Haneda Airport 1 hr 42
Little Prince Museum (3 min) Cheerful museum honoring the 100th anniversary of the book, The Little Prince, & its author. Hakone Venetian Glass Museum (Glass Forest) (12 min) Charming museum on scenic grounds featuring Venetian glassware, plus a gift shop & Italian eatery. Hakone Botanical Garden of Wetlands (5 min) Botanical garden with wetland & alpine plants, plus seasonal flowers, indoor exhibits & a gift shop. The Hakone Open-Air Museum (11 min) Museum featuring an outdoor sculpture park & some indoor exhibits, plus a natural hot spring. Hakone Shrine (25 min) Historic Japanese Shinto shrine with a small museum in a verdant lakefront setting. Hakone Kowakien Yunessun (11 min) Low-key, hot-spring hotel with dining & a karaoke bar, plus massages, an indoor pool & a sauna. Lake Ashi (22 min) Sightseeing cruises are offered on this scenic crater lake with a campsite & nearby hiking trails. Hakone 'Rene Lalique' Museum (4 min) Museum in scenic surrounds with glass objects & jewelry by René Lalique, plus a stylish restaurant. Hakone Gōra Park (9 min) Western-style hillside botanical garden with a tea house, greenhouses & a central fountain. Fuji Hakone Izu National Park (15 min) Collection of protected sites that includes Mt. Fuji, the Izu Islands & the Fuji Five Lakes. Pola Museum of Art (11 min) European & Japanese art in a serene modern museum that's mostly underground & offers a forest trail. Mt. Hakone (15 min) Volcanic peak offering cable-car rides to the summit & picturesque views of distant Mount Fuji. Mount Ashigara (10 min) Boasting open views of Mount Fuji, this 1,212 meter high mountain offers a popular, if steep, hike. Ōwakudani (14 min) Visitors can enjoy Mt. Fuji views & eat black eggs boiled in hot springs at this geothermic site. Odawara Castle (32 min) Small, stalwart castle featuring an assortment of exhibits & artifacts, plus views from the tower. |