the torii gates can be crowded so we are planning to get there as early as possible but since the romancecar's earliest time would be 7am, we are planning to take the train through odakyu line (we will buy a hakone free pass)
Our hotel is in roponggi:
1st: take the train from oedo line to shinjuku
2nd: from shinjuku to hakone-yumoto (odakyu line)
3rd: from hakone-yumoto to lake ashi through bus
this way, we can arrive at lake ashi early in the morning.
here's our itinerary for the day:
– Lake Ashi
– Ride the pirate ship
– Go to owakudani through ropeway
– Go back to hakone-yumoto (optional: hakone-yuryo)
– return to shinjuku (romancecar)
Questions:
– is taking the train doable/adviseable going to hakone? is this a good way to go there as early as possible to avoid the long waiting time?
– is the itinerary good considering we have a senior with us (he is still strong and can walk, but we will being a small wheelchair just in case he gets tired)
by viagee2