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.

A garden decorated with white and red apricot flowers

A Japanese garden with an abundance of greenery

Revel in the realistic starlit sky

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

The healing power of the sea and flowers

A dynamic view from the ropeway

This is a park in Yokosuka with the triple themes of water, light, and sound. It is ranked one of Japan's top 100 city parks and top 100 historical parks.

Located in a park looking down over Minato Mirai, the center area of Yokohama City, this zoo allows visitors to interact with animals up close.

This is an animal park at the top of Mt. Hodo, which is accessible by cable car from the Nagatoro area in Chichibu City, Saitama Prefecture. Visitors can interact with small animals in the park.

Experience the Oku-Nikko loved by Sir Ernest Mason Satow

A green island at the southernmost part of Miura Peninsula. The island has a park with bountiful nature and restaurants serving seafood fresh from the boat.

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.

This is a continuous stretch of land from the forest, marsh, and mudflat to the sea that remains in its natural state.

You can enjoy the nature of the mountain and the view it presents on a day trip from central Tokyo. You can indulge in a historical ambience at the mysterious temple. You can enjoy traditional tofu dish there.

Selected as one of Japan's top 100 cherry blossom spots. You can enjoy viewing flowers and plants of the season and watching wild birds in the spacious park.

One of the most spacious ponds in metropolitan Tokyo and beloved as a cherry-blossom viewing site in Spring. The scenic pond was often the subject of ukiyo-e paintings in the mid-19th century.

This aquarium features a unique lineup, including the ”Jellyfish Kaleidoscope” and ”Edo-rium,” which can only be seen at this aquarium.

It is a park located on top of Mt. Asukayama. Famous for its cherry blossoms, the park has been enjoyed by people since the Edo period (1603–1868).

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.