Haneda Airport 1 hr 48
Lake Ashi (10 min) Sightseeing cruises are offered on this scenic crater lake with a campsite & nearby hiking trails. Hakone Shrine (13 min) Historic Japanese Shinto shrine with a small museum in a verdant lakefront setting. Odawara Castle (38 min) Small, stalwart castle featuring an assortment of exhibits & artifacts, plus views from the tower. Little Prince Museum (10 min) Cheerful museum honoring the 100th anniversary of the book, The Little Prince, & its author. Hakone Venetian Glass Museum (Glass Forest) (11 min) Charming museum on scenic grounds featuring Venetian glassware, plus a gift shop & Italian eatery. Mt. Hakone (7 min) Volcanic peak offering cable-car rides to the summit & picturesque views of distant Mount Fuji. Fuji Hakone Izu National Park (7 min) Collection of protected sites that includes Mt. Fuji, the Izu Islands & the Fuji Five Lakes. Hakone 'Rene Lalique' Museum (11 min) Museum in scenic surrounds with glass objects & jewelry by René Lalique, plus a stylish restaurant. Hakone Kowakien Yunessun (12 min) Low-key, hot-spring hotel with dining & a karaoke bar, plus massages, an indoor pool & a sauna. Pola Museum of Art (13 min) European & Japanese art in a serene modern museum that's mostly underground & offers a forest trail. Hakone Tokaido Checkpoint (17 min) Edo-era military checkpoint featuring soldiers' quarters, a lookout, a tea room & more. Ōwakudani (7 min) Visitors can enjoy Mt. Fuji views & eat black eggs boiled in hot springs at this geothermic site. The Hakone Open-Air Museum (15 min) Museum featuring an outdoor sculpture park & some indoor exhibits, plus a natural hot spring. Hakone Gōra Park (14 min) Western-style hillside botanical garden with a tea house, greenhouses & a central fountain. Hakone Botanical Garden of Wetlands (10 min) Botanical garden with wetland & alpine plants, plus seasonal flowers, indoor exhibits & a gift shop. |