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Hello, travelers. This is  Kumi .   Picturesque Japan  Blog welcomes you to Hakone. This website will be very helpful when you visit  Hakone . http://www.hakonenavi.jp/english/ We started our Hakone tour from Shinjuku station which is certified as the world's busiest station by the Guinness Book of World Records. The official site says "An average of 3.64 million passengers per day pass through the station." http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/busiest-station Anyway, at Shinjuku station, we bought  Hakone Freepass and got on the express train called Romance Car  at 8:53. http://www.hakonenavi.jp/english/freepass/ People are rushing to work while we are relaxing on a luxurious train. Feeling privileged. :P We arrived at Hakone-yumoto station at 10:36. Then we got on the Hakone Tozan Bus  at 10:48. What a perfect timing! http://www.hakonenavi.jp/english/traffic/transportation/tozanbus/ After 30...

Hello, travelers. This is  Kumi .  Picturesque Japan  Blog welcomes you to a luxurious Hakone tour. This website is very helpful when you visit  Hakone . http://www.hakonenavi.jp/english/ A lot of people go to Hakone by Odakyu line, but as this is a luxurious tour, we took a bullet train (shinkansen) to Odawara. It takes only 35 minutes! (*If you have a JR pass, this could be your option.) At Odawara station, we bought Hakone Freepass . http://www.hakonenavi.jp/english/freepass/ (*If you use the Odakyu line from Shinjuku, you should get the Freepass at Odakyu counter at Shinjuku station.) Then we took Hakone Tozan Railway to Hakone-yumoto. (15 min) You could take a bus to Motohakone area, but, we took a taxi (approx. 4,000 yen / 30 min) to the port. And they started playing with the snow. LOL It was a very clear day and we could see Mt. Fuji from Motohakone. Can you see the white stuff above the man's shoulder? That's Mt. ...