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Sightseeing Guide

 
HOTEL MARROAD HAKONE
SIGHT SEEING GUIDE
 
01. Museum of Historical Materials
02. Begonia Garden
03. Hakone Kowakien
04. The Hakone Open Air Museum
05. Gora Park
06. Hakone Art Museum
07. Pola Museum of Art
08. Hakone Glass Forest(Venetian Glass Museum)
09. Museum of Saint-Exupery et du Petit Prince
10. Hakone botanical Garden of Wetlands
11. Hakone Mononofu-no-Sato Art Museum
12. Meissen Museum
13. Hakone Lalique Museum
14. Hakone-en Aquarium
15. Hakone Ashinoyu Flower Cent
16. Hakone Shrine
17. Narikawa Art Forum
18. Hakone Checkpoint
19. Wild Grass Garden
20. Mori-no-Fureaikan Hall

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Things to see in the season
 
Spring

"Mt.Fuji in spring"
Summer
"Daimonji-Yaki"
On the night of August 16 each year, huge torches set up in the shape of the Chinese character "Dai" meaning "great" are kindled at the summit of Mt. Myojogatake(alt. 924m).

Autumn

"Lake Asi"
Red leaves around

"Daimyo-Gyoretsu"
Federal Lord's Procession
Nov. 3rd.
Winter

"Snowcapped mountains near the Hotel"

"Mt.Fuji in winter"
 

 
1 Museum of Historical Materials 	         0460-85-7601
	 Hakone, during the Edo period(1603 - 1876), is shown in this
	museum.	Special exhibitions are held twice a year.
	Transportation	6,7 min. walk from Hakoneyumoto Sta.
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2 Hakone Begonia Garden			0460-85-8383
	 The hothouse has an area of 700 square meters. Begonia flowers
	welcome you with smile throughout the year.
	Transportation	Free bus is available from Hakoneyumoto Sta.
			Tounosawa Sta. (Hakone-tozan line)
			Parking for 45 cars
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3 Hakone Kowakien                             0460-82-4111
	 A recreational center with botanical gardens.
	Transportation	25 min. by bus from Hakoneyumoto Sta.
			for Motohakone or Sekishoato
			5 min. walk from Kowakien-mae stop.

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4 The Hakone Open Air Museum(Ninotaira)	0460-82-1161
	(Choukoku no mori art museum)
	 Sculptures by modern artists are on exhibit outdoors.
	One of the indoor exhibits features works of Piccaso.
	Transportation	5 min. from Choukoku no mori Sta.(Hakone-tozan line) 
			Free bus available for our guests from the hotel.

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5 Gora Park(Gora)			         0460-82-2825
	 A rock garden laid out in the French style at the foot of
	Mt. Soun. Tropical birds are raised using the steam from the
	hot spring. Alpine Plants from Highlands around the world are here, too.
	Transportation	5 min. walk from Gora Sta. (Hakone-tozan line)
			Free bus available for our guests from the hotel.
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6 Hakone Art Museum(Gora)		         0460-82-2623
	 Ancient porcelain wares of Japan and other Oriental countries 
	are on display. The Japanese garden, annexed to the museum,
	is beautiful landscaped.
	Transportation	10 min. walk from Gora Sta.
			Free bus available for our guests from the hotel.

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7 Pola Museum of Art			0460-84-2111
          Western pictures,Japanese pictures, the Oriental potteries and 
         industrial arts of glass are on display.
	Transportation	13 min by bus from Gora sta.
                            Pola Museum of ART bus stop.

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8 Hakone Glass Forest			0460-86-3111
	 Venetian Glass and Modern Glass Museum. 
	Works of glass art are on display.
	Transportation	30 min. by bus for Togendai from Hakoneyomoto.
			Hyoseki bus stop.

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9 Museum of Saint-Exupery et du Petit Prince  0460-86-3700
	 Spend a good time, period of Saint-Exupery, world and landscape as walk.
	Transportation	20 min by bus from Gora sta.
                           Museum of Saint-Exupery et du Petit Prince bus stop.
			
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10 Hakone botanical Garden of Wetlands	0460-84-7293
	 Plants in this garden are collected from major marshes 
	all over Japan including nearby Sengokuhara Marsh.	 
	approx. 40 min. to look around.
	Transportation  in front of Shisseikaenmae bus stop.
		or      7 min. walk from Sengoku bus stop or 
		        Sengoku annaijo bus stop.

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11 Hakone Mononofu-no-Sato Art Museum	0460-84-8177
	 Armors worn by samurais from the Muromachi period and the Edo
	period are exhibited.
	Transportation	7 min. walk from Sengoku annaijo bus stop.

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12 Meissen Museum                             0460-84-2027
	 More 300 old potteries of Meissen are on display.
         And they are change the display twice a year.
	Transportation	35 min by bus for Togendai from Hakoneyumoto.
                            Sengokubara Prince Hotel bus stop.


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13 Hakone Lalique Museum                      0460-84-2255

	Transportation	1 min. walk from Sengoku annaijo bus stop.
			Pay Parking  for 200      

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14 Hakone-en Aquarium			 0460-83-1151
	 The Aquarium contains as many as 2000 fresh-water fishes of 150
	species ranging from those in Lake Ashi to the monsters found 
	on Amazon,as well as seals of a rare kind living in the
	fresh-water of Lake Baikal.From the size of the tanks and 
	abundance of rare fishes, it is said to be Japan's No.1
	fresh-water aquarium.
	Transportation	Hakone-en bus stop by bus for here 
			from Hakoneyumoto
			Free Parking 	for 50 buses and 300 cars

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15 Hakone Ashinoyu Flower Center	          0460-83-7350
	 In this center, visitors can appreciate the beauties of bulbous 
	begonias, orchid, rare tropical plants and fruit.
	A cluster of native Amami banyans is said to be one of the
	biggest	cluster in the main land of Japan. 
	Transportation	30 min. by bus from Hakoneyumoto Ashinoyu bus stop.
			Free parking    for 5 buses
					 40 cars

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16 Hakone Shrine                		 0460-83-7123
	 Ancient writings, picture scrolls, sculptures and other
	valuable artifacts are stored and exhibited. The wooden seated
	image of Priest Mangan, the founder of the shrine, is 
	an Important Cultural Property. approx. 30 min. to look around.	 
	Transportation	35 min. by bus for Hakone-machi from Hakoneyumoto
			10 min. walk from Motohakone bus stop.
			Parking for 70 cars

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17 Narikawa Art Forum 			 0460-83-6828
	 Exhibits selected among the leading modern artists' 
	masterpieces will surely satisfy those who love NIHONGA
	(Japanese-style paintings) (1 hour to look around)
	Transportation	35 min. by bus for Hakone-machi from Hakoneyumoto
			10 min. walk from Motohakone bus stop.
			Free Parking for 15 buses
				        70 cars

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18 Hakone Checkpoint            0460-83-6635
	 This hall adjacent to the checkpoint, has many historical
	relics regarding the checkpoint and the old Hakone area on
	display. (40 min. to look around)	
	Transportation	35 min. by bus for Hakone-machi from Hakoneyumoto
			3 min. walk from Hakone-sekisho-iriguchi bus stop.
			Pay Parking for 18 buses
				       52 cars

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19 Wild Grass Garden(Ashinoko Yasoen)           0460-83-7686
	1300 kinds of wild grass flower on the scenic side of a hill
	Transportation	35 min. by bus for Hakone-machi from Hakoneyumoto
			10 min. walk from Hakone-machi bus stop.
			Free Parking for 10 cars
					
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20 Mori-no-Fureaikan Hall                       0460-83-6006
	 This hall is so called an educational facility. They provide
	up-to-date audio visual aids with the Hall so that visitors can
	easily understand how forests are maintained. The Hall exists in
	Hakone Yasuragi-no-mori,large forest that has an area of 44.4 ha
	near Lake Ashi.
	Transportation	35 min. by bus for Hakone-machi from Hakoneyumoto
			Hakone Yasuragi no Mori bus stop.

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Other information  
	Hakone Town Tourist Office			0460-85-5700
	Tourism & Industry Dept.,Hakone Town Hall 	0460-85-7410
        Hakone Sight Seeing Boat Passenger Center	0460-83-6325

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