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There are world class art museums hidden in the mountains of Hakone. Hakone is a short trip from Tokyo and a popular weekend getaway for many. The beautiful surroundings and popularity made it an ideal place for a number of wonderful museums to be established. You can enjoy classic art of Japan and the Far East, peruse one of the largest Picasso exhibits in the world, walk among the outdoor sculptures of Rodin, and much more.

Some of the most popular art museums in Japan are located in Hakone. The surprising collection and variety of artwork and exhibits makes Hakone a wonderful place to art lovers visiting Japan. The concentration of art

Hakone Art Museum

Okada Mokichi, the founder of the museum, initially purchased a villa here in Gora that belonged to the twentieth-century tycoon Fujiyama Raita in 1944. He then gradually acquired adjacent lots to form what is today the Shinsenkyō garden.

The attached gardens offer the opportunity to enjoy changing views through seasons; the moss garden with maples, the rock garden Sekiraku-en (partially open), and the Japanese bush clover along the Hagi-no-michi path.

Narukawa Art Museum

Narukawa Art Museum, by Lake Ashi in Hakone, was opened to the public in 1988.
This private museum possesses masterpieces of nihonga, Japanese-style paintings, collected energetically by museum owner Minoru Narukawa over the course of 20 years, including 200 pieces by Kyujin Yamamoto, recipient of the Order of Cultural Merit.

Venetian Glass Museum

The first art museum specializing in Venetian glasses in Japan, located at Sengokuhara, the northern part of the Hakone caldera surrounded by full of lush greenery.

The Hakone Open-Air Museum

Experience famous sculptures in a nature and the Picasso Pavilion

Hakone Geo Museum

Explorer geographic information on the surrounding volcanos and how hot spring water is produced in Hakone.

Hakone Town History Museum

Find the history of the Edo period, when Hakone Onsen was called "7 Onsen", to the current "17 Onsen".

Okada Museum

Impressive collection of Asian art from Japan and China

Pola Museum of Art

From Impressionism to Contemporary Art

DOLL HOUSE MUSEUM HAKONE

This museum houses collections of miniature fine arts and crafts including two worlds's major collections; American Mott's Miniature Collection and British Vivien Greene Collection.

Lalique Museum Hakone

Exhibiting works of the famed French glass jeweler and designer

Lalique Museum Hakone

Exhibiting works of the famed French glass jeweler and designer

Honma Yosegi Museum・Yosegi Shop

DOLL HOUSE MUSEUM HAKONE

This museum houses collections of miniature fine arts and crafts including two worlds's major collections; American Mott's Miniature Collection and British Vivien Greene Collection.

Venetian Glass Museum

The first art museum specializing in Venetian glasses in Japan, located at Sengokuhara, the northern part of the Hakone caldera surrounded by full of lush greenery.

Hakone Geopark (and Geo Museum)

Hakone Art Museums

Hakone is well known throughout Japan as an area with many art museums. The wide collection of museums gives any visitor a choice of wonderful places to learn, feel, and experience the art of Japan and the world.

Sengokuhara, the Highlands of Hakone

Sengokuhara is the large highland valley near Lake Ashi. This area is famous for museums, resorts, golfing, and access to the Mt. Fuji area.

The Hakone Open Air Museum

The Hakone Open Air Museum covers over 70,000 square feet and has one of the most impressive collection of sculptures and works of Pablo Picasso in the world with a beautiful backdrop of the Hakone mountains.