Best around Tokyo and Surroundings Spot List

Traditional Japanese bathhouses(SENTO).

It is an area where restaurants that make you feel the traditional Japanese atmosphere are dotted in the alleys, and it is delightful to walk in the area at night.

The temple is the oldest one in Kamakura, founded by a high priest called Gyoki. Its principal image of worship is the three figures of eleven-faced Kan'non, and the temple ground is covered with various flowers throughout the seasons.

Located in the prestigious shopping district of Ginza, Mitsukoshi Ginza is a renowned department store popular with LIVE JAPAN readers. As one of Tokyo's premier luxury shopping destinations, it offers a wide range of products, from fashion to daily essentials and groceries. You'll find a dedicated tax-free counter and support services tailored to international visitors. Ginza is a well-known landmark that attracts many foreign tourists, and a visit to Mitsukoshi Ginza is definitely worth your while.

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

Yushima-tenjin enshrines Amenotajikarao-no-mikoto, the god of better fortune and sports, and Michizane Sugawara, the god of learning and study. A number of famed scholars and writers visit this shrine.

The Higashi-yamato Municipal Folk Museum has ”the Sayama Hills and life” as its theme. The museum has a planetarium equipped with a Megastar projector, which casts images of stars.

Traditional Japanese bathhouses(SENTO).

A museum that displays precious references to sumo wrestling — a form of traditional culture dating to the era of Japanese myths.

Puffy yet crispy. A popular store for Agemanju (deep-fried manju, or bun stuffed with azuki bean paste), which is an Asakusa specialty, always with a line of people.

A hotel located on a high hill with views of the night skyline and of Mt. Fuji

This is a shrine founded on the vast premises surrounded by the mountains of Nikko. It is familiar to people as the god of luck and marital matchmaking.

Large, 400-hectare marshland popular for its hiking trails through many scenic spots.

Takeya is a long-established general discount department store with more than 200,000 items available. You can find inexpensive goods of high quality.

Hakone Sekisho is an impressive reproduction of an Edo Period sekisho on the banks of Lake Ashi. It is as if you've slipped back in time to the Edo Period.

One of Japan's Three Big Festivals

Selected as one of Japan's top 100 cherry blossom spots. You can enjoy viewing flowers and plants of the season and watching wild birds in the spacious park.

Your headquarters for outdoor adventure: Fully stocked with gear, apparel, and fishing tackle.

The Meguro Parasitological Museum exhibits 300 specimens of tapeworms and related material from inside and outside Japan. This is a research facility and museum devoted to parasites.

A hot spring hotel where you can enjoy a leisurely stay