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Category: Around Tokyo

By Marc Popelier Posted on December 3, 2020December 8, 2020

Day trip from Tokyo to Hakone

Hakone, located in the midst of the National park that bears its name, is one of the most popular holiday destinations in Japan and is situated about 90 minutes South West … Continue reading Day trip from Tokyo to Hakone

Categories: Around TokyoTags: Fuji, Hakone, Hakone-Yumoto, Odakyu line, Owakundani
By Marc Popelier Posted on January 2, 2020December 7, 2020

Day trip from Tokyo to Mt. Takao

A nice easy day trip out of Tokyo leads to the 599 meter high Mt. Takao (高尾山). For over a thousand years Mt. Takao has been regarded as a sacred … Continue reading Day trip from Tokyo to Mt. Takao

Categories: Around TokyoTags: Fuji, Japan, Keio line, Takao, Tokyo
By Marc Popelier Posted on May 5, 2015June 27, 2015

Day trip from Tokyo to Shōsenkyō

Mitake Shōsenkyō (御嶽昇仙峡) is a beautiful and spectacular 5 km long gorge in the Chichibu Tamai Kai National Park. Shōsenkyō is considered by many Japanese travel magazines as one of the … Continue reading Day trip from Tokyo to Shōsenkyō

Categories: Around TokyoTags: 甲府市, day trip, Kōfu, Shōsenkyō, Yamanashi, 昇仙峡
By Marc Popelier Posted on April 29, 2015June 22, 2015

Jogashima island and Misaki port

Jogashima (城ヶ島) is a beautiful small island made of volcanic rock on the southern coast of the Miura peninsula one hour South East of Yokohama. The tiny island lies opposite … Continue reading Jogashima island and Misaki port

Categories: Around TokyoTags: Jogashima, Kanagawa, Misaki, Miura, Sea Cormorant, 城ヶ島
Yokohama Landmark Tower and Red Brick Warehouses
By Marc Popelier Posted on April 7, 2015January 21, 2018

Yokohama, a One Day Walking Tour

Yokohama ( 横浜 ) is the second largest agglomeration in Japan, just south of Tokyo. The city is host of one of the largest and most lively China towns in the world as well as … Continue reading Yokohama, a One Day Walking Tour

Categories: Around TokyoTags: Chukagai, day trip, Kannai, Yamate, Yokohama, 横浜, 中華街
By Marc Popelier Posted on March 29, 2015April 7, 2015

Sakura in Yokohama and Kamakura

Over the last week the weather changed from relatively cold to warm in the Kanto region. Just in time to bring the cherry flower trees into blossom for the weekend. … Continue reading Sakura in Yokohama and Kamakura

Categories: Around TokyoTags: Kamakura, Sakura, Yokohama
By Marc Popelier Posted on March 21, 2015November 15, 2020

Kawagoe : back to the Edo period

Kawagoe (川越),  also named Ko-Edo, is a nice town only 30 minutes away from Tokyo. If you want to experience how Tokyo may have looked like at the end of the Edo period … Continue reading Kawagoe : back to the Edo period

Categories: Around TokyoTags: day trip, Edo, Kawagoe

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