Spend the middle day at temples or stay in Hakone?
Stay in Yokohama for harbour exhibits and Kamakura’s temples, or spend two nights in Yumoto for Hakone’s history exhibits and outdoor art museum. The Yumoto route visits the museum and Gora on day two before returning to the same accommodation. On the final day, you travel down via Odawara, so choose an itinerary that moves to the city the day before if your departure is early.
Choose a 3 days, 2 nights itinerary
Yokohama and Kamakura
Keep your Yokohama base for a day trip to Kamakura’s two temples. Visit Nippon Maru on arrival day and the harbour museum on the final day; choose the final visit only for a late-afternoon departure flight.
Yokohama and Kamakura →3 days, 2 nights BTwo nights in Hakone-Yumoto
Stay two nights in Hakone-Yumoto for the local history museum, Open-Air Museum and Gora. This route spends time in Hakone rather than adding Yokohama and Kamakura to the same trip.
Two nights in Hakone-Yumoto →Yokohama and Kamakura
Keep your Yokohama base for a day trip to Kamakura’s two temples. Visit Nippon Maru on arrival day and the harbour museum on the final day; choose the final visit only for a late-afternoon departure flight.
Day 1 · Nippon Maru and a Yokohama stay
Visit Nippon Maru in Sakuragicho on arrival day. From Yokohama Station accommodation, take JR to Sakuragicho; from Sakuragicho accommodation, start on foot near the station.
- Haneda arrival: your terminal → Keikyu Yokohama Station
For terminals 1 and 2, board at Haneda Airport Terminal 1·2 Station; for terminal 3, use Haneda Airport Terminal 3 Station. Choose a direct service stopping at Yokohama, or transfer towards Yokohama at the station shown in your search, such as Keikyu Kamata.
- Narita arrival: your terminal → JR Yokohama Station
From terminal 1, board a Yokohama-stopping N’EX at Narita Airport Station; from terminals 2 and 3, use Airport Terminal 2 Station. Allow extra walking time from terminal 3 to the station. Check the route operating on your date and reserved seats in JR’s official guide.
N’EX station guideNarita Airport rail guideJR construction and service suspension notices
- JR Yokohama Station → JR Sakuragicho Station
Take a Negishi Line service stopping at Sakuragicho. If you arrived at Yokohama by Keikyu, follow JR transfer signs. If you have already left luggage at accommodation near Sakuragicho Station, continue to the next walking section from the station area without taking this train again.
- JR Sakuragicho Station → Nippon Maru entrance
Walk about five minutes from the station to ship-visit reception according to the official facility guide. Accommodation-to-station travel and train waits take extra time.
- Nippon Maru visit reception → Finish sightseeing and leave the ship
The general ship-only ticket costs ¥400. Open 10:00–17:00, with last entry at 16:30. Closed Mondays, or the following weekday when Monday is a public holiday. Check the date-specific calendar for ship maintenance and temporary closures. Explore sections open on site and leave the ship. Omit the interior visit for a late arrival or ship closure.
- Nippon Maru and Memorial Park → Return towards Sakuragicho Station
If you choose a walk, briefly explore the open waterfront and return towards Sakuragicho Station. The official five-minute station-to-facility walk excludes sightseeing and meals.
- For accommodation near Yokohama Station: JR Sakuragicho Station → JR Yokohama Station
Return on a Negishi Line service stopping at Yokohama. For accommodation near Sakuragicho Station, omit this train and choose meals or rest locally.
For a late arrival or Nippon Maru closing day, omit the ship interior and choose a harbour walk or meal. Check maintenance and temporary closures in the facility’s calendar for your date.
Day 2 · A day at Kamakura’s two temples
Worship at Hasedera and see the Great Buddha up close in Kamakura today. Walk between the temples, return to Hase Station and retrace the rail route to Yokohama.
- JR Yokohama Station → JR Kamakura Station
Take a Yokosuka Line service towards Zushi/Kurihama that stops at Kamakura. From Sakuragicho accommodation, first take a Negishi Line service stopping at Yokohama. JR fares cost extra; allow train waits and transfers.
- Enoden Kamakura Station → Hase Station
Take a Fujisawa-bound service stopping at Hase. The standard adult one-way fare is ¥200; train waits take extra time.
- Hase Station → Hasedera entrance
Walk about five minutes from the station to Hasedera’s entrance.
- Hasedera entrance → Explore the grounds and leave through the main gate
Adult admission costs ¥400. Reception usually opens 08:00–16:30 and the temple closes at 17:00. In April–June, reception continues to 17:00 and closing is 17:30. Take breaks on the stairs while exploring grounds open that day.
- Hasedera main gate → Kotoku-in main gate
Walk about five minutes to Kotoku-in’s main gate according to the official guide. Pay each temple’s admission separately.
- Kotoku-in main gate → See the Great Buddha and leave through the main gate
Standard adult admission costs ¥300. Grounds open 08:00–17:30 in April–September and 08:00–17:00 in October–March, with last entry 15 minutes before closing. The ¥50 Great Buddha interior visit is excluded from this subtotal. Do not rush to cover both temples if entry restrictions or queues take too much time.
- Kotoku-in main gate → Around Hase Station
Walk about seven minutes back towards Hase Station. If you stop for lunch, return to the same station afterwards for the train. Meals and restaurant queues are excluded from the walking estimate.
- Enoden Hase Station → Enoden Kamakura Station
Return on a Kamakura-bound train. The standard adult one-way fare is ¥200.
- JR Kamakura Station → JR Yokohama Station
Transfer from Enoden to JR and take a Yokosuka Line service towards Yokohama/Tokyo that stops at Yokohama. JR fares cost extra; allow train waits and transfers.
- For accommodation near Sakuragicho Station: JR Yokohama Station → JR Sakuragicho Station
Continue on a Negishi Line service stopping at Sakuragicho. Omit this section for accommodation near Yokohama Station. JR fares cost extra; allow train waits and transfers.
Adult admission to both temples totals ¥700. If entry and Enoden waits are long, visit just one, eat around Hase and return.
Day 3 · Harbour museum indoor exhibits
You can choose the harbour museum’s indoor exhibits on the final day. Visit only if there is enough time to return from Sakuragicho to Yokohama and reach the airport.
- Yokohama accommodation and JR Yokohama Station → JR Sakuragicho Station
If your Yokohama accommodation can store luggage after check-out, return to Yokohama Station for a JR Negishi Line service stopping at Sakuragicho. From accommodation already near Sakuragicho Station, continue to the next walking section from the station area. Omit sightseeing for a morning flight, closure, unavailable storage or insufficient airport-arrival time.
- JR Sakuragicho Station → Yokohama Port Museum entrance
Walk about five minutes to the museum entrance according to the official facility guide. Accommodation access and train waits take extra time.
- Harbour museum entrance → Finish sightseeing and leave
The general museum-only ticket costs ¥500. Open 10:00–17:00, with last entry at 16:30. Closed Mondays, or the following weekday when Monday is a public holiday. Check the date-specific calendar for maintenance and temporary closures. The ship was visited on a different day, so do not reuse the ¥800 same-day combined ticket.
- JR Sakuragicho Station → JR Yokohama Station
If luggage is at accommodation near Sakuragicho Station, collect it first and return to the same station for a Negishi Line service stopping at Yokohama. If it is near Yokohama Station, collect it after arrival and return to the station for your airport train. Allow separate accommodation trips.
- Yokohama Station → Your airport terminal
For Haneda, choose direct or connecting Keikyu services to your terminal. For Narita, reserve N’EX stopping at JR Yokohama and get off at Narita Airport Station for terminal 1 or Airport Terminal 2 Station for terminals 2 and 3.
Keikyu airport access guideN’EX station guideNarita Airport rail guideJR construction and service suspension notices
Harbour museum-only admission costs ¥500 and excludes Nippon Maru. Check Monday and maintenance closures in the calendar for your date.
Included: Nippon Maru ¥400 + harbour museum ¥500 + two temples ¥700 + return Kamakura–Hase Enoden travel ¥400. Admission alone totals ¥1,600.
Extra costs and conditions: Excludes JR, Minatomirai Line, airport trains, limited-express and seat charges, travel between stations and accommodation, luggage storage, meals, accommodation, flights, separate hot-spring bathing, Great Buddha interior admission, additional experiences and event-day evening garden admission.
Nippon Maru and port museum prices and 2026 closuresOfficial temple visit and access guideOfficial temple visitor guideOfficial Enoden fares
Two nights in Hakone-Yumoto
Stay two nights in Hakone-Yumoto for the local history museum, Open-Air Museum and Gora. This route spends time in Hakone rather than adding Yokohama and Kamakura to the same trip.
Day 1 · Arrive in Yumoto and visit the local history museum
Travel from the airport via Yokohama and Odawara to Yumoto. If time remains after arrival, visit the local history museum near the station and return to your onsen accommodation.
- Haneda arrival: your terminal → Keikyu Yokohama Station
For terminals 1 and 2, board at Haneda Airport Terminal 1·2 Station; for terminal 3, use Haneda Airport Terminal 3 Station. Choose a direct service stopping at Yokohama, or transfer towards Yokohama at the station shown in your search, such as Keikyu Kamata.
- Narita arrival: your terminal → JR Yokohama Station
From terminal 1, board a Yokohama-stopping N’EX at Narita Airport Station; from terminals 2 and 3, use Airport Terminal 2 Station. Allow extra walking time from terminal 3 to the station. Check the route operating on your date and reserved seats in JR’s official guide.
N’EX station guideNarita Airport rail guideJR construction and service suspension notices
- JR Yokohama Station → JR Odawara Station
Take a Tokaido Line service stopping at Odawara. JR fares cost extra; allow train waits and transfers.
- Odawara Station → Hakone-Yumoto Station
Transfer to a Yumoto-bound Hakone Tozan Line train. The standard adult one-way fare is ¥360.
- Hakone-Yumoto Station → Hakone local history museum entrance
Walk about five minutes from the station to the museum entrance.
- Local history museum entrance → See the history exhibits and leave
Standard adult admission costs ¥300. Open 09:00–16:30, with last entry at 16:00. Check the official calendar for Wednesday, last-Monday-of-the-month and New Year closures and public-holiday exceptions.
- Local history museum exit → Around Hakone-Yumoto Station
Retrace the walking route towards the station for about five minutes. Meals and onward accommodation access are excluded from this estimate.
The local history museum closes Wednesdays, the last Monday of each month and over New Year. Check official information for public-holiday exceptions and exhibitions. Shorten your visit to fit any dinner or bathing arrangements already made at your accommodation.
Day 2 · Open-Air Museum and onwards to Gora
Walk among outdoor sculptures and see indoor exhibits, then continue to Gora today. Take the mountain railway from Yumoto to the museum, then travel one more stop uphill to Gora after visiting. Return from Gora on a Yumoto-bound train.
- Hakone-Yumoto Station → Chokoku-no-Mori Station
Take a Gora-bound mountain-railway train. The ordinary one-way fare is ¥460; train waits take extra time.
- Chokoku-no-Mori Station → Museum entrance
Walk about two minutes to the museum entrance according to the official guide.
- Museum entrance → Finish sightseeing and leave
The subtotal uses the standard ¥2,000 same-day ticket. Open daily 09:00–17:00, with last entry at 16:30. Plan your visit around sections open that day and the return to your accommodation. Choosing the ¥1,800 online general ticket changes actual payment from this same-day-ticket subtotal.
- Museum exit → Chokoku-no-Mori Station
Retrace the roughly two-minute walk to the station. If you stop for lunch, return to the same station afterwards. Check restaurant locations, hours and queues separately.
- Chokoku-no-Mori Station → Gora Station
Take a Gora-bound mountain-railway train one more stop. The standard adult one-way fare is ¥160.
- Gora Station → Yumoto Station → the same accommodation
Return from Gora on a Yumoto-bound train at ¥460 and continue to your accommodation. Today’s ¥1,080 rail travel and ¥2,000 same-day museum ticket total ¥3,080, excluding ropeways, lake circuits and separate hot springs. If the mountain railway is suspended, check official replacement transport against your accommodation dinner time; omit the museum if connections do not work. In busy periods, leave a generous return buffer rather than adding lake and ropeway sightseeing.
Official Hakone transport guideHakone mountain railway fare tablePrices and hours
Check mountain-railway operation before leaving Yumoto for the museum. If suspended, check official replacement transport before deciding to visit. Today’s museum admission and train fares exclude ropeways, lake circuits and separate hot-spring charges.
Day 3 · Riverside walk and descent to Odawara
Descend from Yumoto to Odawara for your next city or airport today. Choose station-area walking and meals only if your departure leaves time.
- Yumoto accommodation and station area → Hayakawa riverside walk
Walk beside the river near the station only if your accommodation can store luggage after check-out and there is time before your return service. Skip the river for rain, high water or restrictions on site. Riverside flowers and scenery depend on the season.
- Hakone-Yumoto Station → Odawara Station
Collect luggage at your Yumoto accommodation if needed, then return to the station for an Odawara-bound train. The standard adult one-way fare is ¥360; accommodation access, train waits and the next transfer take extra time.
- Odawara Station → JR Yokohama Station
Take a Tokyo-bound JR Tokaido Line service stopping at Yokohama, then transfer to Keikyu for Haneda or N’EX for Narita. JR and airport fares are excluded from the itinerary subtotal.
JR Tokyo-area rail mapKeikyu airport access guideN’EX station guideJR construction and service suspension notices
- Yokohama Station → Your airport terminal
For Haneda, choose direct or connecting Keikyu services to your terminal. For Narita, reserve N’EX stopping at JR Yokohama and get off at Narita Airport Station for terminal 1 or Airport Terminal 2 Station for terminals 2 and 3.
Keikyu airport access guideN’EX station guideNarita Airport rail guideJR construction and service suspension notices
Descend from Hakone-Yumoto to Odawara and transfer to JR. Search airport connections for your actual date and omit final-day sightseeing if the airport-arrival buffer is too short.
Included: Open-Air Museum same-day ticket ¥2,000 + local history museum ¥300 + return Odawara–Yumoto travel ¥720 + Yumoto → Chokoku-no-Mori → Gora → Yumoto travel ¥1,080.
Extra costs and conditions: Excludes JR, Minatomirai Line, airport trains, limited-express and seat charges, travel between stations and accommodation, luggage storage, meals, accommodation, flights, separate hot-spring bathing, Great Buddha interior admission, additional experiences and event-day evening garden admission.
Prices and hoursHakone Museum of History prices, hours and closuresHakone mountain railway fare table
Frequently asked questions
Can I still sightsee on the final day after two nights in Yumoto?
If airport travel leaves enough time, take a short riverside walk in Yumoto. Visit the history museum, Open-Air Museum and Gora over the previous two days, then travel via Odawara to the airport on the final day. Skip the walk if returning to your accommodation, transfers and airport procedures would be rushed. A morning flight requires a different itinerary that spends the final night outside the mountains with easier airport access.
Official Hakone transport guideJR Tokyo-area rail mapKeikyu airport access guideNarita Airport rail guide
Does adding Gora after the museum cost the same as a return trip from Yumoto?
Yumoto → Chokoku-no-Mori costs ¥460, Chokoku-no-Mori → Gora ¥160, and Gora → Yumoto ¥460: ¥1,080 in rail fares. Adding the ¥2,000 museum same-day ticket gives a ¥3,080 subtotal for that day. This differs from the ¥920 Yumoto–Chokoku-no-Mori return route without Gora. Meals, accommodation and travel to your accommodation cost extra.
Official sources and check dates
- Official temple visitor guide ·
- Official temple visit and access guide ·
- Prices and hours ·
- Access ·
- Official Hakone transport guide ·
- Tourism association guide to Yumoto’s riverside ·
- Official access guide ·
- Nippon Maru and port museum prices and 2026 closures ·
- Hakone Museum of History access guide ·
- Hakone Museum of History prices, hours and closures ·
- Hakone Freepass ·
- Official Enoden fares ·
- Hakone mountain railway fare table ·
- Keikyu airport access guide ·
- N’EX station guide ·
- JR Tokyo-area rail map ·
- JR construction and service suspension notices ·
- Narita Airport rail guide ·