Mountains and Highlands in Japan
「mountain/plateau」Tourist Attractions
Utsukushigahara
Utsukushigahara Plateau is an expansive highland that stretches approximately 2,000 meters above sea level and is located in Matsumoto City, Nagano Prefecture. During the su...
Senjōji Kōdō
Senjojiki Cirque is a bowl-shaped landform formed by glacial erosion, located at Komagatake in the Central Alps. From the "Senjojiki" station at an elevation of 2,612 meters...
Tateyama Kurobe Snow Festival
The "Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route," which runs through the Northern Alps with peaks rising over 3,000 meters, is known for its spring event, the internationally renowned "Sn...
Akiyoshi Cave
Akiyoshidai, one of Japan's largest karst plateaus, is a special natural monument located in Mine City, Yamaguchi Prefecture, designated as a national park in 1955. The vast...
Jomon Sugi
Jomon Sugi is the most famous giant tree among the Yakusugi trees located on Yakushima Island in Kagoshima Prefecture, with an estimated age ranging from 2,170 to 7,200 year...
Sapporo Moiwa Mountain Ropeway
Mount Moiwa, easily accessible from the center of Sapporo at an elevation of 531 meters, is a popular spot where visitors can reach the summit via a combination of a ropeway...
Mikurigaike
Mikuri Lake, with its clear and beautiful surface, is a symbol of Murodou and is regarded as the most beautiful volcanic lake in the Northern Alps. This lake, formed about 1...
Lake Biwa Terrace
Biwa Lake Valley is located at an elevation of 1,100 meters on the summit of Mt. Uchimi, offering a spectacular view of Lake Biwa. Visitors can reach the summit in about fiv...
Washuzan Observation Deck
Washu Mountain Observatory is located near the summit of Washu Mountain within Setonaikai National Park and has been designated as a national scenic spot. There are two obse...
Kintaikyo Bridge
One of Japan's three famous bridges, the Kintai Bridge, is a wooden five-arch bridge measuring approximately 193.3 meters in length, located in Iwakuni City, Yamaguchi Prefe...
Kokono'e "Yume" Ootsurihashi
The Kuju "Dream" Suspension Bridge, located in Kuju Town, Oita Prefecture, boasts the highest walkway-only suspension bridge in Japan. With an elevation of 777 meters, a tot...
