Best Nature Spot List

A zoo favored by Kobe locals

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

Head to the promenade that looks out over Minoo Waterfall, one of the 100 Best Waterfalls in Japan

Stroll around the beautiful, mystical lakes and ponds

Tour around the beautiful marshlands

An aquarium where you'll learn from seeing, touching and playing

The symbol of marriage and matrimonial happiness

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

This is a famous spot on the Nikko Kaido, called ”Soka Matsubara” or ”Senbon Matsubara” since the Edo Period.

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.

Enjoy a sweeping view of the sea at Shirahama

A large rock protruding into the ocean

A path stretching through the verdant Kumano region

Adorable sea creatures everywhere

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

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 symbolic bridge crossing the Shinano River

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

It is a park located on top of Mt. Asukayama. Famous for its cherry blossoms, the park has been enjoyed by people since the Edo period (1603–1868).

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