Lake Ashi hosts autumn art exhibitions until 11 November

Lake Ashi (Ashi-no-ko) in Hakone is the setting for a group of autumn art exhibitions running at Narukawa Art Museum until 11 November 2026. The programme brings Japanese painting, Indian-themed portraiture and seasonal nature works together above the lake.

The exhibition period began on 16 July 2026 and remains within the current travel window for visitors in Western Europe planning an autumn trip to Japan.

Three exhibitions run above Lake Ashi until 11 November

Narukawa Art Museum’s current programme comprises Toshihiko Maemoto: Expressions of Flowers - Floral Fantasia, Koichi Ishiodori: Living Equally and The Sparkling World of Nihonga: Vibrant Autumn. The museum lists all three displays for 16 July to 11 November 2026 on its current exhibitions page.

Maemoto’s exhibition presents portraits and flower-and-bird paintings made with delicate lines and translucent colour. Its central works include A Thousand Grasses, a pair of four-panel screens depicting 59 species of flowers. The presentation also includes new paintings alongside representative works from the artist’s career.

Ishiodori’s exhibition draws on more than five decades of travel through India. Its portraits focus on people and landscapes, while the artist’s recorded career includes study at Tokyo University of the Arts and research in Indian classical painting.

The autumn display turns to works from the museum collection. It includes autumn leaves, wildflowers and nature, with a large eight-panel screen by Keigo Kimura showing the pampas grass fields of Sengokuhara in Hakone. Works by more than 30 artists are listed in the museum’s programme.

Current exhibition details confirm the three titles and the closing date. The official Hakone tourism listing places the programme at Narukawa Art Museum in Motohakone, on the shore of Lake Ashi.

Narukawa Art Museum connects Japanese painting with the lake

The museum stands at 570 Motohakone in Hakone, in the Lake Ashi area of Kanagawa Prefecture. Its elevated position gives visitors views across the lake and towards Mount Fuji, making the setting part of the visit rather than simply a route to an indoor collection.

The exhibition’s autumn section links the view outside with a named Hakone landscape inside. Kimura’s screen of Sengokuhara pampas grass gives the programme a local reference, while Maemoto’s flower paintings place botanical subjects within a wider Japanese painting tradition.

The museum’s tourism listing describes a collection of more than 4,000 works, mainly contemporary Japanese paintings. The current selection therefore combines temporary displays by named artists with works drawn from the institution’s own holdings.

The exhibition listing also identifies a cafe, museum shop and observation lounge. These facilities are separate from the exhibition titles, but they help explain how the venue combines art, a high viewpoint and a lakeside location.

Hakone tourism exhibition listing records the venue, location and access information alongside the exhibition programme.

Visiting Lake Ashi: what travellers from Western Europe should know

• The three exhibitions are scheduled at Narukawa Art Museum from 16 July to 11 November 2026.
• The venue is in Motohakone above the lake, and the programme includes works by Toshihiko Maemoto, Koichi Ishiodori and artists represented in the museum collection.
• Narukawa Art Museum is at 570 Motohakone in Hakone. The tourism listing gives access from Hakone-Yumoto by Hakone Tozan Bus or Izuhakone Bus, followed by a walk from Moto-Hakone Port.
• The indoor programme includes a four-panel screen depicting 59 flower species and an eight-panel screen showing Sengokuhara pampas grass.
• Japan’s official language is Japanese and its national currency is the yen.

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Frequently asked questions about Lake Ashi

When do the autumn art exhibitions take place at Lake Ashi?

The three exhibitions at Narukawa Art Museum run from 16 July to 11 November 2026.

What can visitors see at Narukawa Art Museum?

The programme includes Maemoto’s flower paintings, Ishiodori’s India-inspired portraits and autumn-themed Japanese paintings from the museum collection.

Where is Lake Ashi and how do you get there?

Lake Ashi is in Hakone, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. Narukawa Art Museum is in Motohakone and can be reached by Hakone Tozan Bus or Izuhakone Bus from Hakone-Yumoto.