Hakone Grasunomori Museum (Hakone Venetian Glass Museum)

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Located in Sengokuhara district, Hakone, the Hakone Grasunomori Museum (Hakone Venetian Glass Museum) is Japan’s first museum dedicated to Venetian glass. It actually comprises two museums: the Venetian Glass Museum itself, which has on display around 100 masterpieces of the delicate, finely-wrought Venetian glass for which there was a vogue among the noble families of Europe between the 15th and 18th centuries, and the Modern Glass Museum, which displays Venetian glass dating from the 19th century onwards. Particularly worth seeing is the approximately 10-meter-long crystal glass arch over the bridge between the garden and the Museums; the arch is made from around 160,000 pieces of crystal glass, which sparkle in the breeze. The Hakone Grasunomori Museum offers glassmaking experience activities (including sandblasting, etc.), with participants being able to make their own pieces to take home as a souvenir.

Spot details

Address: Kanagawa Pref. Ashigarashimogunhakonemachi Sengokuhara 940-48
Area: Around Hakonemachi Area
Phone: 0460863111
Hours: 10:00-17:30 (until 17:00 admission)
Closed: Closed between Sunday and 11 Sunday after the coming-of-age ceremony
Fees: [Admission fee] [Adult] 1,800yen [High school student] 1,300yen [Elementary and junior high school student] 600yen [Senior discount (65 and over)] 1,700yen [Disability discount] Adults/High school student 900yen, Elementary and middle school Raw 400yen
Parking Lot: Available(130spaces)
※Fee300yen
Credit Card: Available (VISA, MasterCard, JCB) * Museum shop and restaurant only
Smoking: Not available
Wi-Fi: Available
Note: Parking lot is Charge once 300yen
Average budget: [Lunch] 3,001-5,000yen
Estimated stay time: 60-120 minutes
Wheelchair accessible: Available
Infant friendly: Available

Information Sources: NAVITIME JAPAN

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Review

Nice Museum

Reviewedï¼2020.01.16

I love the Hakone Glass Forest. We enjoyed our time there. The glass creations are splendid. Would visit again.
A little piece of Italy

Reviewedï¼2019.12.09

A little piece of Italy in Japan. See in gardens their is a range of Venetian glass small and large on display. It was relaxing wandering through the gardens looking at pieces
Beautiful

Reviewedï¼2019.11.25

I was there just before darkness. So I started to view the outside items by daylight and then the lights turned on and it became fairyland. Really beautiful.The inside works are also nice but I...