Search results for Forests
Two-thirds of Japan’s land area is forested, and because the country stretches a great distance from north to south, many different types of trees grow in its various forests. We have put together a collection of forests for you, including ones registered as World Heritage Sites and others used as filming locations on television or in movies.
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Sasaguri Kyudai Forest
- Fukuoka & Hakata
- Spanning around 17 hectors, Sasaguri Kyudai Forest opened as as place for visitors to stroll around a forest by the water. Approximately ...
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Showa Kinen Park
- Tokyo
- The Showa Kinen Park, situated outisde of downtown Tokyo, offers a wide variety of facilities to let you enjoy nature. The park is fully ...
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Tsutanuma
- Aomori
- This beautiful place often appears in commercials and nature programs on TV. The first and the second photos show the scenery early in th...
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Usui third bridge
- Gunma
- Nicknamed ”Meganebashi (spectacles bridge)”, it is the largest brickwork arch bridge in Japan, at 91 meters in length and 31 ...
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Shirakami Sanchi
- Aomori
- In 1993, this place became one of the first sites ever designated as a World Heritage site in Japan. An extensive mountain zone of 130,00...
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Kikuchi Valley
- Kumamoto
- Kikuchi Valley is said to be a ”natural cooler” with an average temperature of 13 degrees Celsius even in summer. With new gr...
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Atera Valley
- Nagano
- The valley is located a 20-minute walk away from Nojiri Station. There are many places of interest here such as Kiso-go-boku (five trees ...
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Aoike, Juniko (Twelve Lakes)
- Aomori
- A lake the color of spilled blue ink, the water so clear you can see the trees that have fallen to the bottom. Aoike is located in a corn...
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Yoshigadaira
- Gunma
- Yoshigadaira; the wetlands spread on the rear side of Mt. Kusatsu-shirane. In contrast to the rough image of Mt. Shirane, it is a quiet a...
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Kappa Bridge
- Nagano
- This wooden suspension bridge, 3.1 meters in width and 36.6 meters in length, is popular as a photo shooting spot. The babbling of the cl...