Hakone Street Food, Rated by Japanese Comments: Black Egg Realities, the Yumochi Everyone Loves, and the Manju Shop's Real Best Item

What Japanese visitors said (excerpted from 125 comments)

• Seriously though, I wish they'd sell the eggs individually. There were two of us, they only came in packs of five, and we ended up giving up on them.

  いや、まーーじで卵バラ売りしてほしい。2人で行って五個入りしかなくて買うの諦めてしまったわ。

  — @ジュース-i4l85 likes

• The black eggs not coming in singles is rough, lol. My friend managed two and I did three. They really fill you up.

  黒たまご、バラ売りしてないのキツイよね(笑) 友人２個、私３個頑張って食べたよ。腹膨れる。

  — @あずき-x5j23 likes

• Went to Owakudani today and the black eggs were in packs of four. They've shrunk the pack…!

  今日大涌谷行ったら黒たまごが4個入りだった 減ってる…！

  — @鏑木-y4f0 likes

• Yumochi is so good I could eat it every day.

  湯もち毎日食べたいくらいに好き

  — @kyancan1025102 likes

• Chimoto's mitarashi dango is ridiculously good!

  ちもとのみたらし団子めちゃめちゃ美味しいですよ！

  — @ko1rou3 likes

• The yumochi shop is a little way off from the station, right? When I went years ago, it was nicely clear of the most crowded stretch.

  湯もちのお店って、駅からちょっと離れ気味のところにあるんだよね。 昔行った時は、1番混んでるところより、いい感じに人が引いてて良かったよ。

  — @あずき-x5j0 likes

• Coming here right after seeing Tokyo, the prices look downright kind. Honestly, for a tourist area this is pretty generous pricing.

  東京見たあとだったから値段がとても親切に見える むしろ観光地でこの値段ならだいぶ良心的よね

  — @いなもん-e1b13 likes

• The abalone was seriously delicious. I gave up on day one because of the queue, but there was no line on day two — it was moving enough that I want to eat it again.

  あわびはまじで美味しかった1日目行列で諦めて2日目並んでなくて買って食べたんだけど感動すぎてまた食べたいくらい

  — @ごりん-v2i18 likes

• Nanohana's manju really are all delicious — please try them.

  菜の花のおまんじゅう本当に全部美味しいから是非食べてほしい

  — @たいやき-l1i6 likes

• I recommend the coffee soft-serve at the coffee shop in Hakone-Yumoto. And at Nanohana, I push the yaki-mont-blanc way harder than the manju.

  箱根湯本にある珈琲屋さんのコーヒーソフトおすすめです 菜の花は饅頭よりも焼きモンブラン激推しします。

  — @yooomooo430422 likes

• The yaki-mont-blanc is stupidly good…! 🌰

  焼きモンブラン死ぬほど美味いですよ、！🌰

  — @こまねぎる9 likes

• Across the street from Chimoto there's a mont-blanc soft-serve I recommend! There's a footbath there too, so you can soak while you eat 😊

  ちもとの道挟んで向かいにあるモンブランソフトがオススメ！ 足湯もあるから癒されるよ😊

  — @さちゃん-v9x3 likes

• Oyakata Hamburg, which apparently opened recently, was jaw-droppingly good.

  最近出来たらしい、親方ハンバーグ感動レベルの美味さだった

  — @たくや-t1u9 likes

• Chimoto's yumochi is too sweet for me. Marushima Honten's onsen manju is soft and delicious 😋

  ちもとの湯もちは甘すぎる。丸嶋本店の温泉まんじゅうが柔らかくて旨い😋

  — @勝登-z6l1 likes

• SaveOwakudani Kuro-tamago (black eggs)↗大涌谷 黒たまごOwakudani

  The icon, with folklore attached: one egg is said to add seven years to your life. Sold only in multi-egg packs (commenters grumble they can't buy singles; one reports finding packs of four instead of five), and availability depends on Owakudani access, which closes for volcanic activity and maintenance, so check before you ride up (as of the comments).

• SaveChimoto↗ちもとHakone-Yumoto

  The wagashi shop behind yumochi, the thread's most-loved item ("I could eat it every day," 102 likes) — a fan also pushes the mitarashi dango. Slightly off the busiest stretch, which one commenter says keeps it calmer.

• SaveNanohana↗菜の花（まんじゅう屋 菜の花）Hakone-Yumoto, station street

  Famous for onsen manju, but the comments' real verdict is the yaki-mont-blanc — a crisp-shelled chestnut pastry two separate commenters push over the buns. The manju storefront across from Chimoto also squeezes a mont-blanc soft-serve to order, with a small footbath out front (as of the comments).

• SaveMarushima Honten↗丸嶋本店Hakone-Yumoto, by the station

  The dissenter's pick: for one commenter who finds Chimoto's yumochi too sweet, this old-line shop's soft onsen manju is the better bun.

• SaveOyakata Hamburg↗親方ハンバーグ 箱根湯本店Hakone-Yumoto, near the station

  A commenter's new-shop alert: charcoal-grilled hamburger skewers from a stand run by a former sumo oyakata — "jaw-droppingly good" (as of the comments).

• SaveHakone Baisen Coffee↗箱根焙煎珈琲Hakone-Yumoto, station street

  The coffee soft-serve a 22-like commenter recommends at the coffee shop in Hakone-Yumoto: the roastery on the station street, known for its coffee-milk soft-serve.

Named in the source comments. Where a note gives a price, opening status or rule, we checked it against the linked source on the date shown — everything else is what the comments said. All of it can change; check the map listing before you go.

What should I eat in Hakone?

Per this comment section: Owakudani's black eggs for the experience, yumochi at Chimoto (the thread's top-liked food at 102 likes), and then the commenters' own additions — Nanohana's yaki-mont-blanc pastry, the footbath mont-blanc soft-serve across from Chimoto, and the charcoal hamburger skewers at Oyakata Hamburg near Hakone-Yumoto Station.

Are the Owakudani black eggs worth it?

Commenters treat them as a must-do ritual — one black egg is said to add seven years to your life (349 likes) — but manage expectations: they're plain boiled eggs with black shells, sold only in multi-egg packs (five, or four per one commenter), and Owakudani access sometimes closes for volcanic activity, so check before going up (as of the comments).

What is yumochi?

Hakone-Yumoto's signature sweet from the wagashi shop Chimoto: a marshmallow-soft mochi made with egg white, studded with cubes of yokan (sweet bean jelly). It drew the thread's purest praise — "so good I could eat it every day" (102 likes) — though one dissenter finds it too sweet and points to Marushima Honten's onsen manju instead.

Is Hakone street food expensive?

Commenters found it reasonable by tourist-town standards: "Coming here right after seeing Tokyo, the prices look downright kind" (13 likes). Prices in the video are as of late 2022, so treat exact figures as dated and check current menus on the shops' map listings.