Best Nature Spot List

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

A park selected as one of the top 100 Japanese city parks, designed to enjoy water. You can play in the river.

Oasis in the Sky is the concept of this metropolitan aquarium in a high-rise building. Spend an exciting day along with your children.

Strolling around ponds colored subtle shades of blue

Get up close and personal with a Japanese macaque

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.

Yudaki Falls are located in Oku-Nikko and rank as one of Japan's three great waterfalls. Visitors can enjoy the breathtaking sight of the 70-meter-high cascade.

A Dutch-style garden surrounding a pond, located next to the Niigata Hakusan-jinja Shrine

Lake Kawaguchiko is known for offering the one of the best views of the beautifully symmetrical Mount Fuji.

Located on the former site of Hakone-Rikyu Palace. You can enjoy splendid views of Lake Ashinoko and Mt. Fuji.

It takes five minutes to the mountain peak by ropeway. Near the top is the okumiya (rear shrine) of Hodosan Shrine, a small animal park and a Japanese allspice garden.

Walk along the train tracks as cherry blossoms fall around you

Japanese garden teeming with nature — in the midst of Tokyo. Stroll the garden and enjoy the sight of seasonal flowers and wild birds.

Picturesque white sands and green pine trees at the base of the Akashi-Kaikyo Bridge

Have fun at a mountain villa that belonged to a samurai film actor

A pink tunnel that’s pleasant with greenery and water

This is an admission-free zoo where you can interact with cute little animals. The area where you can pet rabbits and guinea pigs is popular.

The Kirifuri-kogen Highlands is a plateau with an elevation of about 1,200 meters on the slopes of Mt. Akanagisan. Its scenery and leisure facilities make it a popular destination.

Located at the southeastern part of Miura Peninsula in Kanagawa Prefecture, this food-lover's destination brims with local foods such as fresh tuna and farm vegetables.

A garden enjoyed by many writers and artists