As the name suggests, many of the works at The Hakone Open-Air Museum are in the “open air” (野外彫刻). This outdoor sculpture by Carl Milles entitled “Man and Pegasus” (カール・ミレス’s「人とペガサス」) really wanted to take flight.

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