There’s a beautiful outdoor sculpture museum in Hakone, Japan, in the region near Mt. Fuji.
Visiting feels like walking through a park, except that there are large sculptures scattered throughout and each winding path leads to a grove or a lawn with more delights.
It reminded me of Crystal Bridges in Bentonville, Arkansas. Maybe it inspired Alice Walton?
There are several buildings on the campus. One is a tower made of stained glass, which you can climb inside. The sunlight streaming in through the brilliant colors helps take your mind off how your legs ache from trudging up about 7 stories of stairs.
Toward the end of the path that trails through the property is a communal foot bath. Great for families with hot kids with hot feet.
The day I visited, the temperature was 90 degrees and mucho stickiness factor. This is what I felt like when I headed out.
As I turned the corner toward the exit, I bumped into an old friend. Jean Dubuffet. His sculpture mounted on a wall reminds me of a lithograph in my home growing up. That made me love this museum even more.
