One-pot conversion of biomass derived 5-hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF) to 1,2,6-hexanetriol (1,2,6-HT) in water solvent was performed using Pt catalysts supported on various acid-base metal oxides. Pt catalysts supported on hydrotalcite, MgO, and CeO2 showed better yield of 1,2,6-HT and 2,5-bis(hydroxymethyl)-tetrahydrofuran (BHF), while ring-rearranged cyclopentanol derivatives were predominant products on the other Pt catalysts. The product distribution with time course on Pt/hydrotalcite revealed that HMF is at first hydrogenated to BHF, then the following parallel reactions proceed; ring-rearrangement to cyclopentanol derivatives, ring-hydrogenation to BHF, and hydrogenolysis to 1,2,6-HT. When pure hydrotalcite, MgO and CeO2 were physically mixed with Pt/SiO2, the selectivity to 1,2,6-HT was almost zero or less than 10 %. It was suggested that the formation of 1,2,6-HT proceeds at metal-support interface. The effect of metal-support interface was examined by means of IR spectra of adsorbed methanol. It was indicated that both basic property of supports and surface monodentate alkoxide formation are essential for the production of 1,2,6-HT. The maximum yield of 1,2,6-HT (42 %) was obtained using Co-promoted Pt/CeO2 catalysts pre-reduced at 200 degrees C.