The main activity planned for The Most Important Day Of The Year was a visit to the Hakone Open-Air Museum. This unique gallery sprawls over a large area in the hills near Hakone, providing a relaxing (though weather-dependent) atmosphere for the combined appreciation of art and nature.
Satoko had visited here 5 or 6 years previously, and although the museum itself was quite enjoyable despite the brooding weather, we were in for a shock when we sought nourishment indoors. The fantastic restaurant Satoko had enjoyed on her last visit had been replaced by a cheap buffet and an overpriced Chinese option. We sampled the Chinese and found it to be wanting in the extreme. Come here for the sculptures; come for the Picasso pottery collection; come to enjoy art in natural surrounds. But bring a packed lunch!
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