Lake Ashi CruiseMt. Fuji, Kamakura, Big Buddha & Lake Ashi Day Trip
Of the guided day trips compared on this site, this Kamakura Big Buddha day trip is the only one whose fare actually covers a Lake Ashi crossing. That is worth knowing, and so is the trade behind it: the crossing is ten minutes, not twenty-five, and there is no ropeway leg anywhere in the day. What you get instead is the Great Buddha at Kotoku-in and a long afternoon on the Fuji side at Oshino Hakkai and Oishi Park.
About This Day Trip
10 to 11 hours from Tokyo
$74 per adult, with the lake crossing and Kotoku-in entry included
4.5 from 1,194 reviews — guide 4.7, transport 4.8, value 4.4
About 10 minutes, the short southern crossing into Moto-Hakone
Shared coach; bilingual English and Spanish on some options
The Basic "Only Mount Fuji" fare drops both the lake and the Big Buddha
Listing at a Glance
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- Tour name Tokyo: Mt. Fuji, Kamakura, Big Buddha, & Lake Ashi Day Trip
- Operator AMIGO TOURS JAPAN GK
- Booking platform GetYourGuide
- Product ID 862551
- Starting price $74 USD per adult
- Price last checked August 2026
- Rating 4.5 out of 5
- Review count 1,194 reviews
- Review source GetYourGuide verified bookings
- Duration 10 to 11 hours
- Time on the lake About 10 minutes
- Cruise leg The short southern hop into Moto-Hakone
- Cruise fare Included — except on the Basic "Only Mount Fuji" option, which skips the lake
- Ropeway Not on the itinerary at all
- Pickup window Two Tokyo meeting points; the time and the point depend on the option chosen
- Arrival at the lake Early afternoon, after the Kamakura leg
- Expected return Evening in Tokyo, after a 2.5-hour coach leg
- Transport Air-conditioned coach from Tokyo
- Group size Shared group
- Guide language English; Spanish on the Premium and no-meal options
- Lunch Included on the Premium option only, taken at Oshino Hakkai
- Drinks None stated
- Hotel pickup Not included
- Kotoku-in entry Included, except on the Basic option
- Cancellation deadline 24 hours before departure
- Reserve now, pay later Available
- Minimum age None stated
- Physical difficulty Easy; Kotoku-in and Oshino Hakkai are walked
- Wheelchair accessibility Not suitable for wheelchair users
- Payment on the day Bring cash — the operator warns that some shops and areas do not take cards
- Weather limitations Mount Fuji visibility depends on the weather and is not guaranteed
- Ethical notes None stated
- Alternative tour See the [most-booked Hakone day trip](/mt-fuji-hakone-ropeway-day-trip/)
Check Dates and Availability
Live dates and prices from the booking platform. Read the option names carefully before you pick one.
Quick answer
This is the only tour on the site with a Lake Ashi crossing written into its inclusions rather than sold at the pier. The crossing is the short ten-minute hop into Moto-Hakone, and the day has no ropeway leg. In exchange you get the 13-metre Great Buddha at Kamakura, ninety minutes at Oshino Hakkai and Oishi Park on Lake Kawaguchi.
Key takeaways
- The only listing here whose price covers the boat — everything else charges about 1,700 yen at the pier
- Ten minutes on the water, against 25 to 30 on the Hakone-focused tours
- No ropeway and no Owakudani; the day goes to Kamakura and the Fuji Five Lakes instead
- The Basic "Only Mount Fuji" option drops the lake and the Buddha — check which one you are buying
What the Fare Covers, and What It Does Not
The boat, properly explained
"Cruise on Lake Ashi" appears in this listing's inclusions, with one qualifier: Not included in Only Mount Fuji option. That single line makes this the only tour compared here where the crossing is genuinely paid for.
What it does not tell you is which crossing. The itinerary reads "Lake Ashi — Boat cruise (10 minutes)", which is the short southern hop rather than the full run from Togendai. Ten minutes on the water is enough to see the shrine torii from the lake and not much more; the full crossing takes 25 to 35.
Kamakura instead of the ropeway
The morning goes to Kotoku-in, where the Great Buddha has sat in the open since a tsunami took the hall around it in the fifteenth century — 13 metres of bronze, cast in 1252. Entry is included on the main options, and the stop runs twenty minutes.
What you give up is the Hakone half. There is no ropeway ride, no Owakudani, no black eggs and no cable-car view over the caldera. If those are the reason you were looking at Hakone, the tours that include the ropeway are the ones to compare instead.
The afternoon on the Fuji side
After the lake the coach runs seventy minutes northwest to Oshino Hakkai for ninety minutes — the longest allocation given to it by any tour here — then forty-five at Oishi Park on the north shore of Lake Kawaguchi, which is the seasonal-flowers-and-Fuji viewpoint that fills every Japan brochure.
The value sub-score on this listing is 4.4, the lowest of its three, and this shape is why: it is a $74 tour whose expensive inclusions are entry tickets rather than cable cars.
Tour Itinerary, Hour by Hour
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Morning
Meet in Tokyo
Two meeting points; which one and what time depends on the option you book. The operator states plainly that the meeting point differs between options.
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+1.5 h
Kōtoku-in, Kamakura
Twenty minutes with the Great Buddha, 13 metres of bronze standing in the open since the fifteenth century. Included on all but the Basic option.
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+2 h
Lake Ashi
A ten-minute crossing into Moto-Hakone, the fare covered by your booking. The shrine torii is visible from the water on the approach.
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Early afternoon
Oshino Hakkai
Ninety minutes among the eight spring ponds, with lunch here on the Premium option.
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Mid afternoon
Oishi Park, Lake Kawaguchi
Forty-five minutes on the north shore, the classic seasonal-flowers foreground with Fuji behind — when the mountain is out.
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Evening
Back in Tokyo
Two and a half hours of return coach.
Where the Day Goes
An unusual shape for a Hakone day: south to Kamakura on the coast first, then inland to the lake, then northwest to the Fuji Five Lakes. It is more driving than the Hakone-only tours and it shows in the 10-to-11-hour duration.
Where the boats call, and which company runs which port, is mapped on the Lake Ashi cruise homepage.
Who This Tour Suits
Good fit
Travellers who want one day to carry both Kamakura and the Fuji viewpoints, and who would rather have the boat fare settled in advance than hand cash to a guide on a pier. Also a reasonable fit for anyone travelling with someone who dislikes cable cars — this is the only itinerary here with no ropeway in it.
Spanish speakers get a real advantage: a bilingual English and Spanish guide comes with the Premium and no-meal options, which no other tour on this page offers.
Poor fit
If the boat is the point of the trip, ten minutes is thin, and you can buy more of it elsewhere for less: the highest-rated tour is $49, includes the ropeway, and adding the full crossing at the pier still lands under this fare.
Wheelchair users are excluded. The tour also does not include Owakudani, so if the black eggs and the steam vents are on your list, this is the wrong day.
Questions About This Tour
Is the Lake Ashi boat really included in the price?
Yes, on every option except the Basic "Only Mount Fuji" fare — the inclusions line reads "Cruise on Lake Ashi (Not included in Only Mount Fuji option)". It is the only tour compared on this site where that is true. The crossing itself is the short ten-minute hop into Moto-Hakone rather than the full run from Togendai.
What does the Basic option leave out?
Quite a lot. The operator states the Basic itinerary is different from the others: five photo stops around Mount Fuji — Arakurayama Sengen Park, the Hikawa Clock Shop, Oshino Hakkai, a Lawson convenience store and Oishi Park — with no Big Buddha, no Lake Ashi and no meals. Read the option name before you pay.
Does this tour include the Hakone Ropeway?
No. There is no ropeway leg and no Owakudani stop in this itinerary at all. If those matter to you, compare the tours that include the ropeway ticket instead — three of them do.
Is lunch included?
Only on the Premium option, where it is taken at Oshino Hakkai. On the other options you buy your own, and the operator advises carrying cash because some shops and areas along the route do not accept cards.
Is there a Spanish-speaking guide?
Yes, on the Premium and no-meal options, where the guide works bilingually in English and Spanish. It is the only listing on this site that offers Spanish.
What Travellers Said
Our tour guide truly made the experience unforgettable. We had a good amount of time to enjoy each stop, take pictures, and explore without feeling rushed.
Excellent service. The tour guide was one of the best — very friendly, explained things in detail, and it was reassuring that he spoke Spanish.
Jorge is a very good tour guide. He's very lively and makes the sightseeing tour very entertaining. The driver also drove very well.
Good excursion. A friendly, punctual tour guide with excellent tips about Japan.
Short excerpts from verified GetYourGuide reviews of this tour, with their original dates. Full reviews are on the operator's listing.
Page last reviewed August 2026. Price, rating and review count read from the listing on August 2026. Prices, availability and terms are set by the operator and confirmed at checkout.
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