# Travel Destinations | Japan Voyage Travel

- [Odori Park](https://travel.japanvoyage.jp/travel_destinations/odori-park): Hokkaido, Park. A park about 1.5 km long and 7.8 ha in area that runs west from the Sapporo TV Tower through 12 city blocks, laid out in 1871 as a firebreak. It is free, open at all hours, and the main stage for Sapporo's yearly festivals, the Snow Festival above all.
- [Okinawa Peace Memorial Park](https://travel.japanvoyage.jp/travel_destinations/okinawa-peace-memorial-park): Okinawa, Park. A park of about 40 hectares on the coastal plateau at Mabuni, at the southern end of Okinawa Island, known as the place where the Battle of Okinawa ended. The Cornerstone of Peace carries the names of everyone who died in the battle, whatever their nationality, and the Prefectural Peace Memorial Museum (300 yen) tells its history.
- [Arimafuji Park](https://travel.japanvoyage.jp/travel_destinations/arimafuji-park): Hyogo, Park. Woodland, pondside paths and imaginative play areas spread beneath the distinctive hill of Arimafuji in Sanda. This large prefectural park offers a family nature outing beyond Takarazuka, with different zones that deserve a route plan of their own.
- [Settsukyo Park](https://travel.japanvoyage.jp/travel_destinations/settsukyo-park): Osaka, Park. The Akutagawa River cuts through wooded hills north of Takatsuki, creating a gorge of rocky banks, shaded paths and small cascades. Settsukyo offers an outdoor detour from the Osaka–Kyoto rail corridor, with routes ranging from park walks to longer hillside outings.
- [Tsukigase Plum Grove](https://travel.japanvoyage.jp/travel_destinations/tsukigase-plum-grove): Nara, Park. Around 10,000 red and white plum trees on both sides of the Nabari river gorge (called the Satsuki river here), at the eastern edge of Nara city near the Mie border. Nara city says it was among the first places named a Place of Scenic Beauty in 1922, alongside Nara Park and Kenroku-en. The trees bloom from mid-February into March. Entry is free; getting there is the effort, with about three buses a day from Nara.
- [Akiyoshidai Plateau](https://travel.japanvoyage.jp/travel_destinations/akiyoshidai-plateau): Yamaguchi, Park. An open karst plateau of grassland and pale limestone above Akiyoshido Cave, with viewpoints and walking routes.
- [Matabei-zakura](https://travel.japanvoyage.jp/travel_destinations/matabei-zakura): Nara, Park. A single weeping cherry in the hamlet of Hongo, Uda, said to be about 300 years old, 13 metres tall and over 3 metres round the trunk. It stands on a stone wall where, local tradition says, the warrior Goto Matabei spent his last years. It usually blooms from late March to early April, and outside those weeks there is nothing to come for. Expect photographers before sunrise and full car parks on weekends.

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Last updated: 2026-10-20