# Travel Destinations | Japan Voyage Travel

- [Kikuchi Gorge](https://travel.japanvoyage.jp/travel_destinations/kikuchi-gorge): Kumamoto, Park. A forested valley on the northwestern outer rim of Mount Aso, with clear streams, rapids, deep pools, and small waterfalls, known for fresh greenery and autumn foliage.
- [Senshu Park](https://travel.japanvoyage.jp/travel_destinations/senshu-park): Akita, Park. Senshu Park occupies the hilltop ruins of Kubota Castle, the former seat of the Satake clan who ruled Akita during the Edo period. The park is famous for its spectacular cherry blossom display in spring and peaceful lotus ponds in summer, with stone walls and moats recalling its fortress origins.
- [Nakanoshima](https://travel.japanvoyage.jp/travel_destinations/nakanoshima): Osaka, Park. A narrow river island between the Dojima and Tosabori rivers, home to Nakanoshima Park, a rose garden, the Central Public Hall, and several museums.
- [Minoo Falls](https://travel.japanvoyage.jp/travel_destinations/minoo-falls): Osaka, Park. A 33-metre waterfall reached by a forested riverside trail, known for autumn foliage and deep-fried maple leaf snacks.
- [Fugan Unga Kansui Park](https://travel.japanvoyage.jp/travel_destinations/fugan-unga-kansui-park): Toyama, Park. A canal park north of Toyama Station built around the Fugan Canal, with walking paths, a footbridge, and a well-known waterside Starbucks.
- [Hibiya Park](https://travel.japanvoyage.jp/travel_destinations/hibiya-park): Tokyo, Park. Sixteen hectares of lawns, ponds and flowerbeds across the moat from the Imperial Palace, opened in 1903 as Japan's first Western-style park. Free and open around the clock.
- [Yoro Falls](https://travel.japanvoyage.jp/travel_destinations/yoro-falls): Gifu, Park. A waterfall about 30 metres high within Yoro Park, listed among Japan's 100 notable waterfalls.
- [Utsukushigahara](https://travel.japanvoyage.jp/travel_destinations/utsukushigahara): Nagano, Park. A highland plateau at about 2,000 metres straddling Matsumoto and Ueda, home to an open-air sculpture museum and wide mountain views.
- [Soni Kogen](https://travel.japanvoyage.jp/travel_destinations/soni-kogen): Nara, Park. A grassland plateau of about 38 hectares at the foot of Mount Kururuso, covered in pampas grass that turns silver and gold in autumn.
- [Shirasaki Ocean Park](https://travel.japanvoyage.jp/travel_destinations/shirasaki-ocean-park): Wakayama, Park. A coastal park in Yura built around white limestone cliffs formed from ancient marine rock, with a roadside station, campground, viewpoint and diving spots.
- [Inokashira Park](https://travel.japanvoyage.jp/travel_destinations/inokashira-park): Tokyo, Park. A park built around a long spring-fed pond five minutes from Kichijoji Station, opened in 1917 as Japan's first suburban park. Free, with rowing boats, a Benzaiten shrine on the water and a small zoo across the road.
- [Nokonoshima Island Park](https://travel.japanvoyage.jp/travel_destinations/nokonoshima-island-park): Fukuoka, Park. A flower park on Nokonoshima Island in Hakata Bay, with fields of seasonal flowers overlooking the sea.
- [Moerenuma Park](https://travel.japanvoyage.jp/travel_destinations/moerenuma-park): Hokkaido, Park. A 188.8-hectare park in northeast Sapporo built to Isamu Noguchi's master plan on top of a former landfill. Entry and parking are free, the Sea Fountain runs from late April to around mid-October, and the main sights are a 15-minute walk or more from the bus stops.
- [Kushiro Shitsugen National Park](https://travel.japanvoyage.jp/travel_destinations/kushiro-shitsugen-national-park): Hokkaido, Park. About 22,000 hectares of reed and sedge marsh north of Kushiro, Japan's largest wetland and a national park since 1987. The easiest view is from Hosooka Observatory near Kushiro-Shitsugen Station, but trains are few and a car makes the rest of the park much easier.
- [Ehime Children's Castle](https://travel.japanvoyage.jp/travel_destinations/ehime-children-s-castle): Ehime, Park. A prefectural children's park on about 35 hectares of wooded hill south of Matsuyama. Entry is free; the ladybug monorail, bobsleigh, boats and buggies cost a few hundred yen each. Easy to pair with Tobe Zoo next door.

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Last updated: 2026-11-10