Parks in Hakone

Gora Park is a French-inspired park perched on a hillside in the Gora district of Hakone. Opened in 1914, it features a symmetrical European-style garden layout, a tropical greenhouse, and seasonal flower gardens against the backdrop of the surrounding mountains.

The Hakone Botanical Garden of Wetlands preserves a rare high-altitude marsh ecosystem in the Sengokuhara highlands. Over 1,700 species of native wetland and alpine plants grow in this carefully maintained area of natural beauty.

The Hakone Detached Palace Garden is the beautifully maintained grounds of the former imperial summer villa on the shores of Lake Ashi. Though the palace buildings no longer exist, the waterfront gardens offer serene lake views and elegant landscaping.

The Sengokuhara Susuki Grass Fields are a vast expanse of pampas grass (susuki) covering a volcanic plateau in Hakone's highlands. In autumn, the silver-gold plumes swaying in the mountain breeze create one of the Kanto region's most beloved seasonal landscapes.