Itinerary
Serenity and Tradition: A Temple and Onsen Retreat
7 days · 14 stops · ¥150,000–¥280,000 · 3 views
Tue, May 25 – Mon, May 31
Experience the serene beauty of Japan through its hidden temples and rejuvenating onsens, complemented by local cultural festivals.
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Hakone Open-Air Museum
Kanagawa
Schedule
Day 01 of 07Land at HND · Tue, May 25 · from JFK · 1 traveler
Stay
Hakone · 1 night
Tue, May 25 → Wed, May 26 · 1 guest
14:00
EXPLORE
箱根彫刻の森美術館
Stay ~1h 30m
Chokokunomori Station
The Hakone Open-Air Museum charges ¥2,000 for a same-day adult ticket (¥1,800 booked online in advance) and stops admitting visitors at 16:30, so it does not work as a late-afternoon stop. Its sculptures stand outdoors across a hillside site with the Hakone mountains behind them, and there is a Picasso pavilion and a foot bath fed by hot spring water within the grounds.
~1h 41m by train·Get directions
17:11
EXPLORE
根津神社
Stay ~2h
Keisei Ueno Station
Nezu Shrine is one of Tokyo's oldest shrines, its 1706 buildings surviving intact, with a tunnel of small vermilion torii gates climbing the hillside that recalls Fushimi Inari yet is often overlooked by visitors. The traditional architecture and enclosed grounds keep it quiet most of the year. Its azalea slope holds around 3,000 shrubs of some 100 varieties, flowering from early April into May.
Getting around
🏔️
Hakone Free Pass
Round-trip from Shinjuku + unlimited Hakone buses, ropeway, pirate ship & mountain railway — ¥6,100 / 2 days.
View Hakone Free Pass →⛩️
Tobu Nikko Pass (All Area)
Round-trip from Asakusa + buses to Chūzenji, Kegon Falls & Yumoto Onsen — ¥4,780 / 4 days (¥4,160 Dec–mid-Apr).
View Tobu Nikko Pass (All Area) →01 / 07
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Trip budget · お見積り
¥17,000–¥27,000 / person / day
¥120,000–¥190,000 total
💴 Carry ~¥6,000/day in cash — many hidden spots are cash-only.
Estimated from 13 travel legs, 6 hotel nights and 1 ticketed event. International flights not included. Typical prices, not quotes.
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