Hakone Gora Park to Host "GORA PARK Summer Night" on August 15 & 16

Hakone Gora Park, operated by Odakyu Hakone Co., Ltd. (Head Office: Odawara City, Kanagawa Prefecture, President: Hidehiro Mizukami), will hold a special evening opening event, "GORA PARK Summer Night," on August 15 (Sat.) and 16 (Sun.), 2026.

At this event, special menu items such as draft Sapporo Black Label beer, wine, and the signature sandwich will be sold in the park during the summer twilight. In addition, children's events such as pressed flower bookmark making and all-you-can-eat sweets will be held. Please enjoy a summer moment with your family.

Furthermore, on Sunday, August 16, in conjunction with the "Hakone Gora Onsen Daimonjiyaki" (Hakone Gora Hot Spring Big Character Bonfire), we will offer pre-reservation-based paid special viewing seats for a relaxed fireworks viewing, as well as free viewing seats. From the viewing seats in the park, you can enjoy the Daimonjiyaki, a traditional event that has continued since Taisho 10, and approximately 2,000 fireworks.

Details of "GORA PARK Summer Night" are as follows.

View from the paid special viewing seats of Hakone Gora Onsen Daimonjiyaki (image)

Details

1. Overview of "GORA PARK Summer Night" Event

(1) Dates

August 15, 2026 (Sat.) *Canceled in case of heavy rain

August 16 (Sun.) *This event will be postponed or canceled if the "Hakone Gora Onsen Daimonjiyaki" is postponed or canceled due to heavy rain, etc.

(2) Event Hours: 17:00 - 20:30

*Last admission 19:30 (West Gate closes at 16:30)

*Separate admission fee required

2. Kids' Events

Experience events and games for children will be available during the special evening opening hours.

(1) Dates and Times: August 15 (Sat.) & 16 (Sun.), 17:30 - 20:30

(2) Location: Inside Isshikido Sarou

(3) Contents

- Pressed Flower Bookmark Making

Create original bookmarks by combining colorful pressed flowers.

- Bottle Flip Challenge (Prize: Sweets, Participation Prize: Balloon Art)

A game where you try to make a plastic bottle stand up after one flip in the air. You get three tries, and if you succeed once, you'll receive a prize.

- All-You-Can-Eat Sweets

Use a scoop to take as many sweets as you like for 5 seconds.

(4) Target Audience: Children (elementary school age and younger)

(5) Participation Method: Tickets are required for each content, 1-2 tickets depending on the content.

(6) Participation Fee: 300 yen per sheet (for 3 tickets)

*On sale from 17:00 at the souvenir shop

*No purchase limit

3. Isshikido Sarou Evening Hours

During the event period, special menu items will be sold, including the signature smoked chicken ham sandwich, snacks, and drinks such as alcoholic beverages and floats.

(1) Business Hours

August 15 (Sat.) & 16 (Sun.), 17:30 - 20:30 (Last Order 20:10)

*Business closes at 16:00 and will resume at 17:30.

*Takeout items can be brought into the store.

*In-store menu items are not available.

(2) Menu (Examples) *Tax included

- Draft Beer (Sapporo Black Label) 600 yen

- Barton & Guestier Beau Mayne Chardonnay (White) 600 yen

- Barton & Guestier Beau Mayne Cabernet Sauvignon (Red) 600 yen

- Ramune (Bottle) 350 yen

- Smoked Chicken Ham Sandwich (Half Size) 750 yen

- Mini Frank Herb 700 yen

- Stick Garlic Toast 500 yen

- Boiled Edamame 500 yen

4. Paid Special Viewing Seats

You can enjoy the Daimonjiyaki up close in a spacious area. As a special offer, you can choose one drink of your choice from the takeout corner.

(1) Date: August 16, 2026 (Sun.)

(2) Number of Seats: 20 seats (Area next to the Himalayan cedar in the center of the park)

(3) Price: Adults 3,300 yen, Children 1,800 yen *Includes 1 drink

(4) Reservation Method

Pre-reservations will be accepted from August 1 on the Hakone Tozan Railway ONLINE STORE.

Payment will be accepted at the main gate ticket window on the day of the event.

Reservation site: https://htr-merch.stores.jp/

(5) Sales Period: August 1 (Sat.) - August 14 (Fri.) noon

(6) Other

- Free viewing seats (approx. 80 seats) will also be available.

- Seat selection is not possible (first-come, first-served basis after 16:30).

- Any remaining seats after pre-reservations will be sold at the paid viewing seat area on the day of the event.

[Same-day price]: Adults 3,800 yen, Children 2,300 yen *Includes 1 drink

- In case of postponement, reservations will be void, and sales will be conducted only at the ticket window on the postponed date.

[Postponed date price]: Adults 3,300 yen, Children 1,800 yen *Includes 1 drink

5. About Hakone Gora Park

(1) Business Hours

March - November: 9:00 - 17:00 (Last admission 16:30)

December - February: 9:30 - 16:30 (Last admission 16:00)

Closed: Open year-round (3 maintenance closures per year)

(2) Admission Fee

Adults 650 yen (tax included), Children elementary school age and younger free, Dogs free

- Free admission for Hakone Free Pass, Nonbiri Kippu, Owakudani Kippu holders (including digital tickets)

- Re-entry allowed on the same day and the next day

*Please present your receipt at the ticket window.

*Hakone Gora Park and Hakone Museum of Art combined tickets are not eligible.

6. Inquiries

Odakyu Hakone Co., Ltd. Facility Business Division

Tel: 0465-32-6827 (Weekdays 9:00 - 17:00)

Homepage: https://www.hakonenavi.jp/gorapark/

Official Instagram

[Gora Park]: @hakone_goura_park

[Isshikido Sarou]: @isshikidosaro_official

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Hakone Gora Park

Opened in 1914 at Gora, the terminal station of the Hakone Tozan Railway, it is Japan's first French formal garden. A French formal garden is characterized by its symmetrical, geometric arrangement of fountains and ponds on a flat, expansive site, but Gora Park is built on a slope. It was planned in conjunction with the development of the Gora area at the time and was popular with villa residents and many users of the "Hakone Tozan Railway," which opened five years after the park.

Even today, the open park surrounded by a vast sky and mountains, unchanged from its early days, is attractive for the variety of experiences it offers throughout the day, with the opening of the hands-on workshop "Hakone Craft House" in 2004 and later the sandwich restaurant "Isshikido Sarou."