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Nature & outdoors in Japan

Waterfalls, lakes, canyons, national parks, beaches, caves and the trails that reach them.

sea ice

Abashiri Drift Ice

Hokkaido
bay

Ago Bay

Mie
caveAkiyoshido Cave

Akiyoshido Cave

Yamaguchi
coast

Amaharashi Coast

Toyama
islands

Amakusa

Kumamoto
island

Amami Oshima

Kagoshima
viewpointAmanohashidate

Amanohashidate

Kyoto Prefecture
island

Aoshima

Miyazaki
flower park

Ashikaga Flower Park

Tochigi
island

Awaji Island

Hyogo
hot springBeppu and its Hells

Beppu and its Hells

Oita
pond

Biei Blue Pond

Hokkaido
cape

Cape Ashizuri

Kochi
cape

Cape Kamui

Hokkaido
cape

Cape Manzamo

Okinawa
cape

Cape Soya

Hokkaido
flower fields

Chichibu Shibazakura

Saitama
beach

Chichibugahama

Kagawa
national parkDaisetsuzan National Park

Daisetsuzan National Park

Hokkaido
coast

Dogashima

Shizuoka
waterfall

Fukuroda Falls

Ibaraki
flower fields

Furano Lavender Fields

Hokkaido
gorge

Geibikei Gorge

Iwate
hot springGinzan Onsen

Ginzan Onsen

Yamagata
ponds

Goshiki-numa

Fukushima
mountains

Hakkoda Mountains

Aomori
hot springHakone Onsen Towns

Hakone Onsen Towns

Kanagawa
garden

Hamarikyu Gardens

Tokyo
flower park

Hitachi Seaside Park

Ibaraki
rice terraces

Hoshitoge Rice Terraces

Niigata
cliffs

Hotokegaura Cliffs

Aomori
islandIriomote Island

Iriomote Island

Okinawa
island

Ishigaki

Okinawa
peninsula

Itoshima

Fukuoka
canyonIya Valley Vine Bridges

Iya Valley Vine Bridges

Tokushima
hot springJigokudani Snow Monkey Park

Jigokudani Snow Monkey Park

Nagano
beach

Jodogahama Beach

Iwate
coast

Jogasaki Coast

Shizuoka
garden

Kairakuen

Ibaraki
national parkKamikochi

Kamikochi

Nagano
beach

Katsurahama

Kochi
garden

Kawachi Wisteria Garden

Fukuoka
waterfallKegon Falls

Kegon Falls

Tochigi
islandKerama Islands

Kerama Islands

Okinawa
volcanic range

Kirishima

Kagoshima and Miyazaki
gorge

Kiyotsu Gorge

Niigata
gorge

Korankei

Aichi
island

Kouri Island

Okinawa
islands

Kujuku Islands

Nagasaki
trailKumano Kodo Pilgrimage Trails

Kumano Kodo Pilgrimage Trails

Wakayama
mountain villages

Kurama and Kibune

Kyoto
wetland

Kushiro Marshland

Hokkaido
caldera lake

Lake Akan

Hokkaido
caldera lake

Lake Ashi

Kanagawa
lake

Lake Biwa

Shiga
lake

Lake Chuzenji

Tochigi
lake

Lake Kawaguchiko

Yamanashi
caldera lake

Lake Kussharo

Hokkaido
caldera lake

Lake Mashu

Hokkaido
caldera lake

Lake Shikotsu

Hokkaido
lake

Lake Suwa

Nagano
caldera lake

Lake Tazawa

Akita
caldera lake

Lake Towada

Aomori and Akita
caldera lake

Lake Toya

Hokkaido
viewpointMatsushima Bay

Matsushima Bay

Miyagi
cherry blossom

Meguro River Cherry Blossoms

Tokyo
garden

Mifuneyama Rakuen

Saga
tree

Miharu Takizakura

Fukushima
pine grove

Miho no Matsubara

Shizuoka
lakes

Mikata Five Lakes

Fukui
waterfall

Minoo Falls

Osaka
island

Miyako Island

Okinawa
river cruise

Mogami River Boat Ride

Yamagata
pond

Monet's Pond

Gifu
mountainMount Aso

Mount Aso

Kumamoto
volcano

Mount Bandai

Fukushima
mountain

Mount Daisen

Tottori
mountainMount Fuji

Mount Fuji

Chubu
mountain

Mount Ishizuchi

Ehime
mountain

Mount Misen

Hiroshima
mountain

Mount Rokko

Hyogo
mountain

Mount Takao

Tokyo
mountain

Mount Tsukuba

Ibaraki
mountain

Mount Yoshino

Nara
waterfall

Nabegataki Falls

Kumamoto
waterfallNachi Falls

Nachi Falls

Wakayama
river gorge

Nagatoro

Saitama
gorge

Naruko Gorge

Miyagi
tidal phenomenon

Naruto Whirlpools

Tokushima
highlands

Nasu Highlands

Tochigi
gorge

Oboke Gorge

Tokushima
islandOgasawara Islands

Ogasawara Islands

Tokyo
canyonOirase Gorge

Oirase Gorge

Aomori
garden

Okayama Korakuen

Okayama
islands

Oki Islands

Shimane
lakes

Onuma Park

Hokkaido
springs

Oshino Hakkai

Yamanashi
volcanic valley

Owakudani

Kanagawa
marshland

Oze National Park

Gunma, Fukushima and Niigata
island

Rebun Island

Hokkaido
garden

Rikugien Garden

Tokyo
island

Rishiri Island

Hokkaido
garden

Ritsurin Garden

Kagawa
cave

Ryusendo Cave

Iwate
islandSado Island

Sado Island

Niigata
volcano

Sakurajima

Kagoshima
gorge

Sandankyo Gorge

Hiroshima
garden

Sankeien Garden

Kanagawa
garden

Sengan-en

Kagoshima
trailShimanami Kaido

Shimanami Kaido

Hiroshima and Ehime
river

Shimanto River

Kochi
garden

Shinjuku Gyoen

Tokyo
beach resort

Shirahama

Wakayama
waterfall

Shiraito Falls

Shizuoka
forestShirakami-Sanchi

Shirakami-Sanchi

Aomori and Akita
national parkShiretoko National Park

Shiretoko National Park

Hokkaido
island

Shodoshima

Kagawa
gorge

Shosenkyo Gorge

Yamanashi
garden

Shukkeien

Hiroshima
gorge

Sounkyo Gorge

Hokkaido
garden

Suizenji Garden

Kumamoto
gorge

Sumata Gorge

Shizuoka
canyonTakachiho Gorge

Takachiho Gorge

Miyazaki
coast

Tanesashi Coast

Aomori
mountainTateyama Kurobe Alpine Route

Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route

Toyama and Nagano
forestThe Arashiyama Bamboo Grove

The Arashiyama Bamboo Grove

Kansai
ravine

Todoroki Valley

Tokyo
cliffs

Tojinbo

Fukui
beachTottori Sand Dunes

Tottori Sand Dunes

Tottori
marine phenomenon

Toyama Bay Firefly Squid

Toyama
park

Ueno Park

Tokyo
coast

Uradome Coast

Tottori
forestYakushima

Yakushima

Kagoshima
island

Yonaguni

Okinawa
mountainZao Snow Monsters

Zao Snow Monsters

Yamagata

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