Best Spots With Great Nature
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Chichibugahama Beach in Mitoyo, Kagawa. It's called as Japanese Uyuni Salt Lake. We aimed for 30-minutes magic hour when the low tide and the sunset happen at the same time. It's really amazing scenery! I think I want to come again soon!
Name
Chichibugahama Beach
Address
Teno Nio-cho, Mitoyo-shi, KagawaGoogle Map
How to get there
By car, 20 min from Mitoyo Tossaka IC, 55 min from Takamatsu Airport. or 60 min from Takamatsu Station.
Parking
Free parking area is available
Nabegataki Fall is a rare waterfall we can walk its reverse. Though it's not so big, we can see it very close and that much volume of water is powerful! It has become famous since it was used for the location of TV commercial.
Name
Nabegataki Fall
Address
Oguni-machi, Aso-gun, KumamotoGoogle Map
Hours
9:00-17:00
How to get there
By bus, 60 min from Aso Station to Yu Station, then take taxi for 15 min. By car, 45 min from Kokonoe IC, parking area is available.
Parking
Parking area is available
You can enjoy seeing various scenes of Blue Pond throughout the year. The autumn colors of larch trees, and winter illumination before freezing in December, I like.
Name
Blue Pond
Address
Shirogane Biei-cho, Kamikawa-gun, HokkaidoGoogle Map
Fee
Adult 0 yen、Child 0 yen
How to get there
By taxi or car, 20 min from Biei Starion, or 150 min from Sapporo city.
Parking
Parking area is available
The most beautiful beach in the East under the huge sky without any obstructions. The nice view of the bridge connecting Kurima-jima Island is also attractive. As the sun shines strongly, the beautiful color of the water appears. But in the off-season, you can enjoy beach combing.
Name
Yonaha Maehama Beach
Address
Yonaha Shimoji, Miyakojima-shi, OkinawaGoogle Map
How to get there
15 min by car or taxi from Miyako Airport.
Parking
Free parking area is available
Have you heard Tottori Sand Dunes become white on some winter days? You can see the white sand dunes after it snows. This scenery can't be seen so often, but it's worth waiting for.
Name
Tottori Sand Dunes
Address
2083-17 Yuyama Fukube-cho, Tottori-shi, TottoriGoogle Map
Tel
0857-23-7652
How to get there
10 min by car, from Tottori Station.
Parking
Toll parking area is available
30 minutes by ferry from Ishigaki Island, if you can see the pure white Shirahama shining in the place where the color of the sea changes, it is a phantom island. This island, which can only be reached by boat, has a beautiful view of the sea and blue sky. It is also a snorkeling spot.
Name
Hamajima, Phantom Island
Address
Taketomi-cho, Yaeyama-gun, OkinawaGoogle Map
How to get there
30 min by ferry, from Ishigaki Island
The beautiful beach makes me disbelieve my own eyes. 'Toguchi no Hama' is said to be the most beautiful beach in Irabu Island. So, it's like a paradise with white sand.
Name
Toguchi-no Hama Beach
Address
1352−16 Irabu Irabu-cho, Miyakojima-shi, OkinawaGoogle Map
How to get there
Car: 25min from Miyako Airport, 10min from Sarahama Airport. Bus: get off at 'Dakifuga', then walk 10min.
You can overlook the sea of Shakotan Blue while walking along the a little scary narrow path and steps. When you turn round, there's beautiful great nature of the Cape Kamui.
Name
Cape Kamui
Address
Shakotan-cho, Shakotan-gun, HokkaidoGoogle Map
Fee
Adult 0 yen、Child 0 yen
How to get there
By car, 120 min from Sapporo Station, 150 min from Shin Chitose Airport. By bus, 120 min from Otaru Station, and, only during summer, 180 min from Sapporo Station.
Parking
Free parking area is available
It's a mysterious spot with a heart-shaped coral reef that had swelled and eroded for long ages. The beautiful ocean in front of your eyes, why don't you wish for happiness?
Name
Heart Rock
Address
Ikema Hirara, Miyakojima-shi, OkinawaGoogle Map
Fee
Adult 100 yen、Child 100 yen
How to get there
By car or taxi, 30 min from Ikema Island
Parking
Parking area is available
The heart-rock of Amami Oshima Island is located at the Bira Beach in Tatsugo town near the airport. Also, near a delicious gelato shop La Fonte. Park your car, and walk 5 min in the woods, then you can find the beach in front of you. Many tide pools appear when the tide in on the ebb, and this heart-rock is one of them. We could visit here on the day of spring tide, we could see the most beautiful heart-rock.
Name
Heart Rock Amami Oshima
Address
1346-1 Akaogi, Tatsugo-cho, Oshima-gun, KagoshimaGoogle Map
How to get there
15 min by car from Amami Oshima Airport
Parking
Parking area is available
The opposite side of famous Kabira Bay. It's a beach known to only people in the know. It has the most transparent sea water in Ishigaki Island, and also many spots that make us want to take photos. This is where I always visit if the weather is fine.
Name
Kabira Bay
Address
934 Arakawa, Ishigaki-shi, OkinawaGoogle Map
How to get there
By bus, 40 min from Ishigaki Airport. By car, 35 min from Ishigaki Airport or 30 min from Ishigaki Port.
Parking
Free parking area is available
Takachiho area has many myths. Manai waterfall is very mysterious and popular spot. You can enjoy the nature surrounded by huge columnar joints at the valley.
Name
Takachiho Gorge
Address
Oshioi Mitai Takachiho-cho, Nishiusuki-gun, MiyazakiGoogle Map
How to get there
90 min by bus from Nobeoka Station. By car, 120 min from Miyazaki Airport or Miyazaki Station.
Parking
Parking area is available
Kumano Nachi Taisha Shrine with a long long history has a sacred atmosphere. It's the place concered with the beginning of Japan. The scenery of three-storied pagpda and Nachi's waterfall is very fantastic.
Name
Nachi Falls
Address
Nachisan Nachi Katsu'ura-cho, Higashimuro-gun, WakayamaGoogle Map
Hours
7:00-16:30
Fee
Adult 300 yen、Child 200 yen
How to get there
30 min by bus from Kii Katsuura Station to Nachi Fall, then 5 min walk. By car, 170 min from Wakayama Station.
Parking
Parking area is available
Name
Akiyoshidai (Karst Plateau)
Address
Syuho-cho, Mine-shi, YamaguchiGoogle Map
How to get there
45 min by bus from JR Shin Yamaguchi Station to Akiyoshi-dou Cave, then walk 30 min. By car, 40 min from Yamaguchi city, 120 min from Hiroshima city, or 120 min from Fukuoka city.
Parking
Free parking area is available
There're many waterfalls like silk thread. And in the morning of sunny days, there's high probability of rainbow. I was so lucky that I could see the double rainbow! The early morning is the best to visit here.◎Morning of sunny day is the best! You can see rainbow and Mt. Fuji.
Name
Shiraito Falls
Address
273-1 Kamiide, Fujinomiya-shi, ShizuokaGoogle Map
How to get there
By bus, 30 min from JR Fujinomiya Station. By car, 60 min from Shizuoka Station, or 90 min from Shizuoka Airport.
Parking
Toll parking area is available
The Goshikinuma lakes is famous for the beautiful colored leaves in autumn. Furthermore the contrast between the green of viridity and the blue of lake in summer is wonderful. The wind and viridity tempt you to visit here, let's go!
Name
Goshikinuma Lakes
Address
Hibara Oaza Kitashiobara-mura, Yama-gun, FukushimaGoogle Map
How to get there
30 min by bus from JR Inawashiro Station to Goshikinuma Iriguchi. By car, 60 min from Aizuwakamatsu city. Free parking area is available.
Parking
Free parking area is available
It's the wonderful scenery created by the nature. Colored leaves are like painting and a pond of clear water reflects the sky to be beautiful cobalt blue.
Name
Kamikochi
Address
Kamikochi Azumi, Matsumoto-shi, NaganoGoogle Map
How to get there
Bu bus, 65 min from Shin Shimashima Station, 160 min from Nagano Station. By car, 100 min from Nagano Station to Sawando Parking Area or Hirayu Parking Area , then take a shuttle bus for 25 min.
Parking
Toll parking area is available
The island where ordinary people can go and which locates in the southernmost in Japan is Hateruma Island in Okinawa. Nishi beach is in northwest of the island and the most beautiful beach in Japan. Many people come to the island for the beach every year.
Name
Nishi Beach
Address
Hateruma Taketomi-cho, Yaeyama-gun, OkinawaGoogle Map
How to get there
10min walk from Hateruma Port
A waterfall basin 'Niko-buchi' belongs to the branch of Niyodo River whose water quality is the most beautiful in Japan. The very clear water like emerald is called Niyodo Blue, and here is a popular place to see it. Though the path is severe, you can meet the mysterious scenery!◎You can find a signboard on the way to 'Green Park Hodono'. To the waterfall basin, you need to hold the chain for about 4 meters. The most beautiful time is when the sun stays right above.
Name
Nikobuchi
Address
1278 kiyomizukamibun Iyono-cho, Agawa-gun, KochiGoogle Map
How to get there
Parking
Parking area is available
17END beach on Shimojishima in Miyakojima Islands. Famous as a beach that appears at low tide. It is a beautiful blue beach even at high tide, but it transforms into a phantom beach where the beach appears at low tide. It's right next to Shimojishima Airport, so if you're lucky, you may encounter touch-and-go. If you come to Miyakojima, this is one of the places you should visit.
Name
Shimoji Airport 17 End
Address
1727 Sawada Irabu, Miyakojima-shi, OkinawaGoogle Map
How to get there
Car: 32min from Miyako Airport, 20min from Sarahama Airport
Parking
Parking area is available
You can enjoy picking fruit at adjacent Makino Pick Land. Now, it's chestnut.
Name
Metasequoia Avenue
Address
Sawa Makino-cho, Takashima-shi, ShigaGoogle Map
How to get there
6 min by bus from JR Makino Station to Makino Pic Land, then it's located just near. By car, 65 min from Otsu city, 90 min from Kyoto city. Free parking area in Makino Pic Land is available.
Parking
Free parking area is available
A spiritual power spot in Okinawa where the Ryukyu myths are still alive. Located such a place, and you can visit some sanctuaries by just walking along the path with a guide. Rising rock mountain, an observatory above the sea…although you are unbelieving, must feel something strong!◎No holidays Open: 9:00-17:00 (Oct-Mar 16:00) Barrier-free course for wheelchairs Entrance Fee: adult ￥820 check out HP for child and discounts
Name
Daisekirinzan
Address
1241 Ginama Kunigami-son, Kunigami-gun, OkinawaGoogle Map
Hours
9:30-16:30
Fee
Adult 1200 yen、Child 550 yen
How to get there
120 min by car from Naha Airport
Parking
Parking area is available
Though it was cloudy, we could see Mt. Fuji beautifully. As we see, it's cool from wherever we see it. Mt. Fuji and Lake Kawaguchi, they are very stunning.
Name
Lake Kawaguchi
Address
6713-103 Funatsu Kawaguchiko-machi, Minamitsuru-gun, YamanashiGoogle Map
How to get there
20min by car from Otsuki IC, or walk 800 meters from Kawaguchiko Station
