7 Museums Hakone's Glass Forest Museum Sandra Isaka The 'Gurasu-no-mori', Hakone's Glass Forest Museum, has an impressive collection of Venetian glass set into an equally impressive Italian-style garden.
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.
12 Museums Hakone's Wonderful Open-Air Museum Larry Knipfing If you've got half a day free and will be in the Hakone area, this open-air museum is a must-see.
7 Gardens & Parks Botanical Garden in Sengokuhara Masato Kitamura The Hakone Botanical Garden of Wetlands (Hakone Shisseikaen or 箱根湿生花園 in Japanese) is a wonderfully designed garden with a great variety of marsh and alpine
Historical Manazuru's Mitsu-ishi (Three Rocks) Tomoko Kamishima onto a small, beautifully wooded peninsula that sits just southeast of Hakone... the neck and head of the crane and is partially composed of lava from Hakone
Museums Japanese Tea Experience in Odawara David Maher The beautiful scenery of the Itabashi area, with its views of the Hakone... Matsunaga Estate provides a getaway between the more crowded areas of Hakone
8 Historical Odawara Castle's Cherry Blossoms Hana Joy Odawara Castle alone is a well-deserved tourist destination.
Culture Kanagawa Goodwill Guide Club Larry Knipfing Their sister-club in Odawara-Hakone offers a number of beautiful seasonal