Park Archives - Have Ya Seen Japan

My 5 Favorite Riverside Parks in Japan!

Riverside parks are one my favorite aspects of Japan’s natural scenery, so I thought I’d make a list of my favorite ones to visit!

Home to the annual Sapporo Snow Festival, the famous Sapporo TV Tower, and the Winter Olympics of 1972, Odori Park is the soul of Sapporo!

Sapporo is Japan’s most famous city in the northern island of Hokkaido. A huge attraction is their scenic parks and beautiful flower gardens.

If you only have one day to spare in Kyoto, and perhaps you don’t particularly fancy crowds and queues, then this itinerary is for you!

Kyoto is a haven of beautiful scenic walking paths, often in the most unexpected places! Here are the 5 best walking paths in Kyoto I know!

2025 was quite an explorative year for me, having visited stunning parks in prefectures from Japan’s south all the way through to the north.

Nara is one of those places that gives a country its soul. Home to beautiful scenery & friendly deer, it’s truly the nature capital of Japan.

Kyoto / Park

Kyoto is home to a plethora of scenic outdoor parks that showcase Japan’s natural beauty and seasonal color transitions.

Tokyo is known for its hustle and bustle atmosphere and concrete jungle, but these 5 parks provide a serene escape for calm relaxation.

Exploring Tokyo doesn’t have to cost an arm and a leg, in fact, you can totally soak up Japan’s capital city without spending a cent!

Taking the kids to a playground (or dare I say yourself to a playground) doesn’t have to feel like a chore with Kameoka’s scenic Asobi No Oka!

Kyoto is easily Japan’s most scenic prefecture featuring stunning nature-city hybrid views. Here are Kyoto’s 5 most scenic picnic spots!