Kikuchi Gorge
Forested Valley of Clear Streams and Small Falls
A forested valley on the northwestern outer rim of Mount Aso, with clear streams, rapids, deep po...
Nakanoshima
River Island with a Park, Rose Garden, and Historic Public Hall
A narrow river island between the Dojima and Tosabori rivers, home to Nakanoshima Park, a rose ga...
Soni Kogen
Highland Plateau of Silver Pampas Grass
A grassland plateau of about 38 hectares at the foot of Mount Kururuso, covered in pampas grass t...
Fugan Unga Kansui Park
Canal Park with a Waterside Starbucks
A canal park north of Toyama Station built around the Fugan Canal, with walking paths, a footbrid...
Yoro Falls
Waterfall in Yoro Park on Japan's List of 100 Notable Falls
A waterfall about 30 metres high within Yoro Park, listed among Japan's 100 notable waterfalls.
Utsukushigahara
Highland Plateau with an Open-Air Sculpture Museum
A highland plateau at about 2,000 metres straddling Matsumoto and Ueda, home to an open-air sculp...
Shirasaki Ocean Park
White Limestone Cliffs Above the Sea
A coastal park in Yura built around white limestone cliffs formed from ancient marine rock, with ...
Nokonoshima Island Park
Seasonal Flower Park on a Hakata Bay Island
A flower park on Nokonoshima Island in Hakata Bay, with fields of seasonal flowers overlooking th...
Odori Park
A 1.5 km Strip of Lawn Through Sapporo That Hosts the Snow Festival
A park about 1.5 km long and 7.8 ha in area that runs west from the Sapporo TV Tower through 12 c...
Hibiya Park
Japan's First Western-Style Park, Between the Ministries and Ginza
Sixteen hectares of lawns, ponds and flowerbeds across the moat from the Imperial Palace, opened ...
Okinawa Peace Memorial Park
Mabuni, Where Everyone Who Died in the Battle of Okinawa Is Named
A park of about 40 hectares on the coastal plateau at Mabuni, at the southern end of Okinawa Isla...
Showa Kinen Park
180 Hectares of Flower Fields on a Former Air Base in Tachikawa
A 180-hectare national park built on the site of the former US Tachikawa air base, with seasonal ...
Ehime Children's Castle
A free hilltop play park next to Tobe Zoo
A prefectural children's park on about 35 hectares of wooded hill south of Matsuyama. Entry is fr...
Shiretoko Five Lakes
Shiretoko Five Lakes: a Free Bear-Proof Boardwalk, or the Forest Trail With a Lecture or a Guide
Five small lakes in old forest about 14 km past Utoro, inside the Shiretoko World Natural Heritag...
Arimafuji Park
Woodland, pondside paths and imaginative play areas spread beneath the distinctive hill of Arimaf...