Hike Japan Heritage Hakone Hachiri (Half Day)

Outstanding experience all around. So much more than we expected. Solid 10/10 experience! Do not miss this.

We had such a wonderful experience hiking through Hakone with Aki! He picked a beautiful route and was extremely knowledgeable about the area and history, we learned so much! Our family loved our hike with Aki - highly recommend!

Aki was an excellent hiking guide. He Knew so much about the area and its history and was very accommodating for changing the schedule when my son got injured. We loved the beautiful scenery, Japanese tea house and all of the info Aki provided. He even took pictures along the way! Highly recommend.

We traveled to Hakone with our adult children. An incredible hike through history! Walking along the ancient, 400-year-old cobblestone trail felt like stepping back into Japan. The trail is lined with massive, towering cedar trees that provide wonderful shade (the mossy stone steps can get a little slippery, so wear shoes with good grip!). Our guide, Aki was not only informed about the ecosystem, but also had extensive knowledge of the the cultural and political background of Japan when the Tokaido trail was being built. Aki’s tour was a perfect mix of culture and nature!"

As we were staying in Hakone for only a brief amount of time, I wanted to do something special. I made the absolute best choice engaging Akihiro and Coconuts Hikes Japan for a guided hike of the Old Tokaido Road. Aki is a super engaging host, telling us the history of the path we walked and about the nature we saw. Aside from the breathtaking countryside and interesting history, we made various stops along the way. We visited a store of local woodcraft artists and purchased some lovely things (please note there is ZERO pressure to purchase anything). We also stopped for tea and mochi at a tea house that has been hosting travelers along the road for an extraordinarily long time and met its most hospitable and charming owner. We even got to clearly see Mt. Fuji at the conclusion of our hike near the Hakone Checkpoint! And if that weren’t enough, Aki took amazing photographs throughout the journey. Before we even met Aki, he was super responsive to all of my questions as I planned our transportation to Odawara Station at the end of the hike. If you are looking for something off the beaten path in Hakone (pun intended), a hike with Aki and Coconuts Hikes Japan is a perfect choice. We now have memories, photos and artwork from the adventure that we will treasure always. Arigato gozaimashita Aki!

Must do hike in hakone ... Akihiro or Aki as we called him, knows the trails intimately and makes it very interesting by explaining the Japanese history of the road, the cedar and cypress trees line and how it helped shape a nation. Aki is patient, very helpful, articulate in English and it was a awesome day out for our family. We strongly recommend the hike

Akihito is superb good at guiding this 4 hr end to end trail ... we thoroughly enjoyed the day and will recommend

We loved our hike with Aki!! The tour was a great way to experience the nature and beauty of Hakone, and Aki was an incredible guide sharing historical facts along the way. Highly recommend this tour.

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We had a great day with Aki, our guide. He explained the history of the Hakone area and we had a fun and good experience. We highly recommend this experience!

Aki was an excellent guide. My mum and I had a wonderful time and wanted to do another tour the next day because we enjoyed his company and knowledge so much. I am very excited to do another tour with Aki on my next visit to Japan and would highly recommend a tour with him.

Aki is great to do the hiking trail with, he not only does this trip he has many that he can suggest as per your convenience and customise a trip. We choose an Air BNB experience of hiking trail and we totally loved it. Aki was very personalised in his experience and shared great insights in to every thing that Hakone had to offer historically and the importance of the town. He was even able to take us to a tea house that is 400 years old that falls along the hike and make us meet it’s owner, a 13th generation family member. Our daughter loved the experience. It’s about 4 hours of walking which was awesome. Thank you Aki you are a super star in Hakone !

We really enjoyed our morning with Aki. He took us on a fantastic route that included stops in a tea house, a small museum, a woodcraft store/workshop. Our guide Aki was knowledgeable, interesting and proficient in English. He sprinkled in lots of interesting facts about the surroundings. We would highly recommend booking this tour or any other tour offered by coconutshikejapan.com.

Aki’s tour was phenomenal, he is incredibly knowledgeable of not just the area but also the history of why everything on the Old Tokaido Road is the way that it is. The teahouse break was a once in a lifetime experience, the amasake was delicious and the owner was so welcoming and generous!! The experience was an excellent mix of an active but not too tiring hike, with historical information and sightseeing. We could not recommend his tour enough, as he is such a pleasure to spend time with and get a wonderful introduction to Hakone.

This experience was great ! Ali was courteous, spoke perfect English and had a lot of knowledge about the area and history of everything we saw ! HIGHLY RECOMMEND!

My 16 year old son and I did this tour. It was so fantastic. Our guide was such a gem. He had studied in Seattle so his English was excellent. He was so knowledgeable about the area and history. We had a wonderful moment when the local owner of the tea shop gave us blessings for our continued travels. I would absolutely love to take more hikes with this company and guide. Thank you!

Akihiro our guide, was so knowledgeable, it was really enjoyable to learn about the area and, the Edo era road connecting Tokyo and Kyoto: Tokaido. The scenery was beautiful. Also we really enjoyed the tea house we stopped at and the museum in its vicinity and of course seeing Mt Fuji. I can only highly recommend this experience. My 7 year old was able to keep up and enjoyed learning about the forest we walked through. Thank you again for sharing your time and knowledge with us!

Our hike with Aki for our family of 4 was a highlight of our two weeks in Japan. The trail is beautiful and Aki shared just the right amount of history to make it come to life, while helping us enjoy our time in the forest. We loved the beautiful artisan woodworking gift shop (not your typical touristy shop) and seeing how the centuries old craft is still alive. And the tea and mochi break was perfect. Our adult daughters enjoyed chatting with Aki and learning more about life in Japan. A nice bonus were some lovely photos of our family that Aki took and sent to us the next day.

Akiro was an amazing host. His local knowledge of the area and history made the Hachiri trail come alive. Learning about how delicate inlays are made in a local shop was a real treat. Meeting the head of the family that have taken care of travelers for 13 generations an absolute joy.

This hike was an unforgettable experience and the highlight of my trip to Japan! Akihiro was incredibly knowledgeable and kind, making the journey through nature even more enjoyable. After the hike, we relaxed at an onsen, which was the perfect way to end the day—I would absolutely do this hike again!

Aki was a delightful guide, and the hike was lovely and just the right amount of difficulty. We also stopped at a really nice little gift shop and cool old tea house and ended at the Takaido Hakone checkpoint at Lake Ashi which was neat to see. All in all, a very pleasant and well thought out outing!

The hike was incredible, and Aki was a perfect guide. We traversed a portion of the old Tokaido “road” through the mountainous portions of Hakone, ending at Lake Ashi. It was a perfect mix of history and “bathing” in nature all in one. There are some steep portions of the hike but certainly doable for the average hiker. Definitely try the amasake at the tea house along the way! Highly recommend this tour!

Aki was the nicest person we have met on our trip yet! The views were amazing of Lake Ashi and the whole trail! Loved the water falls on the way to the lake. The tea house/ museum was nice pit stop.

My wife and I booked this tour because we wanted to do forest bathing! This was nothing short of it. This hike was so unique and different- it was so picturesque not too hard. Aki our tour guide was amazing so friendly and knowledgeable. His English is great! He really painted an amazing picture for us about the road we were hiking on and its significance to Japan! I would highly recommend this tour and would actually use him again!!

With Aki as guide, my daughter and I enjoyed hiking this beautiful trail. Aki did a wonderful job giving us historical context of this trail, stopping at a village for some barley tea and traditional rice dessert for a quick rest and snack. We also stopped at a woodworking village and had a chance to purchase some beautiful gifts. Aki's knowledge of the trail and its historical importance as well as his ability to adjust the pace of the hike to our comfort makes this a memorable part of our Japan trip.

Totally loved this hike. We started the Hakone part of the Old Tokaido Way around 9+ in the morning. The hike takes us through some gorgeous springtime growth among cedars and cypress forest - with brilliant sakura adding flashes of pink. The "Stone Tatami" paving from the Edo period and the incline of thr slope means you'll get a nice leg workout. The reward of that first 35 mins or so hike is the unbeatable scenery all the way to the Hatajuku woodworking village. Then a short, exhilarating bus ride to the delightful Amazake Chaya. A teahouse serving Amazake - warm, malty sweet rice beverage and delicious mochi to restore your expended energy. From Amazake Chaya you'll hike all the way to Lake Ashi -- where weather permitting, you'll see Mt. Fuji. Our guide Akhihiro-san is super knowledgeable about the history and gives wonderful insights about the various features that we see along the way. Ask him about the Edo period express messenger service!

We loved getting to know the history and beauty of Hakone on this tour. Our guide, Akihiro, is from the area and was so friendly and knowledgeable. As an avid hiker, I view this as more of a regional tour on foot to get to know the area vs. total immersion in nature. Certainly we hiked but only for 2 miles and it’s broken up over many stops. The trail has a lot of cobblestone, so watch your footing. But we love history and loved how the trail was the old highway between Tokyo and Kyoto. We visited a tea house, a wood shop and the Hakone checkpoint at the lake. This was a great tour to do with teenagers. We learned so much from Akihiro!! (He’s a great photographer too; he took so many good pictures of our family.) We had heavy rain so it helped to have multiple stops to get some shelter…the tea house warmed us right up. We had no luck seeing Mt. Fuji once we reached the lake due to the clouds, but I still recommend this tour even in the rain, for the history and beauty of this area. Would be great on a sunny day.

We walked a section of the Tokaido trail (up to the Hakone Checkpoint). Due to the weather, the hike was a bit shorter than originally planned, but it was all the more atmospheric, a beautiful section through old forests, with a stopover at a teahouse. The hike was super planned and Akihiro, our guide, was a great conversationalist, so most of the explanations came naturally. Very pleasant and absolutely recommended!