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Here Are Japan’s Top Scenic Nature Spots for Tourists
Want to get out of the city and see some natural beauty while in Japan? Here are what other tourists deem the country’s top nature spots.
By Alyssa Pearl Fusek
Since the country reopened to tourists in 2022, Japan’s experienced an overwhelming surge of tourism to its major cities. However, according to a 2023 report from the Japan Tourism Agency, 11.5% of inbound tourists chose “nature and scenic sightseeing” as the main motivation for visiting Japan.
Outside of the major metropolises and iconic major landmarks like Mt. Fuji is a dizzying wealth of beautiful nature spots. And, like elsewhere in the country, they’re seeing an unprecedented influx of tourists.
But which spots in particular are attracting the most inbound tourists? To find out, tourism company NAVITIME conducted a survey from July to October 2023 through its popular navigation app Japan Travel. They narrowed down the top three scenic spots by length of visit and nationality. Popularity was determined by tourists who spent 30 minutes or longer within a 1-kilometer grid of a particular spot.
