Top Things to do in Ashigarashimo-gun
The 10 Best Specialty Museums in Ashigarashimo-gun, Kanto
Discover the best top things to do in Ashigarashimo-gun, Japan including Lalique Museum Hakone, Honma Yosegi Art Museum, Little Prince Museum, Monino Fureaikan, Hakone Venetian Glass Museum, Hakone Museum of Photography, Manazuru Shell Museum, Dollhouse Museum Hakone, Shigemitsu Mamoru Memorial Hall, Hakone Ekiden Museum.
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1. Lalique Museum Hakone
2. Honma Yosegi Art Museum
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 16 reviews
3. Little Prince Museum
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 524 reviews
The Little Prince Museum is the world’s only museum devoted to The Little Prince. It was created as part of the worldwide celebration of the birth centennial of author Antoine de Saint-Exupéry. The museum, which explores Saint-Exupéry’s life, also features a French townscape and European garden, set within the lush natural beauty of Hakone.
Reviewed By tohxinru - Singapore, Singapore
The Little Prince Museum exhibition hall is hidden inside the fake French shops, and judging by some reviews it looks like some visitors missed entering the exhibition hall. The exhibition describes Antoine de Saint-Exupéry's life and The Little Prince story, but the exhibition panels are almost entirely in Japanese. You can rent an audio guide in Japanese, English, or Mandarin for 200 yen. You can also borrow a free guide book in different languages. Photography is not allowed in the second floor of the exhibition hall, but it is laid out in an immersive and interesting manner. You can also visit little booths within the exhibition where you can chop on the brochure to complete the illustrations. The small gardens contain statues of illustrations from the book, such as the people on different planets whom The Little Prince met. The staff members were friendly and offered to take photographs of us in the gardens. The museum shop sells many The Little Prince merchandise such as magnets and mugs. The restaurant sells themed desserts (starting from 11am) and meals (starting from 11.30am) for 1000+ yen. For example, for 1300 yen without set / 1750 yen with set, you can have rice omelette in the shape of a boa constrictor digesting an elephant. I spent 3 hours here including lunch. I recommend The Little Prince Museum for those who have read and enjoyed the The Little Prince or other books by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry. Minimally, one should have at least watched The Little Prince movie. If not, this museum will probably be meaningless to those who have no clue what The Little Prince is about. There are lockers in various sizes next to the entrance where you can stash your bags for free, though you can lock them for 100 yen if your bags contain valuables. If you only want to visit The Little Prince Museum, you can download the HIS Coupon app, in which you can download a 200 yen discount coupon for The Little Prince Museum. If you are visiting several museums, there are combination tickets for The Little Prince Museum and Pola Museum of Art (adult 2600 yen) / Lalique Museum Hakone (adult 2600 yen) / Hakone Venetian Glass Museum (adult 2400 yen) / Hakone Botanical Garden of Wetlands (adult 1900 yen), Hakone-En Aquarium (adult 2500 yen). The duration of the Odakyu Hakone Highway Bus ride from Shinjuku Expressway Bus Terminal to The Little Prince Museum is around 2h and costs 1900 yen. The duration of the Odakyu Hakone Highway Bus ride from Gotemba Station to The Little Prince Museum is around 25min and costs around 700 to 800 yen.
4. Monino Fureaikan
5. Hakone Venetian Glass Museum
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 876 reviews
Reviewed By JRP-Bkk - Bangkok, Thailand
I was expecting a “ vases in glass cases “ museum instead the exhibits included work by some of the world’s best known glass artists including Dale Chihuly and collaborative works with Pablo Picasso and Marc Chagal . Truly impressive !! The pizza’s good as well . Overall anexcellent visit especially on a rainy day with the onset of Typhoon Hagibis.
6. Hakone Museum of Photography
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 18 reviews
The Hakone Museum of Photography is a private institution established in April 2002 by Katsura ENDO, a photographer who was born and raised in Hakone. In addition to a permanent exhibition featuring photographs by Katsura ENDO of Mt. Fuji throughout the seasons, the 2F Gallery presents our collection and special exhibitions by photographers working in a variety of fields.
7. Manazuru Shell Museum
8. Dollhouse Museum Hakone
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 15 reviews
A brand new museum, opened 15th July 2016. It is the only museum specialized in dollhouse in Japan. The building is a renovated greenhouse, so it is full of nature, such as flowers of Hakone, which is very rare for an art museum. The collection includes two of the world’s largest antique collections; Vivien Greene and Mott’s Miniatures. There are also modern works of Europe, USA and Japan.
9. Shigemitsu Mamoru Memorial Hall
10. Hakone Ekiden Museum
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