Sculptures on lawns
Mountains behind.
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Japan's first open-air museum, opened in 1969 in the mountains of Hakone. It holds more than 1,000 artworks, about 120 sculptures on permanent display across its broad grounds, by artists including Picasso, Henry Moore, Taro Okamoto, Constantin Brâncuși and Barbara Hepworth. The sculptures stand among green lawns and hills with the surrounding mountains behind, so the scenes change with the seasons, and there are interactive works for children to play in and climb. The museum has five indoor galleries, the best known being the Picasso Pavilion with around 300 works by the Spanish artist, and a footbath fed by natural hot springs where visitors can rest. Tickets are 2,000 yen at the gate and 1,800 yen online, and it opens daily 9:00-17:00, according to its official site. It is near Chōkoku-no-Mori station on the Hakone Tozan railway.
Mountains behind.
About 300 works.
Hot-spring water.
Ninotaira, Hakone
2,000 yen at the gate and 1,800 yen online; it opens daily 9:00-17:00, according to its official site.