Hakone: Open Air Museum

Fancy breakfast at Tensui Saryo

Open Air Museum

After breakfast we walked to very nearby Gōra Station (強羅駅) 🗾, where we took the Hakone Tozan Line (箱根登山鉄道線) to the Hakone Open-Air Museum (箱根 彫刻の森美術館) 🗾. The destination stop is at Chōkoku-no-mori Station (彫刻の森駅) 🗾, a short ride. The museum entrance is just 500 ft from the station.

Opened in 1969, this is Japan’s first open-air museum. It has a sculpture park with some 120 sculptures and five buildings housing pieces from a wide range of artists. Most artists are Japanese, but there are works by Picasso, Constantin Brâncuși, and Barbara Hepworth.

Hakone Open Air Museum