Hakone Open-Air Museum
彫刻の森美術館
Ninotaira, Hakone · near Chokoku-no-Mori Station (Hakone Tozan Line) (2 min walk)
Hakone Open-Air Museum in Ninotaira, Hakone. A hillside sculpture park where kids climb inside 'Woods of Net', a giant hand-knitted rainbow net structure (ages 12 and under, socks required), plus a stained-glass tower and a free foot bath.
Why children love it: A hillside sculpture park where kids climb inside 'Woods of Net', a giant hand-knitted rainbow net structure (ages 12 and under, socks required), plus a stained-glass tower and a free foot bath.
Honest drawbacks: The Woods of Net play piece is children-only and can be busy; the grounds are spread over a slope with some climbing.
- Best for
- Toddlers (2–4), Primary (5–11), Teens (12–17)
- Time to allow
- 1.5h
- Opening hours
- 9:00-17:00 daily, open year-round (last entry 16:30).
- Price
- Adult 2,000 yen, university/high-school 1,600 yen, elementary/junior-high 800 yen; 100 yen discount with a Hakone Freepass (hakone-oam.or.jp).
- Booking
- Usually walk-in
- English
- ★★★☆☆
- Indoor / weather
- mixed
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