Okada Museum of Art

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An art museum located in Hakone Town, Ashigarashimo County, Kanagawa Prefecture. The museum has five floors of exhibition space, making it one of the largest art museums in Hakone. Focusing primarily on ancient to modern East Asian pottery and early modern to modern Japanese painting, including Japan’s leading artists Katsushika Hokusai, Kitagawa Utamaro, Ito Jakuchu, and Yokoyama Taikan. The museum exhibits some 450 separate works of art. There’s also a café, footbath, garden, and museum shop, giving visitors the chance to experience both art and the seasonal beauty of Hakone up close.

Spot details

Address: Kanagawa Pref. Ashigarashimogunhakonemachi Kowakudani 493-1 Map
Area: Around Hakonemachi Area
Phone: 0460873931
Hours: 9:00-17:00(Latest entry16:30)
Closed: 12/31, 1/1, exhibition replacement periods
Fees: [Admission fee]
[General/University students] 2,800 yen
[Elementary/junior High School Students] 1,800 yen
Parking Lot: Available(80spaces, including 2spaces for disabled people)
Credit Card: Available(VISA, MasterCard, JCB, AMEX, UnionPay, Diners Club)
Smoking: Available
Wi-Fi: Available(okada-museum)
English Menu: Available
Can be enjoyed even on a rainy day: Yes (the footbath cafe is a semi-outdoor facility, so it cannot be used during heavy rain)
Average budget: [Lunch] 3,001-5,000yen
Estimated stay time: 60-120 minutes
Wheelchair accessible: Available (Restaurant 'Kaikatei', garden not wheelchair accessible, museum only accessible)
Infant friendly: Available

Information Sources: NAVITIME JAPAN

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Review

Art museum with very nice oriental artifacts, it may take you a whole day to go through all the exhibits

Reviewed : 2021.08.31

箱根を代表する美術館の一つ。敷地は大きく分けて美術館と庭園の2つに構成されている。美術館は、主に日本・中国・韓国の東アジアの美術品が展示されている。時代は紀元前のものから近現代のものまで幅広く、しかも展示数が極めて多い。展示品はいずれも一級品、もしくは歴史的に極めて価値のあるものばかりで、特に陶器や青磁を始めとする器類の展示は目を見張るものがある。説明も読まず簡単に展示品を鑑賞するだけでも、全て...
Stunning museum, outstanding collection

Reviewed : 2020.02.04

The collection at this private museum outside of Hakone is a marvel. Each successive room filled with beautiful screens, exquisite pottery and vases, sculpture, bowls and textiles is unsurpassed. We...
Beautifully designed museum,

Reviewed : 2019.12.07

We cannot speak more highly of this wonderful museum. It has marvelous works displayed beautifully. The screen paintings are breathtaking, It also has a lovely spot for delicious lunch.