Best Nature around Tokyo and Surroundings Spot List

An iconic landmark of Japan that offers breathtaking views. Many LIVE JAPAN readers book tours to Mt. Fuji or nearby hot springs inns with views of the famous peak before visiting Japan. With seasonal scenery like cherry blossoms, autumn foliage, and snow-capped views, Mt. Fuji is a place that visitors want to come back to again and again.

Revel in the realistic starlit sky

A garden decorated with white and red apricot flowers

A Japanese garden with an abundance of greenery

A dynamic view from the ropeway

The healing power of the sea and flowers

The Shinto shrine where Minamoto no Yoritomo worshipped, which can bring good fortune and personal connections

One of the four metropolitan parks at Sayama hill. Enjoy walking in the thicket that stretches through the entire park.

A rooftop garden constructed atop Ohashi Junction. A spot promoting greenery techniques that has won various awards.

The Aokigahara Forest was formed by the volcanic eruption of Mt. Fuji about 1,200 years ago. There are guided walking tours in the great nature.

A nature park offering a panoramic view of Sagami Bay, with flowers all year round

The largest Tokyo Metropolitan Park rich with nature. Offers various leisure activities such as viewing the fields and the woods and playing in the forest.

A vast national park with beautiful flowers blooming throughout the year. You can also enjoy swimming pools in summer and illumination in winter.

Beautiful Illuminated Displays from Keyakizaka Street to Mori Garden and 66 Plaza

An equestrian park where people and horses meet and interact. With seasonal flowers such as cherry blossoms, the park is also a popular place to relax.

A Tokyo Metropolitan Park in Sayama Hills in northwestern Tokyo. You can enjoy the untouched landscapes of forests and fields, the chirping birds and views of the seasons.

Lake Kawaguchiko is known for offering the one of the best views of the beautifully symmetrical Mount Fuji.

Watashi-bune, or the ferry boat, is affectionately called ”Pon-pon sen.” This ferry boat is Uraga's symbol for going back and forth from east to west within the port of Uraga.

This is an extensive rock formation where you can view layered rocks that cover the entire area as tatami mats cover the floor. The attraction is located in Nagatoro, Saitama Prefecture. The elevated crystalline schists created by the currents of the Arakawa River are awesome.

There are historical sites and ancient trees that date back to the Meiji period and also many sports facilities on this vast premises. The rows of ginkgo trees with their yellow leaves are also famous.