Things to Do in Kanto, Japan

Nippara Limestone Cave

A Limestone Cave Inside Tokyo, Two and a Half Hours from Shinjuku

A lit limestone cave at the far end of the Nippara valley in Okutama, a Tokyo natural monument th...

Tobu World Square

The world's landmarks at 1/25 scale near Kinugawa Onsen

An outdoor miniature park with 102 buildings from 22 countries built at 1/25 scale, including 48 ...

Tokyo Dome City

No Gate Fee, a Coaster Through a Building and an All-Night Spa

The leisure district around Tokyo Dome, with about 20 pay-per-ride attractions including the Thun...

Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum

Japan's First Public Art Museum, Where Each Show Has Its Own Ticket

Opened in 1926 as Japan's first public art museum. There is no permanent collection display: the ...

Tokyo Metropolitan Teien Art Museum

Prince Asaka's 1933 Art Deco Mansion and Its Lawns, Seven Minutes from Meguro

The 1933 home of Prince Asaka, with main rooms by the French Art Deco designers Henri Rapin and R...

Tsukiji Hongan-ji

An Indian-Style Temple with a Pipe Organ and an 18-Dish Breakfast

A Jodo Shinshu temple whose 1934 main hall, designed by Ito Chuta, looks like ancient Indian Budd...

Inubosaki Lighthouse

A white brick lighthouse overlooking the Pacific at the eastern tip of Choshi, reached on the Cho...

Katori Shrine

A wooded shrine in Katori dedicated to Futsunushi, with a long approach and dark wooden sanctuary...

Kodokan Mito Domain School

A former Mito domain school with surviving historic buildings and plum trees near Mito Station.

Michi-no-Eki Hitachi-Omiya Kawa Plaza

Western vegetables and river views on the Kuji

A riverside station on Route 118 that opened in 2016 beside the Kuji River. The farm shop draws o...

Michi-no-Eki Kasama

Kasama chestnuts and pottery town gateway

Opened in 2021 on Route 355, about 2 km from Tomobe IC, as the gateway to Kasama. Chestnuts are t...

Michi-no-Eki Ogawamachi

Handmade washi and organic farm food in Ogawa

A Route 254 roadside station built around the Saitama Traditional Crafts Hall, reopened in May 20...

Michi-no-Eki Tomiura Biwa Club

Loquat soft serve in the heart of Boso loquat country

Chiba’s first roadside station, on Route 127 near Tomiura IC, built around the Boso loquat. Order...

Mitsumine Shrine

A Wolf-Guarded Shrine at 1,100 Meters, 80 Minutes by Bus Beyond Chichibu

A mountain shrine at about 1,100 meters in the far west of Chichibu, where wolves stand in for th...

Yokohama Hakkeijima Sea Paradise

Four aquariums and a coaster that runs out over the sea

A man-made island in southern Yokohama with four aquariums and a seaside ride area. Walking onto ...