Visiting Pola Museum of Art

About Pola Museum of Art

Set in beech forest in Sengokuhara, this glass-and-concrete museum houses a large private collection including Impressionists such as Monet and Renoir, Japanese Western-style paintings and ceramics. A forest walking trail runs beside the building.

Tip: Walk the forest trail after the galleries; it is especially beautiful in autumn and needs only about 20 minutes.

Plan your visit

• Time needed: 2 hours.
• Cost: Mid-priced.
• Book ahead: not usually needed; buy on arrival.
• Where: Sengokuhara, a highland plateau of museums, golf courses and silver-grass fields.

Best time to visit Pola Museum of Art

Pola Museum of Art is outdoors, so weather matters most. The driest, most comfortable months are:

• May: 20°C (68°F) highs, about 11 rainy days, busy crowds.
• November: 13°C (55°F) highs, about 8 rainy days, very busy crowds.
• December: 9°C (48°F) highs, about 6 rainy days, moderate crowds.

When to visit Hakone has the full month-by-month picture.

Fit it into your trip

Pola Museum of Art is not on our short itineraries, so plan it as an extra once you have seen Hakone Open-Air Museum and Ōwakudani.

• No. 11 of the 18 sights in our Hakone things-to-do list.
• One of the picks in museums in Hakone.
• One of the picks in hakone on a rainy day.
• One of the picks in outdoors in Hakone.

Near Pola Museum of Art

Also in Sengokuhara, so you can walk between them:

• Sengokuhara susuki grassland — 1 hour, free
• Lalique Museum Hakone — 1.5 hours, mid-priced
• Mount Kintoki hike — 3–4 hours return, free

If you like Pola Museum of Art

• Okada Museum of Art — Kowakudani, 1.5–2 hours
• Gōra Park — Gōra, 1 hour
• Tenzan onsen — Hakone-Yumoto, 1.5–2 hours

Staying near Pola Museum of Art

Stay in Sengokuhara ($$$) to walk here: a highland plateau of museums, golf courses and silver-grass fields. All areas to stay in Hakone.

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