Japan Quests
Scenic
Night views in Japan — 33 places after dark
日本の夜景百選
This collection presents 33 places with night views in Japan, selected from across 20 prefectures. These locations offer panoramas of glittering city skylines and harbour lights, seen from mountaintops and observation decks. The list includes well-known spots like Mount Hakodate in Hokkaido and Mount Inasa in Nagasaki, alongside others such as Tokyo Tower and Roppongi Hills in Tokyo.
The selection covers a wide geographical spread, from Hokkaido in the north to Kagoshima in the south. Each entry provides a specific location for viewing the night scenery, whether it is a park, a tower, or a mountain. Examples include Iwate Park in Iwate Prefecture, Akita Selion in Akita, and Mount Bizan in Tokushima.
Travellers can use this list to identify places to experience Japan's after-dark urban and natural landscapes. The collection focuses on established viewpoints that provide broad vistas of illuminated areas.
Hokkaido 北海道
Mount Hakodate
函館山Mount Hakodate, in Hokkaido, offers some of Japan's most spectacular and famous night views.
Mount Moiwa
藻岩山Mount Moiwa offers Hokkaido's most celebrated vistas, showcasing one of Japan's best night views.
Mount Tengu
天狗山Mount Tengu in Hokkaido, Japan, offers some of the best night views.
Mount Sokuryo
測量山Mount Sokuryo provides one of Japan's best night views, showcasing the dazzling Hokkaido skyline.
Iwate 岩手
Iwate Park
岩山公園Iwate Park: a scenic marvel, renowned as one of Japan's best night view locations.
Miyagi 宮城
Sumitomo Life Sendai Chuo Building (SS30)
住友生命仙台中央ビル(SS30)SS30 in Miyagi offers one of Japan's best night views, a luminous landscape.
Akita 秋田
Akita Selion
セリオンAkita Selion offers one of Japan's best night views, a famous and stunning night skyline from Akita.
Yamagata 山形
Maizuru Park
舞鶴公園Maizuru Park in Yamagata offers one of Japan's best night views.
Fukushima 福島
Mount Shinobu
信夫山Fukushima's Mount Shinobu offers one of Japan's best night views, a truly celebrated night skyline viewpoint.
Tochigi 栃木
Mount Taihei
太平山Mount Taihei offers one of Japan's best night views, showcasing Tochigi's stunning night skyline.
Orihime Park
織姫公園Orihime Park in Tochigi, Japan is a famous night skyline viewpoint, regarded as one of Japan's best night views.
Chiba 千葉
Kimisarazu Tower
きみさらずタワーKimisarazu Tower: Enjoy breathtaking night views, one of Japan's best night skylines in Chiba.
Tokyo 東京
Tokyo Tower
東京タワーTokyo Tower: one of Japan's best night views in Tokyo.
Roppongi Hills
六本木ヒルズRoppongi Hills, Tokyo: One of Japan's best night views, offering spectacular city skylines.
Shibuya Scramble Square (SHIBUYA SKY)
渋谷スクランブルスクエア(SHIBUYA SKY)Experience Tokyo's dynamic skyline from Shibuya Scramble Square, one of Japan's best night view spots.
Sunshine 60
サンシャイン６０Sunshine 60 in Tokyo offers one of Japan's best night views, a truly spectacular skyline.
Kanagawa 神奈川
Yokohama Landmark Tower
横浜ランドマークタワーYokohama Landmark Tower offers one of Japan's best night views, a celebrated night skyline viewpoint in Kanagawa.
Yokohama Port Osanbashi International Passenger Terminal
横浜港大さん橋国際客船ターミナルExperience one of Japan's best night views from Yokohama Port's Osanbashi International Passenger Terminal.
Yamanashi 山梨
Fuefukigawa Fruit Park
笛吹川フルーツ公園Fuefukigawa Fruit Park offers stunning night views of the cityscape, making it one of Japan's best night view locations.
Arakurayama Sengen Park
新倉山浅間公園Arakurayama Sengen Park, Yamanashi: Among Japan's best night views, capturing the essence of the city after dark.
Yashiro Furusato Park
八代ふるさと公園Yashiro Furusato Park: Discover one of Japan's best night views in Yamanashi. A truly famous night skyline awaits.
Hyogo 兵庫
Mount Maya
摩耶山Mount Maya: discover one of Japan's best night views, with stunning panoramic cityscapes from Hyogo.
Venus Bridge
ビーナスブリッジVenus Bridge in Hyogo, Japan offers one of the best night views, a famous night skyline viewpoint.
Kobe Port Tower
神戸ポートタワーKobe Port Tower in Hyōgo, Japan, offers some of the best night views of Japan.
Hiroshima 広島
Hairo-san
灰ヶ峰Hairo-san offers one of Japan's best night views, a famous night skyline viewpoint in Hiroshima.
Tokushima 徳島
Mount Bizan
眉山Mount Bizan: Tokushima's peak for Best Night Views of Japan, including one of Japan's Three Great Night Views.
Kochi 高知
Godaisan Park
五台山公園Godaisan Park in Kochi offers stunning night views, celebrated as one of Japan's best night skyline viewpoints.
Fukuoka 福岡
Mount Sarakura
皿倉山Mount Sarakura, Fukuoka: one of Japan's best night views, a sparkling cityscape.
Fukuoka Tower
福岡タワーFukuoka Tower offers some of Japan's most spectacular night views in Fukuoka.
Saga 佐賀
Michi-no-eki Yoshinogari
道の駅 吉野ヶ里Saga, Japan: Michi-no-eki Yoshinogari offers one of Japan's best night views.
Nagasaki 長崎
Mount Inasa
稲佐山Mount Inasa offers spectacular night views of Nagasaki, renowned as one of Japan's best night skylines.
Kumamoto 熊本
Hanaokayama
花岡山Hanaokayama, Kumamoto: one of the Three Great Night Views of Japan.
Kagoshima 鹿児島
Shiroyama Park
城山公園Shiroyama Park offers breathtaking night views of Kagoshima. One of Japan's best night scenic spots.
Photo credits
- Mount Hakodate — Ganden — CC BY 3.0 · commons
- Mount Moiwa — こまっちゃん — CC BY 3.0 · commons
- Mount Tengu — Hotice Hsu — BY-SA · openverse
- Mount Sokuryo — 水だらけのプール — CC BY-SA 4.0 · commons
- Iwate Park — Noroi — CC BY-SA 4.0 · commons
- Akita Selion — bisht — CC BY-SA 4.0 · commons
- Mount Shinobu — Ka23 13 — CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
- Mount Taihei — cliffchen1973 from Kaohsiung, Taiwan — CC BY 2.0 · commons
- Kimisarazu Tower — Tomophoto — CC BY-SA 4.0 · commons
- Tokyo Tower — Vinaciv183 — CC0 · source
- Roppongi Hills — David Kernan — CC BY 4.0 · commons
- Shibuya Scramble Square (SHIBUYA SKY) — Dick Thomas Johnson from Tokyo, Japan — CC BY 2.0 · commons
- Sunshine 60 — masturb-8 — CC BY 3.0 · commons
- Yokohama Landmark Tower — Takashi Hososhima from Tokyo, Japan — CC BY-SA 2.0 · commons
- Yokohama Port Osanbashi International Passenger Terminal — そらみみ — CC BY-SA 3.0 · commons
- Fuefukigawa Fruit Park — funk bass — CC BY 3.0 · commons
- Arakurayama Sengen Park — Giuseppe Milo — CC BY 3.0 · commons
- Mount Maya — Yamadahidejiji — CC BY-SA 4.0 · commons
- Venus Bridge — Naokijp — CC BY-SA 4.0 · commons
- Kobe Port Tower — そらみみ — CC BY-SA 4.0 · commons
- Mount Sarakura — Muyo — CC BY-SA 4.0 · commons
- Fukuoka Tower — ノボホショコロトソ — CC BY 4.0 · commons
- Mount Inasa — Balon Greyjoy — CC0 · source
- Hanaokayama — Bokanmania — CC BY-SA 4.0 · commons
- Shiroyama Park — Editor0206 — CC0 · commons
- Hairo-san — r18 INO (PACHIMO) — CC BY 3.0 · source
- Mount Bizan — osamu tanaka — CC BY-SA 3.0 · commons
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