were supposed to go to Hakone for the boat ride, but we had it here instead. Since the lake was just at the foot of Mt Fuji, the boat ride gave us the perfect opportunity to capture more picturesque shots of the mountain. We had the cable car ride here too.

The bus still passed by Hakone but it was already nightfall and everything was closed so there wasn't much to see. We had to make our way back to Tokyo via shikansen (which I really enjoyed because it only took us a third of the time spent traveling by bus!)

I guess shared tours aren't really for me because I can't control the amount of time I get to spend in an area, but it was an overall good experience for a first time visitor to Mt Fuji.

A great tour, if I ever had a chance, I would go again on this tour
Everything was very interesting, very lucky with the weather, clearly saw the mountain, the boat ride along the beautiful lake, the breathtaking view from the funicular, a delicious lunch
Our guide all the way told about Japan, about these remarkable places
It's just one of the best places on earth

We had a great time and the guide was very informative

Our guide Take was great. He provided a lot of information during the day and made sue that everything ran smoothly. The shrine at Nikko was spectacular.

The tour was very nice with very conversant and helpfull english speaking guide.

The tour was very well organised and the Enlglish speaking guide "Minu" was not only very comversant but also helpfull. Your tour can be very well recommended to friends.

The entire tour had been a wonderful experience .