Bagel Cheese/Ham Set
Pancake Set
Hot Dog Set
Toast Set
After breakfast, we were off to Shinjuku to take the Odayku Romance Car to Hakone.
Train track
Odakyu Train Platform
We are taking the 10am VSE Romance Car
EXE Romance Car
Rapid Express Train Track
Rapid Express train to Odawara
Hakone 3-day Freepasses
Romance Car Train Tickets
Return Tickets
Here comes our train ...
Inside the Romance Car - we were seated at the 1st 2 rows - 1st row at Observation Deck. Very good view of the scenery but it was hot with the sun shining in.
Off we go
Inside the Romance Car - cafe - you can get the bentos/sandwiches/drinks here.
How the interior looked like.
Romance Car Bentos, two of which were specially prepared by Ginza Daimasu, the 90-year-old restaurant located on the expensive Ginza Dori, which we pre-ordered: At the Odakyu train platform, there were also carts selling bentos too. All these bentos tasted very nice.
「銀座大増」 雅楽(うた) （日本茶付）￥2,500
Specially Made Lunch Box "Uta" with Green Tea
「銀座大増」 花(はな) の 舞(まい) （日本茶付）￥1,800
Specially Made Lunch Box "Hana-no-Mai" with Green Tea
大名弁当（日本茶付）￥1,300
Specially Made Lunch Box with Green Tea
Postcard scenery along the way.
Mount Fuji
Odawara Station
Finally, we reached Hakone-Yumoto. The small train on the right.
Hakone-Yumoto Train platform
And transferred to the small train, similiar to the Alishan's.
Inside the small train.
This train was very slow - took 40mins to reach Gora station with a few switchbacks. It was also quite crowded so we could appreciate the scenery outside.
After the slow ride, we reached Gora Station. Our hotel is very near Gora station. We planned to drop our luggages in the hotel before continuing to Owakudani.
Gora Station
Out of Gora Station
Outside Gora Station. There were many shops outside the station.
Setsugetsuka Hotel Entrance
Rest area on the way to hotel lobby.
Entrance to Lobby
Maple Leaves
Lobby Area
Check in counter on the left
We checked in at the hotel but rooms were not ready yet so we left our bluggages there and continued our tour to Owakudani Boiling Valley.
Our Japan Itinerary
Day 1 - Flight to Incheon-Seoul
Day 2 - Breakfast -> Incheon Transit area -> Lunch -> Tokyo, Narita -> Limited Express to Ueno -> Checked in Sardonyx Hotel (Review) -> Matsusaka Beef Steak Dinner at Satou, Kichijoji -> Shinjuku at Night
Day 3 – Breakfast -> Odyaku Romance Car to Hakone-Yumoto -> Small train to Gora Station -> Leave luggages at Setsugetsuka Hotel -> Gora -> Sounzan -> Owakudani Boiling Valley -> Black Eggs -> Togendai -> checked into Setsugetsuka Hotel (Review)-> Dinner at hotel restaurant -> Outside the hotel at night
Day 4 - Breakfast -> Gora Station -> Checked out -> Gotemba Premium Outlet -> Togendai -> Check in to Hakone Green Plaza (Review) -> Dinner
Day 5 - Breakfast -> Checked out -> Odawara Castle -> Checked in Sardonyx Ueno -> Ueno Unagi Dinner at Izuei Honten, Ueno -> Ameyoko
Day 6 - Breakfast - > Ueno Park -> Lunch at Tsujiki -> Imperial Palace -> Ginza -> Asakusa -> View from Shinjuku Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building -> Ramen Dinner
Day 7 - Breakfast -> Early Lunch at Kyushu Jangara, Harajuku -> Meiji Shrine -> Harajuku -> Shibuya -> -> Dinner at Shinsuke, Shin-Urayasu
Day 8 - Tokyo Disneyland -> Lunch at Tomorrowland Terrace -> Dinner at Hokusai
Day 9 - Breakfast -> Tokyo Disneysea -> Lunch at Vulcania -> Dinner at Sakura
Day 10 - Breakfast - > Check out -> Skyliner to Narita Airport-> Holiday Inn Tobu Narita (Review) -> Lunch at Edokko Sushi
-> Old Narita Temple Town -> Naritasan Temple -> Dinner at Aeon Shopping Centre
Day 11 - Breakfast -> Flight back to Incheon -> Transit -> Lunch at Incheon -> Home Sweet Home
Hi, I will be travelling to Japan alone with my young daughter this December. I am wondering if I can contact you via email or Facebook for chat about your itinerary? Thank you in advance.
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