Best around Hakone / Odawara Spot List

Located on the former site of Hakone-Rikyu Palace. You can enjoy splendid views of Lake Ashinoko and Mt. Fuji.

A unique art museum displaying future works and commanding a magnificent view of Lake Ashino-ko in Hakone.

Embraced by nature, this studio has produced numerous public art works.

A traditional Japanese ryokan in the area where a famous historical figure, Hideyoshi Toyotomi visited. Even the elevator is decorated in Japanese style with tatami mat on floor. About 10 different unique baths including a large bath, an open-air bath, a pot bathtub and a cave bath are available.

A secluded ryokan for grownups located near a beautiful river. Its hot spring water supplied directly from a source is smooth like face lotion and soft on your skin. Its specialty, Yui Original Sea & Mountain Cuisine cooked mainly with seasonal ingredients is served for meal.

The open-air ”flying stone bath” is made from a large stone that has been hollowed out and has a great location with a panoramic view of Mount Kintokiyama and Mount Sounzan. The ”rolling stone bath” in the annex surrounded by trees is also popular. Western style home cooking can be enjoyed at dinner.

An inn located in an area away from the hustle and bustle of Gora Station. It has nine guestrooms designed with the combination of Japanese and Western styles, each of which has an open-air bath. There are also indoor baths for each gender. It is an ideal hidden inn for adults.

Owakudani is filled with clouds of volcanic smoke and a sulfurous smell. Tasting the famous black eggs is a must.

Pola Museum of Art, built in the forests of Hakone, is a glass-encased space where you can enjoy art and nature together.

The Hakone Ropeway operates for about 4km from Tougendai station, facing Lake Ashi via Ubako and Owakudani stations, to Sounzan station. Opened in 1959, currently over 2 million people ride it each year. On the route going through Hakone mountains, you can view the nature which changes by seasons, such as cherry blossoms, azaleas, hydrangeas, and red and yellow leaves, as well as allowing you to view Mount Fuji in the distance on a sunny day. From Sounzan Station, the terminal station, you can change trains to Hakone Tozan cable cars and go to Gora Onsen (hot springs) and further down to the Hakone Open-Air Museum by Hakone Tozan Railway.

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Various marsh plants grow in the marsh plant community in the Sengokuhara area. It was designated as a National Natural Treasure because its value in phytogeography was recognized.

This is a unique botanical garden that mainly displays wetland plants and is located in Sengokuhara in the town of Hakone. You can observe pretty and wild plants in spring, summer, and fall.

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Despite its location at Yumoto Onsen, the entrance of Hakone, this hotel surrounded by trees is calm and quiet. The meals are kaiseki (Japanese course meal) cooked with seasonal ingredients from all over Japan. The view from the open-walled bath is like a painting.

A healing hotel available only to three groups of guests a day so guests are not crowded next to each other. A small hotel reminiscent of home in the countryside with each room equipped with electric massagers, laptops and video games.

In 1998, an old Japanese inn was renovated and opened as the Yugawara Art Museum. We exhibit works by artists with a connection to Yugawara, such as Seiho Takeuchi, Sotaro Yasui, and Kokki Miyake. In the Reiji Hiramatsu Hall, Reiji Hiramatsu, one of Japan's leading artists, is currently creating an exhibition provisionally titled ”Ten Scenes of Yugawara.” In addition to viewing his works, the atelier where he creates his works is also open to the public. In the Japanese garden connected to the museum you can view seasonal flowers and ”Monet’s water lilies,” which were grown from water lily bulbs given to Reiji Hiramatsu by the Fondation Claude Monet. In the museum's cafe ”And Garden,” you can relax with food and tea while enjoying a fine view of the garden. Please enjoy appreciating great art in our peaceful, soothing museum. Access: From Yugawara Station, take the bus headed to Okuyugawara or Fudo-Taki for about 12 minutes We are right next to the Bijutsukan-Mae bus stop.

Genuine log house accommodations in about 2.8 acres large premises. At the restaurant, you can taste homemade Japanese course meal cooked with ingredients in season. In the 5 open air baths, you can enjoy bathing in nature. They are also available to charter.

Meals are made from local produce such as seafood from Odawara, highland vegetables from the mountains at Hakone and herbs from the kitchen garden. The western style jacuzzi open-air bath, in which guests wear swim suits, are stylish and comfortable.

A fully equipped onsen ryokan just two minutes on foot from the station, with a natural hot spring, radon hot spring, a sauna, a waterfall hot spring and a cypress open air bath with a view. Offers shuttle services to the beach in the summer. The onsen baths are open for day visitors as well.