‘2578M, THE HIGHEST MOUNTAIN IN EAST OF TOKYO’Mt. SHIRANE is 2578m in TOCHIGI prefecture , the highest mountain east side of Japan. There is a rope way up to 2000m, top station area is a nice observation place . You can see the nice view of Mt.SHIRANE , FUTARA SHRINE, […]
‘AFTER CORONA DESTINATION’The census of DBJ( development bank of Japan) and JTBF( Japan travel bureau foundation)reported about the travel destination after COVID-19. They asked 6200 people from 12 countries, US, UK , France, Australia, China, Korea, Taiwan, Thai , Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia , Hong Kong.82% of them want to travel […]
FURIWAKE WATERFALL’is 7m tall 30m wide waterfall in GUNMA prefecture 2 hours from Tokyo. It’s one of the 100 popular waterfalls in Japan, is called as ‘ mini NIAGARA’ of Japan from its shape. But it’s not so popular like other waterfalls, the surrounding area is very quiet and beautiful.There […]
UNMANNED STATION’NEBUKAWA station is 1.5 hours from Tokyo station, it’s an unmanned station . It’s rare near Tokyo. It’s located in the hill faces to the SAGAMI bay , has nice ocean view . On New Year’s Day many people gather here to see the new year’s sunrise ! Also […]
BEST PICNIC PLACE IN TOKYO’I think the best picnic place in Tokyo is here , MEIJI SHRINE backyard. It’s next to HARAJUKU, the busy young fashion area, completely opposite atmosphere! You enjoy both !! The main hall area is always very busy by followers and tourists. But if you go […]
‘YAMANAKAKO LAKE’is located 980m highland of Mt.Fuji. It’s 5℃ cooler than Tokyo, nice place to stay in summer. There are camping sites , hotels , bed and breakfasts , rental cycling , amphibious bus , Onsen etc… You enjoy what you want to do!! If you want to escape from […]
‘FREE PHOTO SPOT MT.FUJI AND FLOWERS’ There is a flower park ‘HANANO MIYAKO PARK’ the east skirt of Mt.Fuji near YAMANAKA LAKE. This is a well preserved park with flowers , watermill, waterfall, restaurant , lava watching area and shops.The entrance fee is 500yen(5 dollars). BUT YOU DON’T NEED TO […]
‘ICE CAVE IN SUICIDE FOREST ( AOKIGAHARA)’ is located in the north skirt of Mt.Fuji , vast sea of trees area. It’s formed on the lava of the AD864 big eruption of Mt. Fuji . It’s a young forest and have a lot of lava caves . Some of them […]
‘MT.FUJI VIEW SPOT NOBODY KNOWS’I drove around Mt.Fuji area often , finally found the perfect place to see the whole view without buildings. This is the east side of Mt.Fuji on the ‘HIGASHI FUJIGOKO tall road’, near the exit of YAMANAKAKO IC. If you drive from FUJIYOSHIDA side , your […]
‘TATEISHI ( standing rock )’ Tateishi is located at Hayama in Kanagawa prefecture. The coast line which faces to Mt.Fuji is very beautiful.And there are consecutive beaches along this area . At the sunset time many groups enjoy Yoga performance along this area by watching the sunset. It’s only accessible […]
‘ZUSHI BEACH’is 55 minutes from Tokyo station, easy to access.This beach is good for swimming and wind surfing because ocean wind blows softly . This year the official beach is closed ( no life guard and temporary restaurant , bar and club )due to corona, but still there are many […]
‘KAJIMA NO MORI( Kajima forest)hotel’Me and my family stayed ‘KAJIMA NO MORI’hotel at Karuizawa in Nagano prefecture. It’s located in the forest and very quiet and calm. It’s a bit cooler than Karuizawa city area because it’s in the higher place .All we can see from the hotel is all […]
There are 2 tips you shouldn’t miss! 1: Buy SUICA card or PASMO card . These are prepaid e-money card for moving around and shopping. You can buy them at train station’s ticket vending machine easily . JR(Japan rail) publish SUICA card at JR stations, metro and private train companies […]
If you arrive Narita or Haneda airport , you are finally in Japan! Welcome to Japan! Now you have to do 3 things before coming to Tokyo city area. 1:Firstly you change 300 dollars (30000 yen )for Japanese yen. You can use credit card most of the places but you […]
There are many nice places where foreign tourists have never been! There are over 200 wineries in Japan , I don’t think you believe this though… And many of them have nice restaurants and cafes. It’s very popular for Japanese people but not for foreign tourists, because most of them […]
It’s 30℃ today very hot like summer! I go to ENOSHIMA beach 1 hour from my home . The water is warm already, I did the first swim this year! The sea water is warm until June to October. But the official swimming season is July and August, when the […]
This is the 88 pilgrimage in TAKAHATA-FUDO TEMPLE in west part of Tokyo. The real SHIKOKU 88 pilgrimage is about 1300km , takes 40-50 days to travel. But here you can walk whole statues within 1 hour! If you are interested in pilgrimage, check out here. The surrounding area is […]
Japan is one of the most beautiful countries with full of amazing nature and history. I introduce TIPS about Tokyo and Japan from the local points of view.
TOKYO travel TIPS is the site which offers local updated information of Tokyo and Japan. There are many traditional, modern culture , festivals and beautiful nature in Tokyo and Japan. We want to share with travel beginners and repeaters to Tokyo and Japan! Let’s enjoy as locals do!