Travel beyond central Tokyo to Kanagawa, Saitama, Chiba, Tochigi, Gunma and Ibaraki. This region offers both easy day trips and destinations that need a more deliberate transfer plan.
Travel planning
Compare departure stations and rail operators rather than assuming every trip starts at Tokyo Station. Check the final bus connection for rural sights.
North Kanto consists of Tochigi, Gunma and Ibaraki. All three are close enough to Tokyo to be accessible, but they are not one kind of destination. Tochigi…
Some places around Tokyo work perfectly as quick day trips. Others become much more rewarding when you stop thinking about getting back to Tokyo as quickly as…
Tokyo can easily fill an entire trip, but staying in the capital does not mean spending every day in central Tokyo. Within about an hour of the city, the…
Traveling beyond central Tokyo opens up a diverse selection of nearby coastal towns, mountain hiking trails, hot spring gateways, and historical districts…
Traveling from Tokyo to the Kita-Kanto (Northern Kanto) region—comprising Ibaraki, Tochigi, and Gunma prefectures—offers a straightforward escape into rich…
domestic-transfer · kita-kanto · train-station · shinkansen · bus
Narita is Tokyo's more distant airport, sitting well outside the city in neighbouring Chiba Prefecture. That distance sounds intimidating, but the connection…
narita-airport · tokyo · airport-access · first-time-visitors · train · bus · international-arrival
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