Best Nature around Tokyo and Surroundings Spot List

A park built in Kurihama in commemoration of the landing of Commodore Matthew C. Perry of the United States Navy.

A garden which is well-known as one of the scenic spots of the nation. There are many places worth seeing such as a seawater pond that draws water from Tokyo Bay and a majestic 300-year-old pine tree.

A fishing port at the tip of Miura Peninsula in Kanagawa famous for landing tuna. A great place to enjoy tuna dishes.

It's an ideal place for beginner climbers and as a day trip. While slowly climbing the mountain, you can enjoy abundant nature throughout the year.

A stroll garden taking advantage of cliffs in the terrain of the Musashino Plateau. You can learn about traditional gardening methods here.

A park built along the river, five-minutes away from Asakusa. In the spring, you can enjoy walking along the path while enjoying the approximately 1,000 cherry blossom trees.

The Koishikawa Korakuen Garden is designated as a National Special Historic Site and Special Place of Scenic Beauty. Highlights of the garden include a lake, a hill, a river, and a pastoral scenery that resembles the scenic beauty from various places in Japan.

This is a park overlooking Yokosuka Ironworks, to whose construction French engineer Léonce Verny contributed. The park is characterized by a French geometric garden.

Owakudani is filled with clouds of volcanic smoke and a sulfurous smell. Tasting the famous black eggs is a must.

Harbor View Park, or Minato-no-mieru-oka Koen is located on the hillside of the city, overlooking Yokohama Harbor and the Bay Bridge. It is a popular sightseeing course in Yokohama.

This park is one of the most famous sites for cherry blossom viewing in Japan and is also popular among foreign visitors. Other than cherry blossoms, the park offers its appeals any time of the year. There are festivals held in summer, tree leaves change colors in autumn, and peonies blooming in winter.

This is a unique botanical garden that mainly displays wetland plants and is located in Sengokuhara in the town of Hakone. You can observe pretty and wild plants in spring, summer, and fall.

Many years of coastal erosion caused the creation of these natural caves. Let's light some candles and explore the caves.

It is a romantic park with the view of Yokohama Bay Bridge and passing ships.

Lake Saiko is located at the center of the Fuji Five Lakes region. Fishing, camping and bird watching can be enjoyed in its vast natural environment.

An archaeological park in Minato Ward, Tokyo with a reconstructed pit-house from the latter Jomon Period (approximately 4,000 years ago).

This aquarium has introduced Japan's first tunnel aquarium, which offers a 360-degree view of the seals swimming around. It is an aquarium that both kids and adults can enjoy.

Enjoy nature all through the seasons! A whole family can enjoy the day camping and outing by the riverbank.

This is a natural pond in the premises of Ueno Park, with a circumference of about two kilometers. In the summer, beautiful lotuses are in full bloom. You can also enjoy boating.

One of the largest canal parks in Tokyo Metropolis where you can find a wide variety of aquatic plants such as irises.