Best Parks Spot List

Featuring the Tenshukaku-style observatory with its panoramic view of Yokote. During winter, a number of snow igloos, which are a winter characteristic of Japan, will be built in the park.

Natural forest with a history deriving from the remains of Kitanomaru of the Edo Castle.

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.

This is a park overlooking Yokosuka Ironworks, to whose construction French engineer Léonce Verny contributed. The park is characterized by a French geometric garden.

Hibiya Park is Japan's first modern, Western-style park with a large symbolic fountain. It provides an oasis for the business people who work in the Ginza or Kasumigaseki business districts.

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.

A park built in Kurihama in commemoration of the landing of Commodore Matthew C. Perry of the United States Navy.

A natural park in the Kichijoji area. Popular among families and couples as a place they can enjoy the nature and culture of Musashino and interact with animals.

Jindai Botanical Garden, located in Chofu city, boasts 100,000 trees from 4,800 species.

A park surrounded with the nature of Hanno. Enjoy the colorful, beautiful landscapes of each season.

A seaside park with great views

This is a unique botanical garden that mainly displays wetland plants and is located in Sengokuhara in the town of Hakone. You can observe pretty and wild plants in spring, summer, and fall.

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.

A garden commemorating the discovery of Omori Shell Mounds, the birthplace of Japanese archaeology.

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.

The park has facilities such as fountains and a cycling course, and part of the park is dedicated to a bird sanctuary. There are many families and couples who visit the place during the weekends.

One of the largest canal parks in Tokyo Metropolis where you can find a wide variety of aquatic plants such as irises.

This is a time-honored iris garden with wide varieties, 200 cultivars, and 6,000 bulbs of irises blooming in a genuine Japanese garden.

It is a romantic park with the view of Yokohama Bay Bridge and passing ships.