Hakone Carving Mori - Super beautiful art garden

Hakone tourism, in addition to the must take the loop, the sculpture Mori Art Museum is also not to miss, where the exquisite art works and nature are integrated, but also a very popular resort for taking photos.

This is the first outdoor art museum in Japan, you can feel the pleasure of leisurely walking in nature, the art museum is located in Hakone mountain, covers an area of 70,000 square meters, the surrounding mountains are in view, the courtyard is full of green.

🎫 ticket: 2000 yen, 100 yen off if you have Hakone pass
⏰ Opening hours: Monday to Sunday 9:00 ~ 17:00
🚞 Access: Hakone Yuji Station → Hakone Toyama Railway "Carving Forest" station and walk for 2 minutes. It takes about two hours to get to Hakone Yumoto from Tokyo, go to Odawara and then transfer to Hakone Yumoto by tram.

🗺️ Schedule

If Hakone only arranges one day, and want to visit the carving mori Art Museum, it is recommended to start at 7 a.m., clockwise circle line play, after visiting the Oyong Valley in the afternoon, you can go directly to the art museum, be sure to start early because whether it is the Narugawa Art Museum or the carving Mori Art Museum are really good to visit.

Here is also a brief talk about the Hakone Loop, the follow-up notes will also be detailed. Clockwise: Hakone Yumoto departure, bus to Motohakone port, where you can visit the Narigawa Museum of Art and Hakone Shrine, and then take the pirate ship to the Taoyuantai Port, continue to visit the Oyonggu Valley, and then the cable car to the Gora station after the Hakone mountain railway can reach the Hakone Noori Museum of art.

📝 Art Museum must-see list
1️⃣ Musee Picasso
The museum has a collection of about 300 works by Picasso, showcasing different types of work from his career, including pottery, glass painting and easel painting.

It also shows Picasso's creative career and family life, as well as his connection to Japanese culture. The paintings in Picasso's indoor exhibition cannot be photographed.

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The Snailson is a braided installation with a colorful braided color scheme inside. This unique structure is designed for children up to the age of 12, who can drill into woven nets and climb on the circular fabric like a swing.

3️⃣ Star Court Labyrinth
The maze uses a very creative courtyard design, specially designed for parent-child activities, the maze is lower than the ground, convenient for parents to observe from above.

4️⃣ Symphony Sculpture Museum
At the end of the tour, the pavilion displays the most representative architectural work of Carving Mori: symphonic sculpture. The pavilion adopts a circular tower design, the inner wall is composed of large stained glass, visitors can walk through the spiral staircase to the top of the tower, when the sun shines on the stained glass, it is very beautiful.

Hakone is super fun, and carving mori is also the finishing touch of Hakone tourism, don't miss it when you have time.

365 Days Sheep Hill Observatory in Hokkaido

Date: January 29, 2024
Temperature: 1℃
Location: Yoshinichi 1, Tohei-ku, Sapporo City, Hokkaido

Note: The Sheep Hill Observatory is located in the southeast of Sapporo and perfectly presents the Ishikari Plain and the Sapporo Dome beside it. Originally a sheep farm of the Hokkaido National Agricultural Research Institute, tourists now flock to the Sheep Hill Observatory to take photos.

Here stands Sapporo's most famous bronze statue, the theme is to remember Dr. Clark, who made great contributions to the development of Hokkaido, leaving behind the "Boys be ambitious!" (Young man, think big!) This is a well-known saying in Hokkaido.

Every winter, the Sheep Hill Ski Park is set up on the grounds of the Sheep Hill Observatory. With "snow tire", "mini snow slide", "walking ski", "snow hut production experience" and other outdoor recreational activities, whether young or old can easily participate in, in the city travel, you may wish to go to play.

Visitors only need to buy the observation deck ticket, can participate in all the outdoor fun activities for free, this good thing is not to miss! Even if you do not go to a professional ski resort, you can also enjoy the snow nearby and dance with the snow, which is also a major feature of Sapporo tourism.

When you're at Sheep Hill, be sure to pose with Dr. Clark's famous bronze statue! You can also enjoy a variety of lamb dishes at Hitsujigaoka Rest House restaurant.

Access: Metro Totoyo Line [Sapporo Station] to [Fukuzumi Station] (end), about 13 minutes, and then at the Fukuzumi Station bus center [Stop No. 4] transfer to bus Fuku84 / Yangoku line to [Yangoku Observatory], about 10 minutes to get there.