Activities Tanigawadake Rufus Starbuck Mount Tanigawa towers above Minakami town and is much loved by climbers and hikers. The ropeway runs year round and gives great views down the valley.
Outdoors Zao Snow Monster Festival 2026-2027 Late Dec - Late Feb Every winter, Mount Zao in Yamagata Prefecture becomes overrun with hordes of “snow monsters.”
11 Activities "View-O" Water Gate in Numazu Port Tyra 'nell Pille-Lu Fuji and Suruga Bay, as well the seaside community.
12 Outdoors Odaiba Marine Park in Tokyo Jessica A Paje Considered to be one of the most romantic spots in Tokyo, Odaiba Marine Park (お台場海浜公園, Odaiba Kaihin Kōen) sits on Tokyo Bay just beyond Aqua City Odaiba and Fuji
Sports & Fitness Fujiyama Health and Culture Park Anonymous Fujiyama Health and Culture Park has it all—a huge open lawn space, gardens, a children’s playground, lakes, and a prehistoric burial mound.
9 Camping & Trekking Zao-san's Okama Crater Lake Brian Wood-Koiwa Zao-san (Mount Zao) is a volcano on the border of Yamagata and Miyagi prefectures
Activities Lake Ashi 4.5 (6Reviews) Over 3,000 years ago, Mount Hakone’s eruption created a large volcanic crater, leading to the formation of Lake Ashi (Ashi-no-ko) in Hakone, Kanagawa..