Day Trips

The Railway Museum in Saitama: ticket prices, how to book the train simulators, autumn 2026 exhibitions, opening hours and how to get there from Tokyo via Omiya.

Shuzenji Onsen on the Izu Peninsula: the legend of Tokko-no-Yu, the Hakoyu public bath (¥700), the bamboo forest path, autumn leaves and how to get there from Tokyo.

Yugawara, a hot spring town named in the Manyoshu, about 75 minutes from Tokyo: the Yugawara Soyu day-use onsen (prices, rules, tattoos), mandarin picking and how to get there.

A hot spring day trip to Atami, about 50 minutes from Tokyo by Shinkansen: the free station footbath, Kinomiya Shrine, Atami Baien autumn leaves, fireworks and how to get there.

When to see red kochia and blue nemophila at Hitachi Seaside Park, ticket prices, opening hours and how to get there from Tokyo by limited express and bus.

A day trip to Karuizawa from Tokyo: about 70 minutes by Shinkansen, with a one-day bus route to Shiraito Falls, Old Karuizawa Ginza, Kumobaike Pond and Harunire Terrace.

A day trip to Chichibu and Nagatoro from Ikebukuro: the Laview limited express, the SEIBU 1Day Pass, Chichibu Shrine, the Iwadatami rocks and the December Night Festival.

The CUPNOODLES Museum in Yokohama: ¥500 admission, designing your own Cup Noodles, attraction prices, opening hours, closed days and how to get there.

Naritasan Shinshoji, a famous temple 8 minutes by train from Narita Airport: its history, the daily goma fire ritual, access and layover tips.

Plan an Enoshima day trip from Tokyo: the Odakyu Line or Enoden, Enoshima Shrine, the Sea Candle, Iwaya Caves, shirasu and combining it with Kamakura.