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Best Things to Do in Hakone, solo trip
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The Hakone Open-Air Museum is 90% Solo-Friendly
70 000 m² sculpture lawns, indoor galleries, and a free hot-spring footbath give a solo traveler hours of flexible, peaceful art time, with plentiful benches and cafés for rest.
Recommended visit duration: 1-2 hours
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Hakone Open-Air Museum | First open-air museum in Japan | Picasso Museum in Japan
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MOA Museum of Art is 90% Solo-Friendly
MOA offers a 3,500-piece East Asian art collection, hilltop sea views, peaceful gardens, cafés and paid cultural workshops, so a solo traveler can enjoy flexible, self-paced hours with few drawbacks.
Recommended visit duration: 2-3 hours
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Atami Onsen Town is 90% Solo-Friendly
Solo travelers can freely wander between footbaths, public onsen, MOA Museum, and seaside walks within minutes of the station; lockers, frequent trains, and safe lit streets make a relaxed independent visit.
Recommended visit duration: 1-2 hours
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Best Day Trip from Tokyo! Atami - Seaside Onsen Town
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Day Trip from Tokyo: ATAMI Seaside Onsen Town
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Odawara Flower Garden is 89% Solo-Friendly
A solo traveler can wander varied gardens, photograph seasonal blooms, join free pruning lectures, and journal on shady lawns; minimal fees and clear paths make the outing stress-free.
Recommended visit duration: 2-3 hours
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Odawara Ohoribata Manyo no Yu is 89% Solo-Friendly
A solo traveler can soak in varied indoor and rooftop baths, linger in saunas, nap in 24-h recliner rooms, read manga, and reach the facility in five minutes from Odawara Station.
Recommended visit duration: 3-4 hours
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Hakone Ropeway is 89% Solo-Friendly
For a solo traveler the ropeway offers frequent departures, panoramic Mount Fuji views, barrier-free cars, and easy transfers, so it gives a rewarding half-day with no need to coordinate with others.
Recommended visit duration: 2-3 hours
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Hakone Ropeway | Gondola over an active volcano
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Hakone Ropeway Owakudani Station is 88% Solo-Friendly
Panoramic gondola ride, geology exhibits and black-egg stalls fill a flexible solo itinerary, and healthy adults usually tolerate the occasional sulfur fumes, making it a top stop.
Recommended visit duration: 2-3 hours
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Hakone Yuryo is 88% Solo-Friendly
A solo traveler can enjoy communal indoor-outdoor baths, löyly sauna, tatami-manga rest areas and free shuttle; only downsides are weekend crowding and lack of mixed-gender social zones.
Recommended visit duration: 2-3 hours
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Daiyuzan Saijoji Temple is 87% Solo-Friendly
Free admission, 3.5-km trail, 354-step ascent and tranquil halls let a solo traveler enjoy meditation, photography and exercise, and the lack of child-centric distractions is an added bonus.
Recommended visit duration: 2-3 hours
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