Hakone Open-Air Museum
彫刻の森美術館
Japan's first outdoor sculpture museum, with works by Rodin, Henry Moore and other masters scattered across a 70,000-square-meter mountain lawn, plus a Picasso gallery.
Opened in 1969, the Hakone Open-Air Museum was Japan's first open-air art museum. Its roughly 70,000 square meters of mountain slopes hold about 120 modern and contemporary sculptures, including works by Rodin, Henry Moore, Miró and Bourdelle. Children can crawl into the colorful glass tower Symphony of Happiness and play in Net Forest, a net-like sculpture playground, making it the best stop in Hakone for families. The Picasso Pavilion houses about 300 of Picasso's ceramics, prints and paintings, and there is a free foot bath where you can soak your feet. Admission is ¥2,000 for adults, with discounts for official website bookings and Hakone Free Pass holders. Allow 1.5–2 hours. Access: it is a 2-minute walk from Hakone-Yumoto's Hakone Tozan Railway at Gora Station's neighboring Open-Air Museum Station, about 35 minutes from Hakone-Yumoto by Hakone Tozan Train. Note: most of the museum is outdoor lawns and slopes, so bring an umbrella on rainy days and sunscreen in summer.
Opening hours
09:00–17:00 (last entry 16:30)
Nearby sights
- Hakone Tozan Railway
- Hakone Gora Park
- Owakudani
- Pola Museum of Art
- Old Tokaido Road & Amazake-chaya
- Sengokuhara Pampas Grass Fields
- Hakone Shrine
- Hakone-Yumoto Onsen Town