Hakone's Art Museums

Hakone’s cultural landscape blends natural beauty with diverse artistic traditions. This collection includes Japan’s first open-air museum, featuring large-scale sculptures, and the Pola Museum of Art, known for its Impressionist masterpieces. Visitors can explore Venetian glass at Glass no Mori, traditional Nihonga paintings overlooking Lake Ashi at the Narukawa Museum, and ancient East Asian ceramics at the Hakone Museum of Art. The selection is completed by the extensive private collections of the Okada Museum and the historic religious artifacts preserved at Hakone Shrine.

Pola Museum of Art

Pola Museum of Art is located in Hakone, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. It opened in September 2002 within Fuji-Hakone-Izu National Park.

Hakone Open-Air Museum

The Hakone Open-Air Museum is Japan's first open-air museum, opened in 1969 in Hakone in Ashigarashimo District, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan.

Hakone Glass no Mori

This complex of Italian-styled buildings, with beautiful gardens and a pond, is a place to go if looking for a scenic stroll.

Hakone Museum Of Art

The oldest museum in Hakone which houses a collection of Asian art, focusing primarily on porcelain and ceramics.

Narukawa Museum of Art

Opened in 1988, this museum houses a large collection of Nihonga-style paintings.

Okada Museum of Art

This spacious museum is devoted to Japanese, Korean, and Chinese art. The name refers to the collection's owner and founder of the museum,…

Hakone Shrine

After being built at the summit of a nearby mountain in 757, the shrine was moved to its current location in 1667.