Best Nature Spot List

An historic garden surrounding austere Japanese residential architecture

Take a stroll on the pathway with views of this beautiful gorge

A great view overlooking the the Five Storied Pagoda of Kofukuji Temple

Enjoy a relaxing walk down this magical path

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 zoo raising approximately 130 different species of animals. Encountering small animals is fun!

Experience the Oku-Nikko loved by Sir Ernest Mason Satow

A beautiful mountain overlooking the city of Nara

A rooftop garden constructed atop Ohashi Junction. A spot promoting greenery techniques that has won various awards.

Enjoy the lush greenery, autumn leaves and skiing

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

Encounter the Man’yoshu and plants from time immemorial

Tour around the beautiful marshlands

A mystical, sacred place of Shugendo, or Japanese mountain asceticism-shamanism incorporating Shinto and Buddhist concepts

Make memories in Kobe’s picturesque herb garden, the largest in Japan

A large park with flowers, nature and places to play

A scenic park selected as one of the New Tokyo 100 Views. The verdant park has a baseball field, tennis courts, and an athletic open space.

This is the first formal French garden in Japan. It harnesses a majestic space, filled with seasonal flowers and surrounded by the vast nature of Hakone.

Ryuzu Falls is one of the representative waterfalls in Oku-Nikko. Its forked cascade resembles the head of a dragon.

A mystical underground world created by the abyss of time