Hatajuku Yosegi Kaikan Hall — Attraction in Hakone

Very cute little museum and gift shop with a space to do workshops as well. Just five minutes away from the Hatajuku busstop.

We chose to make our own coasters from pieces of wood, you have the choice between 18 or 30 pieces and you can follow a few example designs or think of one by yourself. A very sweet lady gave us instructions for the coaster as well as lots of context information about the woodworking traditions in Hakone (in Japanese, although I think the instructions are demonstrated clearly enough to follow along even if you don't speak the language). She also showed us her coin tray that she's been using for decades as well as how to work some of the beautiful wooden puzzle boxes.

We ended up with our own cute coasters, as well as two puzzle boxes and few keychains ae souvenirs. Overall would highly...

Small museum with free admission and interesting displays showing how traditional parquet is made. Gift shop for souvenirs big and small. The surrounding village is very pretty and peaceful which made a nice break from the crowds. Well...

This place is really interesting, you can learn about the process of Yosegi craft, see a movie about it and so on. They also have hands on experience...