Day Trips from Tokyo

[vienne]

Hello!

Sorry for creating another thread.. Wanted to list out the places that one can visit on a day/short trip from tokyo.

Just wondering anyone has any experiences traveling out of Tokyo, probably for a day or 2 days trip?

Anyone has been to Chichibu or something?

Need suggestions, since i will be here until Jan 3rd...

Thank you!!

 

[samtcy]

Use JR Kanto Area Pass (8000yen, 3days) to go to:
-Karuizawa (by Shinkansen)
-Izu (non-Shinkansen)
-Lake Kawaguchi (non-Shinkansen)

Use Hakone Free Pass to go to:
-Hakone (5000yen, 2days)

Also, you might want to consider:
-Yokohama
-Kamakura
-Kawagoe
-Kawasaki

 

[vienne]

Use JR Kanto Area Pass (8000yen, 3days) to go to:
-Karuizawa (by Shinkansen)
-Izu (non-Shinkansen)
-Lake Kawaguchi (non-Shinkansen)

Use Hakone Free Pass to go to:
-Hakone (5000yen, 2days)

Also, you might want to consider:
-Yokohama
-Kamakura
-Kawagoe
-Kawasaki

Thanks sam!

Yup, i went kawagoe yesterday for their matsuri.. Very very crowded. .

The JR Kanto pass can be purchased within japan or it must be purchased outside?

 

[samtcy]

Thanks sam!

Yup, i went kawagoe yesterday for their matsuri.. Very very crowded. .

The JR Kanto pass can be purchased within japan or it must be purchased outside?

Go to their official website for more info.

Yes, I think u can buy it directly from within Japan.

 

[snap99]

Go Okutama walk around the river, climb the mountain. - 1 day
Go Tanzawa climb mountain - 1 day
Nikko - 1 day or 2 (if you want to stay overnite)
Go Matsumoto roam around see the castle, next day go kamikochi have a nice walk then at night back to tokyo (2-day)

 

[VD]

If you can afford a day or 2, I suggest Yokohama, Kamkura, Enoshima and/or Gifu.
Likewise, Lake Kawaguchi + Gotemba or visit the 5 lakes around Mt Fuji.

 

[hgkiaboon]

Thanks sam!

Yup, i went kawagoe yesterday for their matsuri.. Very very crowded. .

The JR Kanto pass can be purchased within japan or it must be purchased outside?

any major train station ie shinjuku ikebukuro shibuya shinagawa ueno tokyo

look for the midori no madoguchi (green man reclining on seat)

 

[Sausage]

i wana take a bus from JR okutama to Lake okutama. Does anyone know where is the bus route? How do I know where to stop?

 

[mmhmsg]

i wana take a bus from JR okutama to Lake okutama. Does anyone know where is the bus route? How do I know where to stop?

At okutama station, take bus 14, 10 or 12. If alight at 出野. 450 yen

 

[Sausage]

for the bus ride, is it pay cash? Cannot use suica? is it you enter and take ticket, then at the end when you get off then pay?

 

[samtcy]

Thanks sam!

Yup, i went kawagoe yesterday for their matsuri.. Very very crowded. .

The JR Kanto pass can be purchased within japan or it must be purchased outside?

JR Kanto Pass can be purchased in Japan, within Kanto region.

 

[mmhmsg]

for the bus ride, is it pay cash? Cannot use suica? is it you enter and take ticket, then at the end when you get off then pay?

For Tokyo and Kyoto city bus is flat rate.
For this it should be outskirt bus by other provider. You may have to get the ticket and pay the amount display at the front panel base on distance/stops. I have travel to Osaka outskirt once, the bus don't have IC card reader maybe due to different operator, accept only cash or bus pass, so be prepare to pay cash/coins.

One thing to note is, if you do not have exact coins, there is 1000 yen note changer machine at the front next to bus driver. Do change way ahead before you alight instead of changing and paying during alighting. They run on schedule de, so is polite to change before hand.

 

[Sausage]

so where is the bus stop at okutama station? is it all next to the train station? got english ornot?

 

[mmhmsg]

Yup, all bus take from same station, just beside JR Okutama Ome line station. You going there fishing?

 

[Sausage]

going to take potos of forest
anything scenic to see there ornot