◆ Walk one of the most important sections of the Tokaido highway, an ancient route between Tokyo and Kyoto depicted in hundreds of pieces of art and literature. 
◆ Explore the location of one of Japan's most epic battles, Odawara Castle.
◆ Drink amazake (sweet non-alcoholic sake) at a 400-year-old teahouse.
◆ See the exquisite views (weather permitting) of Fuji at Lake Ashinoko and eat lunch by the lake.
◆ Visit Hakone Shrine, famous for its "floating" red torii  gate.
◆ Stroll along Cedar Avenue with its towering 400-year-old cedar trees and meander along the Genbe River World Heritage area. 

First, you will meet your guide at Odawara Station, Kanagawa Prefecture. From there, you will walk to Odawara Castle, a historically important castle where the epic final battle of Japan's Warring States period took place in 1590. 

After a walk around the castle grounds, you will take a local train to Hakone Yumoto and then a bus to Amazake Chaya teahouse. Amazake Chaya is one of the few remaining teahouses out of hundreds that once adorned the old Tokaido highway, the ancient route from Kyoto to Tokyo. While there, you can try a delicious cup of amazake, a sweet non-alcoholic sake that has been part of Japanese culture for thousands of  years.

A short bus ride will then take you to the shore of Lake Ashinoko in Moto-Hakone. The lake is well-known for its stunning views of Mount Fuji (weather permitting), and while there you will enjoy a flavorful lunch looking over the famous lake.

After lunch, you will enjoy a short stop at Hakone Shrine, a shrine known countrywide for its photogenic "floating" torii gate, and then take a short walk to the mile-long Cedar Avenue. Cedar Avenue is lined with towering cedar trees, all of which are over 400-years-old. 

At the end of the avenue, you will pass through Hakone Checkpoint. This was one of the most important checkpoints on the Tokaido highway during the Edo period, and today an exact replica stands in its place, so you can enjoy  the original passage as it was originally intended.

Finally, a short bus ride will take you to Mishima, where you can enjoy a relaxing stroll down the Genbe River World Heritage Water Area, a beautiful waterway originally fed from the springwater of Mount Fuji. A walk down this river, will take you to Mishima Station, the end point of your tour.