Best Nature Spot List

A zoological garden containing around 640 animals and 110 species from all over the world, displayed in a more free and natural environment.

An historic garden surrounding austere Japanese residential architecture

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.

A National Natural Monument famous as the breeding grounds for the black-tailed seagull

The inspiration for Shirahama’s namesake

The largest Tokyo Metropolitan Park rich with nature. Offers various leisure activities such as viewing the fields and the woods and playing in the forest.

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.

A trekking spot surrounded by mother nature

Selected as one of Japan's top 100 cherry blossom spots. You can enjoy viewing flowers and plants of the season and watching wild birds in the spacious park.

This is a large, nature-infused urban park with lush greenery and an abundance of seasonal flowers such as poppies in spring and cosmos flowers in autumn.

Experience spelunking at this National Natural Treasure

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

A massive, lushly green garden

A garden which received the Award of Garden Excellence at the 17th World Convention of Rose Societies (2015). It is a garden where you can appreciate 10,000 roses of 1,500 varieties.

An equestrian park where people and horses meet and interact. With seasonal flowers such as cherry blossoms, the park is also a popular place to relax.

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

Walk along the train tracks as cherry blossoms fall around you

This is a continuous stretch of land from the forest, marsh, and mudflat to the sea that remains in its natural state.

This steep-sided gorge offers magnificent views of new spring greenery and fiery fall foliage

A lighthouse with an observation platform that is affectionately considered a symbol of Shonan. Its distinctive features are a majestic view of the ocean and illumination that changes color with the seasons.