Best Nature around Tokyo and Surroundings Spot List

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.

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

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.

The park has facilities such as fountains and a cycling course, and part of the park is dedicated to a bird sanctuary. There are many families and couples who visit the place during the weekends.

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

A fusion of the beauty of Japanese and the Western culture, including a European-style brick building, a Western-style garden, and a Japanese garden. It is one of the few precious gardens that still retains its original form from the Taisho period.

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

Ikebukuro Nishiguchi Park or the Ikebukuro West Gate Park is situated adjacent to the Tokyo Metropolitan Theater, which is located in front of the Ikebukuro Station. The park offers an artistic atmosphere with several art objects placed inside it.

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

Enoshima is an island in Fujisawa City in Kanagawa Prefecture that is connected to the mainland by a bridge. The island has an observation deck, shrines and restaurants. You will enjoy strolling along the entrance path to the shrine.

This is a large garden full of tropical atmosphere on Enoshima Island. It was loved by the British import-export merchant Samuel Cocking.

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

Founded as a private garden and created by notable writers and artists during the Edo period (1603–1868). The garden's biggest draw is its 30-meter tunnel lined with bush clover.

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

This is a time-honored iris garden with wide varieties, 200 cultivars, and 6,000 bulbs of irises blooming in a genuine Japanese garden.

A place where you can take fantastic pictures of the sea and Enoshima

This is a natural valley and is one of the most precious nature reserves throughout the twenty-three wards of central Tokyo. It attracts many visitors who relax and enjoy walking along the rivers and immersing themselves in the serene and natural environment.

A stroll-style garden featuring miniature hills, dry landscaping and a huge pond. Designated one of metropolitan Tokyo's Places of Scenic Beauty.

Park with four waterfalls, bountiful natural springs and dense forest. You can enjoy the essence of the season such as cherry blossoms in spring and coloring maple leaves in autumn.

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.