Atami Sea Fireworks Festival & Mount Omuro or Hakone Shrine | Departing from Tokyo or Atami (Exclusive chartered boat to watch fireworks)

This is a very special and unforgettable small group tour within the country! Senior tour guide Mori Mu’s guidance and explanations on the bus were full of fun. He grasped the time appropriately and was neither rushed nor slow~ which made all of us in the bus feel at ease! The fireworks were beautiful and exciting, but unfortunately there was no music. I always felt that something was missing in the process... Since it is a tourist area, the local food prices are higher, but it is acceptable! It's a different experience to eat snacks from the stalls. Also, on this trip, we will go to Izu Panoramic Park to take the cable car, which is very high and the scenery is beautiful! Due to the large number of people and vehicles at the fireworks display, traffic jams are inevitable, so be mentally prepared! If you haven’t been there, you can go and experience it :)

What an experience... Mt Omuro cable ride was thrilling and the view of Izu from top was breathtaking... Atami city fireworks was awesome... Really enjoyed the trip with my family... It was one of our best trips

We went during Japan's Golden Week holidays and there was ai much traffic and so many people. Nonetheless, it was well worth it! Mt. Omuro is quite difficult to access by public transportation so this tour gave us an opportunity to see a less touristy part of Japan (most people there were Japanese, including the fireworks festival). Tour guide was very professional!

小利is our tour guide of that day. She's friendly, polite and approachable. Able to speak Chinese and English well. She also told us a lot of Japan's history during the trip, which answered some of our curiosity of Japan. Due to traffic jams on Friday, we only managed to get to Mt Omuro after 4hours hence missed the chance of visiting the shrine. but it's okie, cos we get to see Mt Fuji while we are getting down from Mt Omuro via cable car. 👍 Fireworks are fabulous and astonishing.

The tour guide is Carter Sasaki, who is very enthusiastic and explains in Chinese and English during the long journey. If you encounter any problems, he will be happy to help solve them. I give him good reviews. The only itinerary is to take the cable car up to Izu Panorama Park and enjoy the Atami Fireworks. Departing on time at 13:00, it was already 0:30 when we returned to Ikebukuro after watching the fireworks, which means there are almost no trains to other areas of Tokyo.

The traffic jam lasted really long! I have been falling asleep haha~ but the tour guide is a plus! Regardless of everyone's reaction, he always maintains a high mood! Very powerful! On this long journey, having him by his side added some joy! But what a pity~ The clock of happiness was closed very early🥲~ I didn’t have time to visit the souvenir area~ It’s a pity~ But the scenery is really beautiful~ So are the fireworks~

The itinerary written by Klook seemed unbeatable. We gathered at noon, so there was no need to wake up early; the attractions were appealing, including Hakone Shrine; the arrangements were thorough, with time to shop and dine at Atami shopping street before boarding the boat to watch the fireworks; and most importantly, we had an exclusive chartered boat to watch the fireworks display. However, it was a pity that the itinerary never mentioned the travel time. The entire trip was scheduled from a 12 PM gathering to an 11 PM dismissal, totaling 11 hours. The first leg, from Shinjuku to Hakone, took nearly 3 hours, including traffic jams. The second leg, from Hakone to Atami, took almost 1.5 hours. The final leg, from Atami back to Shinjuku, took a little over 2.5 hours, which resulted in many tour members, including myself, missing the last train when we arrived in Shinjuku at 00:10 AM the next day, requiring us to pay extra for a taxi back to the hotel. In other words, for the entire trip, 7 hours, or more than half the time, was spent sitting on the tour bus. Traffic congestion is an unavoidable factor, but at least the feasibility of alternative routes could have been researched before departure. Additionally, the travel time significantly compressed the itinerary. In Hakone, we had about 1.5 hours for sightseeing, but after getting off the bus and following the guide to the shrine, there were only about 45 minutes left. It seemed impossible for tour members to visit the <Peace Torii> attraction or dine at the shrine. For the final fireworks segment, the so-called chartered boat, which could accommodate 500 people, only had viewing spots on the top deck and the stern deck of the middle level. I watched from the top deck, and as the photos show, the view of the fireworks was obstructed by the boat's radar and machinery, which greatly dampened the mood of the tour members. This tour did have some commendable aspects. First, the attractions were indeed very good and beautiful. If the time allocated for each attraction could be increased accordingly, it would help offset the time spent on transportation. Also, the itinerary information should include estimated travel times to provide consumers with more information for decision-making. Finally, the tour guide was very dedicated, but unfortunately lacked authority. We were supposed to be the first group from that travel agency to board the boat, but at the last minute, we were told another group had registered first. More than 20 tour members witnessed the entire process, but could only swallow their frustration. The tour guide said the top deck offered the best view, so everyone rushed to the top deck. However, the top deck was not spacious, and when the fireworks were launched, the captain surprisingly positioned the boat with its stern facing the launch site. Everyone on the upper deck was very confused by this decision, and ultimately, only the middle deck's stern position likely offered a better view of the fireworks. The so-called exclusive view from the boat was probably worse than the view from the shore. I hope the relevant parties can communicate more to improve this.

The tour guide, Ms. Li, is very nice and polite. 👍🏻 She kept introducing Japanese information along the way. It took 4 hours to arrive at Omuro Mountain in a traffic jam on Saturday. The children sat in the car until they vomited, and adults wanted to vomit. Ms. Li was still explaining energetically, which is really great! Although the Mt. Omuro cable car is a bit scary, the children are not afraid and are very happy. The scenery on the top of the mountain is beautiful. Although you can’t see the top of Mt. Fuji, you don’t have enough time to go to the shrine ⛩️. The firework festival in Atami is really beautiful. Return trip There was also a traffic jam, and I did not return to Ikebukuro until 11:30

It was a pleasant journey. The tour guide Carter Sasaki was enthusiastic and professional. He introduced the scenery and shared interesting stories with everyone in Chinese and English throughout the journey. He managed the time very well and was very lucky that there was no traffic jam at all. We returned to Ikebukuro at about 23:20, very happy. Thanks.

Carter was an awesome tour guide and even sang for us during the bus ride! I really enjoyed this trip!