Kowakien

Kowakien is a bus stop in Hakone, Ashigarashimo district, Kanagawa. Kowakien is situated nearby to Okada Museum of Art, as well as near the park 三河屋蓬來園.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Okada Museum of Art and Hakone Open-Air Museum.

Okada Museum of Art

Museum

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Okada Museum of Art opened in Hakone, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, in 2013. The private museum was created by the Japanese billionaire Kazuo Okada and specializes in Asian art; the collection of some 450 pieces centers on early modern and modern Japanese painting while also including Chinese bronzes, lacquer, ceramics, and Buddhist sculpture. Okada Museum of Art is situated 110 metres south of Kowakien.

Hakone Open-Air Museum

Museum

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The Hakone Open-Air Museum, opened in 1969, is Japan's first open-air museum. It is located in Hakone, Ashigarashimo District, Kanagawa Prefecture. Hosting over 1,000 pieces, it includes artworks by Pablo Picasso, Henry Moore, Taro Okamoto, Yasuo Mizui, Churyo Sato, Susumu Shingu, Constantin Brâncuși, Barbara Hepworth, Rokuzan Ogiwara, and Kōtarō Takamura, among others. Hakone Open-Air Museum is situated 750 metres northeast of Kowakien.

Hakone Kowakien

Hotel

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Hakone Kowakien is a hotel, which is situated 140 metres east of Kowakien.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Miyanoshita Onsen and Tōnosawa.

Miyanoshita Onsen

Quarter

Miyanoshita is an onsen in the town of Hakone, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. The hot springs have been an attraction for tourists and pleasure-seekers for hundreds of years going back to the beginning of the Edo period.