Best Activities around Tokyo and Surroundings Spot List

Natural gensen kakenagashi style (continuous flow from source) hot spring

It is a locally well-established public bathhouse with the motto of “an oasis in the town.” Its cleanliness with the friendly atmosphere is attractive.

It is one of the most popular drinking spots in Tokyo. A variety of people, from first timers to regulars, visit this place.

A stylish sento (public bathhouse) with various baths including a Jacuzzi that you can visit empty-handed.

Ume-no-yu, built in 1927, is a traditional Japanese sento (public bathhouse) that has been featured on television both in Japan and overseas.

Jakotsuyu is a sento (public bathhouse) that dates from the Edo Period. Its convenient location in Asakusa make it an excellent stop after a day of sightseeing. Enjoy the natural hot spring and open-air baths.

Public bathhouse often used as filming location for television dramas, with beautiful circular murals.

Witness Japanese paper dyeing, a traditional craft that is designated a cultural heritage of Bunkyo Ward, here at Ochanomizu Origami Kaikan, or Japanese paper folding center.

Some of the most popular ramen noodle restaurants in Tokyo are gathered there. It is a ramen battleground accessible directly from the station.

Known for its low-temperature bubble bath, Kotobuki-yu (Happy Bath) is a retro-style public bathhouse with a tank of colored carp.

The concept is ”festival.” There's lots to enjoy after bathing too

A natural hot spring at the foot of Mt. Takao

A rickshaw service with flexible routes

This is a bathhouse with the theme of Shichifukujin (the Seven Deities of Good Fortune). You can enjoy Jacuzzis, earthen tubs and herbal baths.

The Hakone Ropeway operates for about 4km from Tougendai station, facing Lake Ashi via Ubako and Owakudani stations, to Sounzan station. Opened in 1959, currently over 2 million people ride it each year. On the route going through Hakone mountains, you can view the nature which changes by seasons, such as cherry blossoms, azaleas, hydrangeas, and red and yellow leaves, as well as allowing you to view Mount Fuji in the distance on a sunny day. From Sounzan Station, the terminal station, you can change trains to Hakone Tozan cable cars and go to Gora Onsen (hot springs) and further down to the Hakone Open-Air Museum by Hakone Tozan Railway.

A long established public bathhouse, built in 1863, in Tokyo's Ginza district. The pictures of Japanese koi (carp), seasonal flowers and birds on the tiles are a must-see.

Toyota, one of Japan’s most famous car manufacturers has its own showroom in Palette Town. The theme park where you can “See, Ride, and Feel Cars” offers an exciting experience for both young and old. From safety to environmental topics, learn everything there is to know about Toyota’s cars here – all of that without an entry fee. There are things to do in Odaiba for literally everyone.

A bathhouse with a simple and stylish atmosphere. The baths utilize soft water, which has the beneficial effects of heat retention and moisturization. There are also sauna facilities.

The well-trimmed lawns and glass sides of the large Japanese building that is home to the beautiful TAKAO 599 MUSEUM can be found by continuing from Takaosanguchi Station to the Kiyotaki cable car station, crossing the intersection, and going along the road that heads to the shrine. The museum presents the incredible ecosystem of Mt. Takao from a fresh perspective, and is a renovation of the former Takao Natural Science Museum. It opened its doors as a place that preserved the elements of a museum, and added the comfortable atmosphere of a park. There is no charge for admission.

There are two baths, Tsuki-no-yu and Hi-no-yu (alternating for men and ladies). Enjoy a typical Japanese sento (public bathhouse) complete with mural of Mt. Fuji.