Haneda Airport 1 hr 32
Mount Takao (50 min) Foliage-covered, 599-meter-tall peak with a funicular railway, hiking trails & a Buddhist temple. Musashi Mitake Shrine (34 min) Historic red Shinto shrine at over 3,000 ft. elevation, accessed by a cable car. Kinchakuda (32 min) Tenranzan (23 min) Short mountain trail offering stunning views of the city of Hannō & Mount Fuji. Mt. Odake (48 min) Panoramic 4,154-foot summit with Mount Fuji & Tokyo views reached by trails & a cable car. Akigawa Valley (28 min) Picturesque river gorge with rental fishing equipment & BBQs, campgrounds & a suspension bridge. Aki River (27 min) Winding, scenic river fringed by mountains with fishing & swimming, plus nearby trails & temples. Metsä (31 min) Lakeside park celebrating the Scandinavian comic book characters with a play area, café & gift shop. Hossawa falls (hinohara waterfall) (38 min) A brief walk from a parking lot leads to this picturesque, 62-meter cascade in a natural setting. Shiofune Kannon-ji (14 min) Temple with a tall Buddha statue, set in gardens famed for their springtime azalea blooms. Showa Kinen Park (37 min) Sprawling national park with extensive trails, bike paths & a variety of gardens & woods. Mount Mitake (34 min) A hiking trail & funicular lead to the top of this peak with a rock garden & Shinto shrine. Tokyo Summerland (25 min) Sprawling aquatic amusement park featuring water slides, a lazy river & indoor swimming pools. Tove Jansson Akebono Children's Forest Park (25 min) Miyazawa Lake (33 min) Natural hot spring facilities & a path line this small, scenic lake with mountain views. |