Hakone
Art comes in two forms here 鈥 in the exquisite Japanese-style paintings, nihonga, on display, and in the stunning Mt Fuji views from the panorama lounge looking out across the lake, conditions permitting.
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Fuji-san is among Japan's most revered and timeless attractions, the inspiration for generations of poets and the focus of countless artworks. Hundreds of鈥
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Occupying a verdant swath of Hakone hillside is this unmissable art safari, leading visitors past a rich array of 19th- and 20th-century sculptures and鈥
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Kamakura's most iconic sight, an 11.4m bronze statue of Amida Buddha (amit膩bha in Sanskrit), is in K艒toku-in, a J艒do sect temple. Completed in 1252, it's鈥
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A necessary preliminary to the Mt Fuji ascent is a visit to this atmospheric shrine (8th century, rebuilt 1800s) dedicated to Sakuya-hime, the goddess of鈥
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A cliffside hiking trail winds over volcanic rock and through pine forest along the gorgeous J艒gasaki coast south of It艒. Most visitors head to Kadowaki鈥
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This mammoth museum showcases the dazzling Japanese, Chinese and Korean art treasures of industrialist Okada Kazuo. You could easily spend hours鈥
Togawa-ke Oshi-no-ie Restored Pilgrim's Inn
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Fuji-Yoshida's oshi-no-ie (pilgrims' inns) have served visitors to the mountain since the days when climbing Mt Fuji was a pilgrimage rather than a鈥
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Showcasing the private collection of the late Suzuki Tsuneshi, son of the founder of the Pola Group (a cosmetics company), this impressive building鈥
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Occupying a peninsula on Ashino-ko, this scenic park was formerly the grounds of an imperial summer retreat. The 'Lakeside Panorama Pavilion', said to鈥
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Hakone-jinja, established in the 8th century, is set in the woods above Ashi-no-ko, but its red torii (shrine gate) is right on the water 鈥 and very鈥
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Cobalt-blue crater-lake Ashi-no-ko was created by an eruption of Hakone-yama nearly 3000 years ago. It's famous for the view of Mt Fuji, reflected on the鈥
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You're free to walk through this 2007 reconstruction of the feudal-era checkpoint on the Old T艒kaid艒 Highway, but if you want to enter any of the鈥
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This mammoth museum showcases the dazzling Japanese, Chinese and Korean art treasures of industrialist Okada Kazuo. You could easily spend hours鈥
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In the complex opposite the 艑飞补办耻诲补苍颈 ropeway station, this interactive natural history exhibit is a fun way to learn about the volcanic forces that鈥
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The 'Great Boiling Valley' was created 3000 years ago when Kami-yama erupted and collapsed, also forming Ashino-ko. Hydrogen sulphide steams from the鈥
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The Hakone Ropeway is a 30-minute, 4km gondola ride, taking travellers to T艒gendai from S艒un-zan. It glides over the steaming crater of 艑飞补办耻诲补苍颈, one of鈥