Top Things to do in Ashigarashimo-gun
Countries
10 Nature & Parks in Ashigarashimo-gun That You Shouldn't Miss
Discover the best top things to do in Ashigarashimo-gun, Japan including Pola Museum of Art, Lake Ashinoko, Chisuji Falls, Hiryu Falls, Kyorai Falls, Mt. Kintoki, Mt. Myojingatake, Onshi Hakone Park, Little Prince Museum, Yugawara Beach.
Restaurants in Ashigarashimo-gun
1. Pola Museum of Art
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 785 reviews
Reviewed By yshargal - Haifa, Israel
The building itself is worth a visit. This is not meant to detract from the interesting, worthwhile exposition of modern art. You can actually walk to it from Gora train station. Don’t miss
2. Lake Ashinoko
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 2,771 reviews
Created 3,000 years ago by a volcanic eruption, this lake is cruised by boats year round and, from its southern edge, offers the view of Mt. Fuji often seen in tourist brochures.
Reviewed By KKgirl93 - Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
If you are blessed with beautiful weather, your cruise on Lake Ashi will be amazing. We were fortunate enough to take a short cruise on a cloudless, blue-sky day, and thoroughly enjoyed the serene surroundings. Mount Fuji was not very clearly in view during our cruise, but we could see her silhouette.
3. Chisuji Falls
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 85 reviews
Reviewed By Gal_Anonim_Wawa - Warsaw, Poland
Good short hike, that you can extend to go further to the mountains if the weather is good. Highly recommended!
4. Hiryu Falls
5. Kyorai Falls
6. Mt. Kintoki
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 147 reviews
Reviewed By riikkaahr - Bern, Switzerland
We (family of three including two teenagers) went to the Hakone area to get a good glimpse of Mount Fuji. On arrival it was rainy and completely overcast but we were fortunate to wake up to beautiful bluebird skies and April sun the next morning. Not keen to take the cable car / ropeway or lake cruise with the masses we were looking for a hike option and finally found info on Mount Kintoki. We took the bus from Gora Station in direction of the outlets and got out at Sengokuhara (stop 246). Off the main road, there are lovely wooden signs all the way up. It took us about 55 minutes (breaks included) to hike up (see red route on the map) and we were rewarded by a beautiful view of Mt Fuji. We then hiked down to the Kintoki Shrine (see the green route on the map) in about 50 minutes. Please note, we are quite fit and were a bit faster than what the signs indicated, about 20min on the way up and perhaps 15min on the way down. There is another bus stop right at the shrine so you can hop on conveniently off the trail head / shrine parking lot. The buses run about every 30 min during day time. Great day - warmly recommended!
7. Mt. Myojingatake
8. Onshi Hakone Park
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 175 reviews
Reviewed By Cinghiale
As one of our first site-seeing destinations using the Hakone free pass, Onshi Hakone Park was emblematic of the beauty and tranquility of Japan. The gardens and woods alone are worth a visit, but the views from the park of Lake Ashi, Mt. Fuji and the surrounding hills are stunning. The Hakone free pass is symbolic of the peerless public transport and infrastructure that we encountered in Japan. From the shuttle bus between the Hakone- Yumoto train station and Lake Ashi, to the site-seeing cruise on a pseudo-pirate ship across the lake (with views of Mt. Fuji on a clear day), the Hakone ropeway (gondola) to the otherworldly sulfur-infused atmosphere of Owakudani, the cable car to Gora where we visited the beautiful gardens, another bus to the Hakone Open-Air Museum and then the cog railway back to Hakone-Yumoto, the Hakone free pass allowed us to take in more in a single day than we would have thought possible. (TripAdvisor should include the Hakone free pass as an attraction.)
9. Little Prince Museum
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 524 reviews
The Little Prince Museum is the world’s only museum devoted to The Little Prince. It was created as part of the worldwide celebration of the birth centennial of author Antoine de Saint-Exupéry. The museum, which explores Saint-Exupéry’s life, also features a French townscape and European garden, set within the lush natural beauty of Hakone.
Reviewed By tohxinru - Singapore, Singapore
The Little Prince Museum exhibition hall is hidden inside the fake French shops, and judging by some reviews it looks like some visitors missed entering the exhibition hall. The exhibition describes Antoine de Saint-Exupéry's life and The Little Prince story, but the exhibition panels are almost entirely in Japanese. You can rent an audio guide in Japanese, English, or Mandarin for 200 yen. You can also borrow a free guide book in different languages. Photography is not allowed in the second floor of the exhibition hall, but it is laid out in an immersive and interesting manner. You can also visit little booths within the exhibition where you can chop on the brochure to complete the illustrations. The small gardens contain statues of illustrations from the book, such as the people on different planets whom The Little Prince met. The staff members were friendly and offered to take photographs of us in the gardens. The museum shop sells many The Little Prince merchandise such as magnets and mugs. The restaurant sells themed desserts (starting from 11am) and meals (starting from 11.30am) for 1000+ yen. For example, for 1300 yen without set / 1750 yen with set, you can have rice omelette in the shape of a boa constrictor digesting an elephant. I spent 3 hours here including lunch. I recommend The Little Prince Museum for those who have read and enjoyed the The Little Prince or other books by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry. Minimally, one should have at least watched The Little Prince movie. If not, this museum will probably be meaningless to those who have no clue what The Little Prince is about. There are lockers in various sizes next to the entrance where you can stash your bags for free, though you can lock them for 100 yen if your bags contain valuables. If you only want to visit The Little Prince Museum, you can download the HIS Coupon app, in which you can download a 200 yen discount coupon for The Little Prince Museum. If you are visiting several museums, there are combination tickets for The Little Prince Museum and Pola Museum of Art (adult 2600 yen) / Lalique Museum Hakone (adult 2600 yen) / Hakone Venetian Glass Museum (adult 2400 yen) / Hakone Botanical Garden of Wetlands (adult 1900 yen), Hakone-En Aquarium (adult 2500 yen). The duration of the Odakyu Hakone Highway Bus ride from Shinjuku Expressway Bus Terminal to The Little Prince Museum is around 2h and costs 1900 yen. The duration of the Odakyu Hakone Highway Bus ride from Gotemba Station to The Little Prince Museum is around 25min and costs around 700 to 800 yen.
