Hello- we are currently booked at the Mount View Ryokan (Sengokuhara) for two nights but are considering swapping to somewhere else based on location. How accessible is the rest of Hakone from this location? We’d like to hop between a few onsen during the day, do the pirate ship, visit a few shrines, and do the open air museum. Concerned about getting around, and how much is close to our stay walking distance.
Does anyone have experience in this area, at this specific ryokan even, and have recommendations?
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You really need to do some searching on a map to see the locations that you want to visit – Hakone is quite a lot bigger than it looks, so use Google maps to plot out some of your locations in advance, and you can see how close things are. You’ll likely need a bus pass, as not many of these places you’ve listed are within walking distance of each other to begin with. When I went back in September, we were only able to get the Pirate ship and Ropeways done before having to head back to Tokyo. Most things were beginning to close at 5-6pm so you’ll either want to extend your trip there, or cut down your expectations.
There also aren’t a ton of public onsen, [this site](https://theculturetrip.com/asia/japan/articles/the-best-public-onsens-in-hakone-japan/) only lists 5 of them and [they’re not within walking distance of each other, let alone your location.](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Mount+View+Hakone,+885+Sengokuhara,+Hakone,+Ashigarashimo+District,+Kanagawa+250-0631,+Japan/Hotel+Green+Plaza+Hakone,+1244-2+Sengokuhara,+Hakone,+Kanagawa,+Japan/Hakone+Kowakien+Yunessun,+1297+Ninotaira,+Hakone,+Kanagawa,+Japan/Tenzan+Onsen,+208+Yumotochaya,+Hakone,+Kanagawa,+Japan/Hakone+Yuryo,+4+Tonosawa,+Hakone,+Kanagawa,+Japan/Hakone+Kamon,+435+Yumoto,+Hakone,+Kanagawa,+Japan/@35.251283,139.0360771,14z/data=!3m1!5s0x6019a206426b6ee9:0xdb246d152f318e60!4m38!4m37!1m5!1m1!1s0x60199f0804c85f6f:0x51ca2c507ab7cef2!2m2!1d139.0114753!2d35.2699171!1m5!1m1!1s0x60199f2f3ac0bd77:0x33e7e3a360565bbf!2m2!1d139.0067328!2d35.2455057!1m5!1m1!1s0x6019a2072de8f88d:0xa15763c99a291a68!2m2!1d139.0453178!2d35.239543!1m5!1m1!1s0x6019a306ec64d5a7:0x88493577a5e38a51!2m2!1d139.0886833!2d35.2252398!1m5!1m1!1s0x6019a3a6e747da01:0xab7df2b400b857a4!2m2!1d139.0957842!2d35.2338657!1m5!1m1!1s0x6019a373721afd65:0x61c5ec02f4553bea!2m2!1d139.1040344!2d35.2293128!3e2)