The best way to get there from Tokyo is on the Odakyu Romance Car. Pre-booking online is not essential, but advisable.
There are numerous organised tours from Tokyo, but it’s fairly easy to do it independently. Odakyu has a great self-guided model course for taking in Hakone’s main attractions. You can get a brochure at the ticket office. It will lead you on a trip that takes in an open-air museum, a volcanic valley, views of Fuji, Hakone Shrine, and a boat trip on picturesque Lake Ashi.
There are numerous organsied tours from Tokyo, but it’s fairly easy to do it independently. Odakyu has a great self-guided model course for taking in Hakone’s main attractions. Details are online but you can also get a brochure at the ticket office. It will lead you on a trip that takes in an open-air museum, a volcanic valley, views of Fuji, Hakone Shrine, and a boat trip on picturesque Lake Ashi.
Before you go, get a money-saving 2-day or 3-day Hakone Free Pass at Shinjuku Station. This covers the 80-minute train trip on the Odakyu Romance Car both ways between Shinjuku and Hakone-Yumoto, plus unlimited rides on all the transportation services you’ll need to get around Hakone – local railway, ropeway, cable car, Lake Ashi sightseeing boat, buses, and more. Buy the passes at the ticket machines by the gates to the Odakyu Line or at the station’s Odakyu Sightseeing Service Centre.