Best places: Scenic spots in Kiso County

Forested national park in the Japanese Alps featuring hiking trails, lodging & picturesque views.

Glacial landform with jagged edges & wildflowers, reached by cable car & popular for mountaineering.

Surrounded by woods & mountains, this placid lake area features hiking, boating & scenic lookouts.

👍👍 A nice place for sight seeing and walking. Best thing is it is free.

👍👍 This spot is quite famous as you can get a picture of 3 traditional farm houses with a rice field in front in the same frame. Winter doesn't make for the best photos as there is no rice planted, however still I nice walk. The 3 houses here are well preserved and maintained. Very beautiful.

Unique, wide waterfall in the scenic, lush surrounds of Fuji-Hakone-Izu National Park.

Peaceful canyon in a thickly forested area known for hiking amidst streams & waterfalls.

Steep gorge on a river famed for its turquoise waters & cascades, with surrounding trails & temples.

👍👍 広大な放牧場の牧草地がなだらかな山の上に広がっています。 標高は1960メートル前後、6月の早朝に訪問しましたが朝から爽やかでとても美しい風景に引き込まれます。 こんな環境でのんびり草を食んでいる牛や馬たちを眺めているとちょっと羨ましくなります。 王ヶ頭まで来ると眼下に松本市街が見えてきます。 美しの塔、...

Scenic group of 5 lakes of varying salinity, often viewed from Mt. Baijodake's popular Summit Park.

A cobblestone path leads to this 60m-high waterfall made famous by a Katsushika Hokusai artwork.

Tranquil lake surrounded by mountain peaks & forest, known for its colorful autumn leaves.

Massive, gnarled cherry tree, Japan's largest & oldest, still blooming in spring after 2,000 years.

Reachable by trail & bridge, this scenic waterfall flows off a basalt cliff into the Seki River.

High plateau with colorful alpine flowers, plus views over Lake Suwa, the Southern Alps & Mt. Fuji.

Green tea fields popular for photos with Mt. Fuji in the background, peaking early to mid-May.

Ropeway ride up the flank of an extinct volcano, offering distant views of Mount Fuji from the top.

Rocky clifftop trail featuring seasonal flowers, a suspension bridge & a lighthouse viewing deck.

👍👍 The weather was cloudy on 3/17, and the silent beauty of winter was unobstructed.