The Hakone Open-Air Museum is a full-fledged outdoor park filled with monumental works of art. It is located in the heart of the city between the green hills and valleys of Fuji Hakone-Izu National Reserve. Many travelers come to Hakone to enjoy its magnificent nature, and the Open-Air Museum is the perfect place to combine this with an immersion in art.

The museum was founded in 1966 and was the first of its kind in Japan. It covers an area of more than 70,000 square meters, where you can see sculptures and installations by local and international artists. But the open-air park is only a part of the museum. Nearby, there is a covered pavilion, where other art objects are presented.

The museum exhibit works by such world-famous artists as Barbara Hepworth, Henry Moore, Constantin Brancusi, Kotaro Takamura, Rokuzan Ogiwara, Taro Okamoto, Churyo Sato, Yasuo Mizui... But the most popular among visitors, after the open-air exhibition, is the exhibition of the founder of cubism of Spanish-French origin, Pablo Picasso.

There are more than 1,000 different artworks in the museum's collection. No less than 120 of them decorate the vast park.

The Hakone Open-Air Museum strives to create a deep dialogue between nature and art to engage guests in it. And it should be admitted that it does it perfectly.

The sculpture park, surrounded by the already inspiring mountain scenery of Hakone, immerses visitors into a truly magical country, where nature and art complement and emphasize the beauty of each other. This amazing interaction is supported by the museum guests themselves, who not only admire the picturesque landscapes but also study the exhibits presented in the background. For example, you can walk into the installations «Soap Bubble Castle» and «Symphonic Sculpture» to examine them from inside.