Hakone Venetian Glass Museum

Hakone Venetian Glass Museum is a museum in Hakone, Ashigarashimo district, Kanagawa. Hakone Venetian Glass Museum is situated nearby to the art gallery Venetian Modern Glass Museum, as well as near Bell of Vows.

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Type: Museum
Description: museum in Japan
Also known as: “Hakone Garasunomori Museum”, “Hakone Venetian Glass Museum (Glass Forest)”, and “Venetian Glass Museum”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Pola Museum of Art and Botanical Gardens of Wetlands.

Pola Museum of Art

Museum

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Pola Museum of Art is located in Hakone, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. It opened in September 2002 within Fuji-Hakone-Izu National Park. It houses the collection of over 9,500 works acquired by the former head of the Pola cosmetics group, including many works of French Impressionism and of the École de Paris. Pola Museum of Art is situated 1 km south of Hakone Venetian Glass Museum.

Botanical Gardens of Wetlands

Garden

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The Hakone Botanical Garden of Wetlands is a botanical garden located within the Fuji-Hakone-Izu National Park at 817 Sengokuhara, Hakone, Kanagawa, Japan. Botanical Gardens of Wetlands is situated 1 km west of Hakone Venetian Glass Museum.

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 4 km southeast of Hakone Venetian Glass Museum.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sengokuhara and Miyanoshita Onsen.

Sengokuhara

Quarter

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Sengokuhara, sometimes called Sengokubara, is a district in Hakone, Kanagawa, Japan.

Miyanoshita Onsen

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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. Miyanoshita Onsen is situated 5 km southeast of Hakone Venetian Glass Museum.