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Hakone Noan "Soba Making Experience

Experience making buckwheat noodles using Hakone water and domestic buckwheat flour

Located along the national highway just a 4-minute walk from Iriuda Station, one station before Hakone Tozan Railway's Hakone-Yumoto Station, is a popular restaurant serving handmade soba noodles made with the finest ingredients. The authentic buckwheat noodle making process, which uses only buckwheat flour made from the center of Hokkaido buckwheat seeds and spring water from Hakone, is very popular among tourists. The white, silky buckwheat flour is mixed quickly and evenly in a circular motion using a rake to make the buckwheat seeds. The soba noodles are then stretched and cut into thin strips, which are boiled in the kitchen to complete the process. Although not as uniform as the soba noodles served at a restaurant, the taste of soba made by oneself is exceptional.

After enjoying the soba noodle making experience, we recommend that you compare your own buckwheat noodles with the restaurant's signature handmade soba noodles. The soba noodles are made with a perfect balance of buckwheat flour from Hokkaido and domestic wheat, and have a firm texture and excellent thirst-quenching properties. You can taste the freshly ground, freshly made, and freshly boiled soba noodles. When dipped in the thick broth, the aroma of soba fills your mouth. Tempura made with fresh seafood, such as shrimp freshly procured at the Odawara morning market, is also popular for its crispy batter and delicious taste.

Hakone Noan

• 25-8 Yumoto, Hakone-cho, Ashigarashita-gun, Kanagawa MAP
• 4 min. walk from Iruyoda Station of Hakone Tozan Railway
• 11:00-22:00 (L.O. 21:00)
• No holidays
• Soba making experience: 5,000 yen (tax not included) for up to 2 people, 2,000 yen (tax not included) for each additional person over 3 people.
  Reservations required.
• 0460-85-8498
• Free of charge
• Soba-technique experience: Junior high school students and older (elementary school students must be accompanied by a parent or guardian)

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Kanazashi Woodcraft "Yosegi Experience Class

Experience Marquetry Workshop in Hakone Yumoto

Hatajuku, located in the southern part of Hakone, is the birthplace of Hakone marquetry, a traditional craft that originated about 200 years ago. Yosegi-zaiku is a traditional craft in which patterns are created by merging different colors and types of wood. There are many detailed work processes that require a lot of time and effort. The store makes a trophy for the winner of the Hakone Ekiden Road Relay Race every year, and it takes about two and a half months to complete the work. The store offers a "Marquetry Experience Class" to make it easy for customers to enjoy this kind of marquetry work.

Depending on your ideas, you can create a wide variety of works.

In the "Yosegi Experience Class," you can make a "Yosegi Coaster" in about one hour. It is very easy to make, just combine 40 small parts cut into triangular or rhombic shapes as you wish and glue them together with bond. Fuji, a car, a bear, and so on. You can create your own original work of art by combining the pieces, and even if it has the same shape as the sample, you can use different colored parts to create your own unique piece with a different expression.
Various marquetry goods, such as vases and accessories, are sold in the store. We recommend you to buy them as souvenirs unique to Hakone.

Kanazashi Woodcraft

• 180-1 Hatayado, Hakone-cho, Ashigarashita-gun, Kanagawa MAP
• Approximately 13 minutes by car from Hakone Tozan Railway Hakone-Yumoto Station
• Take a bus from Hakone Tozan Railway Hakone-Yumoto Station and get off at "Hatajuku" stop.
• Open 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Experience class from 9:30 a.m., 11:00 a.m., 12:30 p.m., and 2:00 p.m.
• Open year-round (closed on Wednesdays in January and February)
• 1,000 yen
• 0460-85-8477
• Free of charge
• From infants to the elderly

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Hakone Kannon Fukujuin "Zen meditation" "Sutra copying

Experience Japanese culture at a power spot in Hakone Yumoto

This Soto Zen temple stands on a hill with a great view, about 2 km from Hakone-Yumoto Station. It was once called "Kannonzawa," a place of great spiritual significance, and is known as a power spot in Hakone. In the center of the main hall stands the main deity, "Kaiun Shusei Jibo Kannon Bosatsu," and to its right, "Kannon Maso Bosatsu," a gift from a sister temple in Taiwan, is enshrined. It is also said that if you pray to the "straddling Kannon" in front of the main hall, which is believed to be the alter ego of the main deity, your wishes for a good marriage and childbirth will be granted.

Experience Zen meditation to detoxify your mind

When you visit the main hall, you will be treated to medicinal herb tea made from black maple, dokudami, and other plants gathered in the mountains by the chief priest. After praying to Kannon-sama for good luck and protection from bad luck, experience Zen meditation and sutra copying. With a view of lush greenery outside the window, sit in zazen and meditate with an empty head. The Shakyo, in which one concentrates only on carefully copying the sutra, letter by letter, with ink rubbed on the paper, is also very peaceful and calming. This is a place to let go of worries and anguish. The priest's words, "This is a place to let go of worries and anguish, and to be happier today than yesterday," encourage you to spend a healing time that will detoxify your mind.

Hakone Kannon Fukujuin

• 182-5 Yumotochaya, Hakone-cho, Ashigarashita-gun, Kanagawa MAP
• 6 minutes drive from Hakone Tozan Railway Hakone-Yumoto Station
• Take a bus from Hakone Tozan Railway Hakone-Yumoto Station, get off at "Daino-chaya" and walk 5 minutes.
• (Open 7:00-17:00, May-August-18:00)
• No holidays
• Offerings: Zen meditation 1,000 yen (minimum of 3 people *reservations required), sutra copying 1,000 yen (as needed)
• 0460-85-5991
• Free of charge
• From infants to the elderly

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Izu Glass Art Experience Hakone Yumoto Ekimae Kobo "Fusing

Glass art using Venetian glass

Want to make something to commemorate your trip? In such cases, we recommend this workshop, located in front of Hakone-Yumoto Station, where you can casually experience glass art. The most popular process is "fusing," in which glass and glass are combined and melted together with heat. Using high quality glass imported from Venice, you can make chopstick rests, plates, photo frames, and accessories such as earrings and bracelets. Venetian glass comes in 26 different colors, allowing for a wide variety of arrangements.

Create original works of art with colorful glass

First, decide on the item to be made, then glue small glass parts on top of it with tweezers to create the pattern of your choice. It is easy to lose track of time while thinking about how to combine the five different types of glass parts, such as twisted glass, flower-patterned glass, and stick-shaped glass. When the fired pieces are delivered at a later date, they bring back memories of the trip. In addition to fusing, there is also the sandblasting experience, in which the glass is blown with sand and engraved with a design.

Izu Glass Art Experience Workshop in front of Hakone-Yumoto Station

• 3F Yumoto Ekimae Kikukawa Bldg. 706-36 Yumoto, Hakone-cho, Ashigarashita-gun, Kanagawa MAP
• Approximately a 1-minute walk from Hakone Tozan Railway Hakone-Yumoto Station
• Open 10:00-17:00
• Closed on weekends and holidays
• Glass art Experience: Fusing: chopstick rest 880 yen, earrings 1,512 yen and up, plate 4,644 yen and up (shipping fee not included)
• 0460-85-6056
• None
• Ages 2 and up

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Hakone Craft House "Pottery Painting

Experience painting and glass art at a stylish studio

Under the theme of "Omoi wo katachi ni Little Happiness," many hands-on classes are offered, mainly in glass crafts and ceramics. Visitors can experience any course they wish at ateliers scattered throughout the park, with the Hakone Craft House located just inside the main gate of Gora Park as their base.
The "Pottery Painting Experience" using Duncan's paints is a popular course in which visitors can paint and stamp cups, plates, and other unglazed objects with about 70 colors of special paints. Visitors can enjoy painting freely, such as making anniversary plates with children's handprints.

First-time visitors can feel at ease as the full-time Staff/staff member will guide you through the process.

All courses are taught in detail by dedicated craftspeople in each field, so first-timers as well as those with children can participate with ease. Because of the authentic experience, some parents and children visit for free research during summer vacation. In addition to pottery painting, a wide variety of experiences are available, including faceting, tonbo dama (glass beads), glass blowing, pottery making, and vintage bead accessories. Reservations for experiences can be made in advance for groups of 10 or more people, and for groups of less than 10 people, reservations are accepted upon arrival at the store.

Hakone Craft House

• Gora Park, 1300 Gora, Hakone-cho, Ashigarashita-gun, Kanagawa MAP
• 10:00-17:00 (Hours differ for each Experience)
  Open from 9:30 a.m. during the season and consecutive holidays.
• Open all year round (may be closed for maintenance or due to inclement weather)
• Admission: 650 yen for Gora Park, free for elementary school students and younger
  Experience fees: vary for each course, so please check the website.
• 0460-82-9210
• Charged
• Age range for children varies for each course, so please check the website
  
  Age range, etc. varies for each course, so please check the website

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KAI Hakone

Hakone Gokochochi hot-spring hotel immersed in the history of the Tokaido Highway

About 7 minutes by car from Hakone-Yumoto Station. This elegant hot spring ryokan is located along Hakone's old highway, facing the Sukumo River. From the bathtub filled with sodium chloride spring water, which is said to be good for a cold body, you can enjoy the seasonal beauty of Mt.
Guest rooms also overlook Mt. Yusaka and the Sukumo River, providing a quiet environment while listening to the murmuring of the river. The interior of the hotel is decorated with traditional Hakone marquetry, including tableware, hanging scrolls, and furniture, allowing guests to experience the culture that lives on in Hakone.

Hoshino Resorts KAI Hakone

• 230 Yumotochaya, Hakone-cho, Ashigarashita-gun, Kanagawa MAP
• Approximately 7 minutes from Hakone-Yumoto Station by car
• 050-3134-8092（Kai Reservation Center)
• Available
• Click here for reservation Hoshino Resorts KAI Hakone Reservation Site

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KAI Hoshino Resorts KAI Sengokuhara

Stay in a Guest room with Outdoor hot spring and be surrounded by art and nature

The hotel is about 30 minutes by car from Hakone-Yumoto Station. Sengokuhara, surrounded by majestic mountains and away from the hustle and bustle of the city, has been loved by many artists as a suitable place to devote oneself to creating artworks. Hoshino Resorts KAI Sengokuhara "KAI" is an atelier hot spring ryokan located in this area. Guest rooms are decorated with works of art created by artists who actually stayed at the hotel, allowing guests to relax and feel their brush strokes up close. The hot spring is a sulfate and chloride hot spring drawn from Owakudani, and a short soak will smooth your skin and warm your body. Please spend a moment surrounded by art and nature.

Hoshino Resorts KAI Sengokuhara

• 817-359 Sengokuhara, Hakone-cho, Ashigarashita-gun, Kanagawa MAP
• Approximately 30 minutes from Hakone-Yumoto Station by car
• 050-3134-8092（Kai Reservation Center)
• Available
• Click here for reservation Hoshino Resorts KAI Sengokuhara Reservation site