Best Nature Spot List

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.

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.

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.

One of the coasts representing the Shonan area (southwestern Kanagawa Prefecture). Also known as the setting for Soseki Natsume's novel ”Kokoro.”

A bathing beach in Kamakura with a shallow sandy beach and calm waves. It is also popular among surfers. It was selected as one of the 88 best bathing beaches in Japan.

Plumes of steam and the scent of sulfur rise from this hot spring pond

The nationally notable Sangaku National Park

The Yugawara bathing beach is shallow and very popular with children. Size: 500m x 150m Family huts: about 20 Entry fee: Adults - 1,000 JPY, children - 600 JPY *Does not include parking fees Access: From Yugawara Station, take the bus headed to Manazuru Station for about 5 minutes We are next to the Yoshihama Koban-Mae bus stop

Shiraito Falls is named for its appearance that resembles myriads of hanging silk threads. It is Natural Treasure and was selected as one of Japan’s Top 100 Waterfalls.

About 800 cherry trees blossom along Megurogawa which stretches for about 3.8 kilometers from the Ikejiri-Ohashi area to Kamenokobashi under the Tokyu Meguro Line. There are no facilities such as parks but you can enjoy cherry blossom viewing while having drinks and meals in the cafes and restaurants along the river.

A wholesale district for fishery products open to ordinary shoppers. Its motto is ”In small quantity, for anyone and with easy access.”

A famous spot for cherry blossoms which line a path along the Okawa River

Moss phlox dyes the slope in cherry blossom colors

Seasonal blossoms can be enjoyed along the paths running past the park’s streams and ponds, providing a chance to take a relaxed stroll while savoring the season. We also offer casual nature experiences, such as observing the ecosystems living in streams, viewing seasonal plants and flowers, and bird-watching. There is also an obstacle course located near the park entrance and we are the starting point for various hiking trails. From early February to mid-March, the entire mountain side erupts in plum blossom, filling the park with its sweet fragrance. BBQ can be enjoyed from April to October. Access: From Yugawara Station, take the bus headed to Makuyama Koen for about 20 minutes We are located right next to the Makuyama Koen bus stop

Bibaushi Elementary School can be seen in the distance

Where some of Japan's most beloved creatures come to eat

The mountain landscape painter Naoyuki Sakamoto captured the wild flowers of this forest for Rokkatei Confectionary's wrapping paper

Said to have the best view of the surrounding marshland

This park was created to celebrate the wedding of Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko. The fountains are illuminated during the night, creating fantastic night views.

Manyo Park has been selected as one of the 100 Best Historical Parks in Japan, as it is the only hot spring mentioned in ancient Manyoshu collection of poetry, and has been visited by many notable writers and artists. Inside the park you can see many of the flowers and plants mentioned in the Manyoshu, and take a leisurely stroll while listening to the murmur of the waterfalls and streams. You can rest your feet in any of the nine different foot baths at Doppo-no-yu, or enjoy matcha green tea and sweets at Manyotei. Each year, a ”firefly party” is held in the ”Hanakien” section of the park from early to mid-June, enabling you to enjoy the sight of Luciola fireflies flitting around the park, as well as enjoy stalls set up in the evenings in front of the nearby Tourist Hall. Access: From Yugawara Station, take the bus headed to Okuyugawara or Fudo-Taki for about 12 minutes We are located right next to the Koen Iriguchi bus stop