Hakone question
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Hakone question
We have read that due to volcanic gases, the area around owakudani cannot be accessed and the hakone rope way is not operating along its entire length. Is there still enough to do in hakone and is it worth going to as a day trip or overnight?
We had originally intended to go there from Kanazawa, however the transportation time getting to hakone will take up most of a day.
We looked into an alternative route - going from Kanazawa to nikka, but that also requires a lengthy (6 hr) train ride. The train to Tokyo is only 4 hrs. So we are now wondering if it would be best to go directly to Tokyo and do nikka as a day trip instead.
We had originally intended to go there from Kanazawa, however the transportation time getting to hakone will take up most of a day.
We looked into an alternative route - going from Kanazawa to nikka, but that also requires a lengthy (6 hr) train ride. The train to Tokyo is only 4 hrs. So we are now wondering if it would be best to go directly to Tokyo and do nikka as a day trip instead.
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Yes a lot to do in Hakone area. We were in Hakone last December and firmly ensconced in the Hyatt. This will explain the situation about the ropeway in detail.
http://www.hakonenavi.jp/topics/pdf/4730.pdf
Maybe this sight will give you more ideas on what to do in and around Hakone it the Japan Guide has let you down.
http://www.hakonenavi.jp/english/
Yes travel to Hakone from Kanazawa would best be done with the direct shinkansen Kanazawa - Tokyo station then taking a Kodama(stops at every stop) shinkansen to Odawara station. From there you can either take a taxi or bus or trains to your ryokan/hotel.
http://tinyurl.com/jqlx79h
Aloha!
http://www.hakonenavi.jp/topics/pdf/4730.pdf
Maybe this sight will give you more ideas on what to do in and around Hakone it the Japan Guide has let you down.
http://www.hakonenavi.jp/english/
Yes travel to Hakone from Kanazawa would best be done with the direct shinkansen Kanazawa - Tokyo station then taking a Kodama(stops at every stop) shinkansen to Odawara station. From there you can either take a taxi or bus or trains to your ryokan/hotel.
http://tinyurl.com/jqlx79h
Aloha!
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Kanazawa to Nikko is 4 hours or a bit more. Shinkansen transfer at Omiya and then a regular train from Utsunomiya to Nikko.
http://www.hyperdia.com/cgi/en/searc...d&sum_target=7
http://www.hyperdia.com/cgi/en/searc...d&sum_target=7