Eastern Asia
Japan
The top 10 natural landmarks of Japan — real photos, locations and fascinating facts for every wonder.
Asia
VolcanoesMount Fuji
Honshu
Mount Fuji is an active stratovolcano located on the Japanese island of Honshu, with a summit elevation of 3,776.24 m. It is the highest mountain in Japan, the second-highest volcano on any Asian island, and the seventh-highest peak of an island on Earth.
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Japan's sacred, perfectly symmetrical volcano and highest peak at 3,776 m.
MountainsJapanese Alps
Central Honshu
The Japanese Alps is a series of mountain ranges in Japan which bisect the main island of Honshu. The peaks that tower over central Honshu have long been the object of veneration and pilgrimage.
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Three rugged ranges of snow-capped peaks splitting the main island.
LakesLake Biwa
Shiga Prefecture
Lake Biwa is the largest freshwater lake in Japan. It is located entirely within Shiga Prefecture, northeast of the former capital city of Kyoto.
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Japan's largest freshwater lake and one of the world's most ancient.
ForestsYakushima
Kagoshima
Yakushima (屋久島) is one of the Ōsumi Islands in Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. The island, 504.88 km2 (194.94 sq mi) in area, has a population of 11,858.
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A misty island of ancient cedar forests, said to inspire Princess Mononoke.
WaterfallsNachi Falls
Wakayama
Nachi Falls in Nachikatsuura, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan, is one of the best-known waterfalls in Japan. With a drop of 133 metres (436 ft) and 13 metres (43 ft) wide, it is the tallest waterfall with a single uninterrupted drop in Japan ; however, the tallest Japanese waterfalls with multiple drops are Hannoki Falls, at 497 m (1,631 ft) (seasonal), and Shōmyō Falls, at 350 m (1,150 ft).
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Japan's tallest single-drop waterfall, plunging 133 m.
CanyonsTakachiho Gorge
Miyazaki
A narrow basalt chasm of columnar cliffs and a slender waterfall.
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A narrow basalt chasm of columnar cliffs and a slender waterfall.
VolcanoesSakurajima
Kagoshima Bay
Sakurajima is an active stratovolcano, formerly an island and now a peninsula, in Kagoshima Prefecture in Kyushu, Japan. It is the most active volcano in Japan.
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One of Japan's most active volcanoes, often puffing ash over the bay.
CoastsShiretoko
Hokkaido
Shiretoko National Park covers most of the Shiretoko Peninsula at the northeastern tip of the island of Hokkaido, Japan. The word "Shiretoko" is derived from an Ainu word "sir etok", meaning "the place where the earth protrudes".
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A wild peninsula of drift ice, waterfalls and brown bears.
LakesLake Ashi
Hakone
Lake Ashi , also known as Hakone Lake or Ashinoko Lake, is a scenic lake in the Hakone area of Kanagawa Prefecture on Honshū, Japan. It is a crater lake situated along the southwestern wall of the caldera of Mount Hakone, a complex volcano that last erupted in 1170 CE at Ōwakudani.
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A crater lake offering classic mirror views of Mount Fuji.
IslandsIriomote
Okinawa
Iriomote Island is the largest of the Yaeyama Islands of Japan, and the second largest in Okinawa Prefecture after Okinawa Island itself.
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A jungle island of mangroves and the elusive Iriomote wildcat.