Best Nature around Tokyo and Surroundings Spot List

This botanical garden offers an extraordinary space where you feel as if you stepped into a jungle. Visitors can learn about the tropical plants that have a strong tie to their daily life.

The only swamp lake between the city center and Narita International Airport.In the vicinity of Inba-numa Pond are beautiful satoyama (traditional agricultural) landscapes.

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).

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.

Lake Ashinoko is surrounded by the mountains of Hakone. You can go for a drive or take a stroll, and you can also take the Pleasure Cruise to enjoy the splendid view from the lake.

Lake Yamanakako is the largest and highest of the Fuji Five Lakes, and the closest one to Mount Fuji.

This Japanese garden is a scenic spot filled with Japanese aesthetics and was opened by Sankei Hara, a silk business tycoon. There, historical buildings stand such as a three-story pagoda and tea houses.

The deepest and westernmost lake of the ”Fuji Five Lakes,” it is very clear where you can enjoy marine sports and camping.

This is the first formal French garden in Japan. It harnesses a majestic space, filled with seasonal flowers and surrounded by the vast nature of Hakone.

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

The Arahata Fuji Citizen's Forest is the first forest to have been designated as a citizen's forest. From the summit of Arahata Fuji, an artificial hill offers a grand view.

Shinjuku Gyoen is one of the few landscape gardens in Japan. The garden is a popular spot where you can enjoy the skillfully arranged gardens as well as historical buildings.

This is a famous spot on the Nikko Kaido, called ”Soka Matsubara” or ”Senbon Matsubara” since the Edo Period.

Edutainment style aquarium where you can enjoy learning about the ”Sagami Bay and the Pacific Ocean,” the treasury of the marine life, and ”creatures” as basic themes.

Built as Japan's first suburban park. Has a variety of attractions for a fun stroll including Inokashira Pond, Gotenyama, sports facilities and a park.

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.

Enjoy the grand view of Lake Chuzenji beloved by generations of Italian ambassadors

Originally created as part of the Imperial Palace, the gardens are now open to the public.

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

You can feel the nature of the Sayama Hills and learn the importance of nature. It is a place full of green where you can encounter various plants, insects, and birds.