Day Trips from Tokyo

Mining for Oya in Utsunomiya – The Rock that Drove Frank Lloyd Wright Wild

As we embarked from Utsunomiya Station we were greeted in the street by four gyoza…

Saitama’s Rugby Town: Exploring in and Around Kumagaya City

Saitama, Tokyo’s quiet neighboring prefecture to the northwest, typically hides in the doldrums of Japan’s…

Ukai Toriyama: A Culinary and Cultural Escape That’s a Perfect Day Trip from Tokyo

Situated in a dense, verdant forest close to Mt Takao, Ukai Toriyama is sprawled across…

Sayama Green Tea School: Learn the Entire Process of Tea-making in Saitama

While picking tea leaves in the fields of the Sayama Green Tea School I glanced…

TW Guide to Top 6 Day Hikes from Tokyo

After spending time in Tokyo’s concrete jungle, you might be hankering for some greenery and…

Tokyo Day Trip: Relive Epic Moments from Japanese History at Odawara

Snug between the Hakone Mountains and Sagami Bay, the seaside town of Odawara is commonly…

5 Top Spots to View Japan’s Hydrangeas in June

The rainy season in Tokyo spans almost the entire month of June. For some people,…

Sip Tea in the Clouds at Mount Oyama’s Teahouse Sekison

On the eastern edge of the Tanzawa Range in Kanagawa Prefecture, Mount Oyama rises over…

Learn More About Saitama’s Rugby Town Before Rugby World Cup 2019 Arrives

Until recently, Kumagaya City was a hidden gem in Japan’s rural landscape, and a place…

More than Meets the Eye – A Visit to the Yokohama Poop Museum

Yokohama is Japan’s second largest city with a population of nearly 4 million people occupying…

Tokyo Day-Trip: Fall Under the Spell of Gods and Dragons at Enoshima Island

The island of Enoshima is only an hour from Tokyo on the Shonan Coast and…

Explore the Abandoned Samurai Necropolis in Remote Kamakura

The hills between the cities of Kamakura and Zushi have a dark secret. For hundreds…

Spend a Night in a Modern Japanese Castle at Katsuragi Kitanomaru

It was the first time we’d sat in an outdoor Japanese bath while it rained.…

Head to Mitake and Odake for the Best Hiking in Tokyo

Climbing Mount Odake is the most convenient day hike from Tokyo aside from Mount Takao.…

5 of Kamakura’s Most Overlooked Temples and Shrines

Located about 40 miles south of Tokyo, Kamakura used to be the de facto capital…