Best Visiting around Tokyo and Surroundings Spot List

The Philatelic Museum in Tokyo is one of the rare museums in Japan, and visitors can discover the fun and charm of postal stamps from all over the world.

Located at the southeastern part of Miura Peninsula in Kanagawa Prefecture, this food-lover's destination brims with local foods such as fresh tuna and farm vegetables.

Lava caves created in 864 AD by a Mount Fuji eruption from its flank volcano, Nagao-san.

A unique hexagon-shaped art museum that houses some 2,000 ceramics, Japanese lacquerwares, and tea kettles.

A technology gallery where you can experience Japanese high technology by looking, touching and operating. A guided tour is available, as well.

A vast national park with beautiful flowers blooming throughout the year. You can also enjoy swimming pools in summer and illumination in winter.

Traditional Japanese bathhouses(SENTO).

One of the four metropolitan parks at Sayama hill. Enjoy walking in the thicket that stretches through the entire park.

Traditional Japanese bathhouses(SENTO).

Traditional Japanese bathhouses(SENTO).

It is a very popular sightseeing spot that you do not want to miss when you visit Tokyo. There are many ways to enjoy your visit because it offers observation decks, artwork, and the Tokyo Tourist Information Center.

Experience the Oku-Nikko loved by Sir Ernest Mason Satow

A historical shrine with a solemn atmosphere built in Gongen-zukuri (style of Shinto architecture in which the main hall and worship hall share one roof). It is designated as National Important Cultural Property. Late April is the best period to see the Azaleas on the premises.

It is the palace where the generations of Emperors and Empresses of Japan have lived starting in the Meiji era (1868-1912) to this day. You can visit the palace site as long as you obtain prior permission.

The Arahata Fuji Citizen's Forest is the first forest to have been designated as a citizen's forest. From the summit of Arahata Fuji, an artificial hill offers a grand view.

Fully equipped to accommodate international visitors. Offers cashless payment options, towel rentals, and discount coupons specifically for travelers from abroad.

One of Japan's Three Big Festivals

You can experience the world of Mitsuo Aida, a poet and calligrapher who emphasized the preciousness of life with his own phrases and unique styles of calligraphy.

Known as the shinto shrine related to Yoshida Shoin, a samurai clan member of the Choshu Domain who had enormous influence on the movement to topple the Edo Shogunate during the mid-19th century. Now deified, he has become popular as a god of academic success.

Traditional Japanese bathhouses(SENTO).