Museums Hakone's Six World-Class Museums Larry Knipfing Hakone is home to some of Japan's best museums. And in fact, six of them are (in my opinion) world class.
10 Museums Hakone Museum of Art, Garden Tomoko Kamishima The moss garden of the Hakone Museum of Art becomes a hidden paradise in mid-November. 130 kinds of moss cover the garden, showing..
Historical Hakone Sightseeing Cruising Christopher Harley Cruise the waters of Ashinoko in a replica man-o-war.
Museums Hakone Check Point Tomoko Kamishima The Samurai Government in Edo (the original name for Tokyo) controlled “incoming guns and outgoing women” very strictly.
Historical Hakone’s Mt. Komagatake Tomoko Kamishima We can reach the top of beautiful Mt. Komagatake in only 7 minutes by using a comfortable and convenient ropeway. The ropeway’..
Historical Hakone-jinja Shrine Tomoko Kamishima If I had to choose only one place to visit during my stay in Hakone, I would go to Hakone Shrine in the early morning or just before..
Culture Japanese Painting From East to West 2021 Apr 3rd - Sep 26th 2021 Past Event A special exhibition taking place at Hakone's Okada Museum of Art looks at Japanese painting from the east to the west of the..
Historical So-un-ji Temple in Hakone-Yumoto Tomoko Kamishima So-un-ji Temple (早雲寺) was established in 1521, based on the command of So-un Hojo shortly before his death. It was his fami..