Hakone Gora Park

箱根強羅公園

A terraced French-style garden on a slope, fountain against the peaks

Hours

9:00–17:00 Mar–Nov (last entry 16:30)

Tickets

Adult ¥650, primary-school age and under free. Free with the Hakone Freepass

Address

1300 Gora, Hakone, just uphill from Gora station

Opened in 1914, it's one of Japan's oldest French-style formal gardens, stepping down the hillside in terraces with a central fountain framed by the ridge of Mt Myojogatake. There's a greenhouse full of tropical flowers and a crafts house for glass and pottery workshops. Nothing earth-shattering, but it's the right place for a half-hour breather before or after the cable car, and the Hakone Freepass gets you in free.