Haneda Airport 1 hr 41
Hakone Venetian Glass Museum (Glass Forest) (23 min) Charming museum on scenic grounds featuring Venetian glassware, plus a gift shop & Italian eatery. Narukawa Art Museum (18 min) Opened in 1988, this art museum features Nihonga-style paintings, city views, a cafe & gardens. Lake Ashi (6 min) Sightseeing cruises are offered on this scenic crater lake with a campsite & nearby hiking trails. Hakone Gōra Park (19 min) Western-style hillside botanical garden with a tea house, greenhouses & a central fountain. Hakone Tokaido Checkpoint (7 min) Edo-era military checkpoint featuring soldiers' quarters, a lookout, a tea room & more. Hakone Shrine (9 min) Historic Japanese Shinto shrine with a small museum in a verdant lakefront setting. Ōwakudani (18 min) Visitors can enjoy Mt. Fuji views & eat black eggs boiled in hot springs at this geothermic site. Pola Museum of Art (25 min) European & Japanese art in a serene modern museum that's mostly underground & offers a forest trail. Mt. Hakone (19 min) Volcanic peak offering cable-car rides to the summit & picturesque views of distant Mount Fuji. The Hakone Open-Air Museum (17 min) Museum featuring an outdoor sculpture park & some indoor exhibits, plus a natural hot spring. Hakone Kowakien Yunessun (15 min) Low-key, hot-spring hotel with dining & a karaoke bar, plus massages, an indoor pool & a sauna. Fuji Hakone Izu National Park (19 min) Collection of protected sites that includes Mt. Fuji, the Izu Islands & the Fuji Five Lakes. Kuzuryu Shrine Shingu (9 min) Odawara Castle (31 min) Small, stalwart castle featuring an assortment of exhibits & artifacts, plus views from the tower. Onshi-Hakone Park (5 min) Former imperial palace complex offering walking paths & an observation platform with scenic views. |