Japan: attractions and places of interest

The Japanese National Seaside Park Hitachi, located in the city of Hitatinaka (Ibaraki Prefecture), was built in 1991 on the site of a former American military base and currently occupies 1.2 km2. This is a great place to relax for the whole family - in addition to contemplating the most beautiful ...

The Kawachi Fuji Garden is a Japanese flower garden located near Tokyo, in the town of Kitakyushu. This park is known for its flower tunnels, which are visited by both Japanese and numerous tourists. These tunnels are made of frames wrapped with wisteria, which hangs in colorful garlands as if from ...

The Rikugien Garden is a magnificent garden located in Tokyo, namely one of its districts called Bunke. It dates back to the Edo period, which falls in 1702. The foundation of the garden is waka poetry, as indicated by the name itself - Rikugien: Rikugi - 6 types of waka poetry, and en – garden. The...

In the middle of Japan, namely in its old capital with the name Kyoto, there is a magnificent Saihoji moss garden, which is a real attraction of the whole country and has another name – the moss garden. This amazing landscaped park was formed near the Kokedera Temple, which carries the Buddhist reli...

Kenroku-en Garden is one of the parks of Kanazawa city in Japan. Translated from Japanese, the name sounds like "The Garden of Six Virtues." The park harmoniously combines lakes, streams, waterfalls, bridges, trees, which is why the park has become popular among tourists and residents of the city. ...

Koishikawa Korakuen is a famous garden in Japan in the city of Okayama. Initially, the park was given the name Cohen, which translates as late. This is because the park was laid out after the castle was built. But later the park was given its current name, which translates as "enjoy the last one," s...

Kairaku-en is a Japanese park in Japan in the town of Mito. Translated from Japanese, the name of the park sounds like "a park for shared enjoyment." Tokugawa Nariaki laid out this garden in 1841 for himself and his guests. During the Second World War, the garden was almost completely destroyed by b...

Fuji-Hakone-Izu is a national park of Japan, founded back in 1936 on an area of 1,227 km2. Up to 5 million tourists from all over the world visit these places every year. The park includes 5 Fuji lakes, hot springs, the Izu Peninsula and, of course, Mount Fuji, the pride of all Japan. Hot springs 5 ...

Aokigahara is a national park near Mount Fuji in Japan. Aokigahara translates as "Plain of green trees" and the area is also famous as Jukai - "Sea of trees". The area of the park is approximately 35 km2. The forest landscape contains many caves, some hundreds of meters long, and some have snow and ...