Haneda Airport 1 hr 44
Hakone Botanical Garden of Wetlands (5 min) Botanical garden with wetland & alpine plants, plus seasonal flowers, indoor exhibits & a gift shop. Fuji Hakone Izu National Park (13 min) Collection of protected sites that includes Mt. Fuji, the Izu Islands & the Fuji Five Lakes. The Hakone Open-Air Museum (14 min) Museum featuring an outdoor sculpture park & some indoor exhibits, plus a natural hot spring. Ōwakudani (13 min) Visitors can enjoy Mt. Fuji views & eat black eggs boiled in hot springs at this geothermic site. Hakone Gōra Park (12 min) Western-style hillside botanical garden with a tea house, greenhouses & a central fountain. Mt. Hakone (13 min) Volcanic peak offering cable-car rides to the summit & picturesque views of distant Mount Fuji. Little Prince Museum (7 min) Cheerful museum honoring the 100th anniversary of the book, The Little Prince, & its author. Lake Ashi (21 min) Sightseeing cruises are offered on this scenic crater lake with a campsite & nearby hiking trails. Pola Museum of Art (5 min) European & Japanese art in a serene modern museum that's mostly underground & offers a forest trail. Mount Ashigara (11 min) Boasting open views of Mount Fuji, this 1,212 meter high mountain offers a popular, if steep, hike. Odawara Castle (34 min) Small, stalwart castle featuring an assortment of exhibits & artifacts, plus views from the tower. Hakone Shrine (24 min) Historic Japanese Shinto shrine with a small museum in a verdant lakefront setting. Hakone 'Rene Lalique' Museum (10 min) Museum in scenic surrounds with glass objects & jewelry by René Lalique, plus a stylish restaurant. Hakone Venetian Glass Museum (Glass Forest) (8 min) Charming museum on scenic grounds featuring Venetian glassware, plus a gift shop & Italian eatery. Hakone Kowakien Yunessun (14 min) Low-key, hot-spring hotel with dining & a karaoke bar, plus massages, an indoor pool & a sauna. |