Kanto is the plain around Tokyo: the capital itself, the bay, and the mountains and coast within a day’s reach. Most Japan trips start here, which makes the region’s short trips, from Kamakura and Nikko to Kawagoe and the Izu coast, the practical base for the rest of an itinerary.
This page lists every Kanto guide published on this site, so you can see the whole region in one place instead of walking through paginated archives.
All Kanto travel guides
Asakusa and Senso-ji Travel Guide: Temple Gates, Nakamise and the Sumida River — Asakusa and Senso-ji guide: temple hours and etiquette, Nakamise snacks, the best quiet hours, Sanja Matsuri and Sumida River, plus Skytree access.
Ashikaga Flower Park Guide: The Wisteria Tunnels and When to Go — Ashikaga Flower Park: the 160-year-old great wisteria, the white tunnel, dynamic pricing and hours, plus Ashikaga School and Banna-ji in the same town.
Chichibu Travel Guide: A Mountain Town and a Night Festival — Chichibu in Saitama: the shrine, the December night festival, and a mountain day trip out of Tokyo on the Seibu line.
Enoshima Travel Guide: Island Shrines and a Coastal Day Trip from Tokyo — Enoshima: the climb through the shrine island, the Sea Candle, the Iwaya caves, and a coastal day trip from Tokyo.
Hakone Travel Guide: Onsen, Ropeways, and Mount Fuji Views — Hakone: onsen towns, the loop of ropeway, cable car and pirate ship, and the places where Mount Fuji shows itself.
Hitachi Seaside Park Travel Guide: Nemophila, Kochia, and the Pacific — Hitachi Seaside Park: the nemophila hill in spring, the kochia in autumn, and the train and bus to the park gates.
Kamakura Travel Guide: Great Buddha, Temples, and a Tokyo Day Trip — Kamakura from Tokyo: the Great Buddha, Engaku-ji and Hase-dera, and the coastal walk between the stations.
Kawagoe Travel Guide: Warehouse Streets Near Tokyo — Kawagoe: the kurazukuri warehouse streets, the sweets alley, and a 30-minute train ride out of central Tokyo.
Kusatsu Onsen Travel Guide: Yubatake Hot Springs in Gunma — Kusatsu Onsen in Gunma: the Yubatake hot-water field, the bathing rules that govern the town, and access from Tokyo.
Minakami Onsen Guide: Hot Springs, Rafting, and the Joetsu Line — Minakami in Gunma: Takaragawa’s huge open-air baths, the Tanigawa ropeway, the 462 steps at Doai station, Tone river rafting and access from Tokyo.
Mount Takao Travel Guide: A Temple Hike on the Edge of Tokyo — Mount Takao: the hillside trails, Yakuo-in temple, the cable car, and a day hike on the western edge of Tokyo.
Nasu Highland Travel Guide: Onsen, Farms and the Emperor’s Summer Retreat — Nasu Highland guide: Shika-no-Yu onsen, Sessho-seki, the Chausu ropeway, imperial forest, farms and animals, buses from Tokyo and where to stay.
Nikko Travel Guide: Toshogu Shrine, Waterfalls, and a Tokyo Day Trip — Nikko: Toshogu’s carved shrines, the lake and waterfalls beyond, and the train routes out of Tokyo with the timing that matters.
Oarai Coast Travel Guide: Seafood, the Aquarium and Ibaraki’s Pacific Edge — Oarai Coast guide: the sea torii at sunrise, Aquaworld’s sharks, winter anko nabe, Nakaminato market, the 2026 buses and where to stay on Ibaraki’s Pacific edge.
Odawara Castle Travel Guide: A Rebuilt Keep on the Hakone Road — Odawara Castle on the Hakone road: the Hojo stronghold, its 1960 concrete keep, and the walk from the station.
Oze Travel Guide: Boardwalks and Wetlands in Gunma — Oze National Park: the boardwalks across Japan’s largest mountain marsh, the two trailheads, the 2026 bus dates, and the flowers by season.
Sawara Travel Guide: A Merchant Town on the Water in Chiba — Sawara in Chiba: the Onogawa canal warehouses, the float festival in July and October, the float museum, and a canal boat in a merchant town.
Shibuya Travel Guide: SHIBUYA SKY, Scramble Crossing & Things to Do in Tokyo — Shibuya: the scramble crossing, SHIBUYA SKY, Hachiko, and the narrow alleys behind Center-gai that most visitors miss.
Tokyo Skytree Travel Guide: Tembo Deck, Tickets, and How to Get There — Tokyo Skytree: the Tembo Deck and Tembo Galleria, the trains to Oshiage, and how timed tickets and queues actually work.
Tokyo Travel Guide: Neighborhoods, Transport and a First-Timer’s Plan — Tokyo travel guide: where to stay, how the trains work, a three-day plan, the best neighborhoods, food, seasons and easy day trips.
Tsukiji Outer Market Guide: What to Eat and When to Go — Tsukiji Outer Market in Tokyo: what is left after the fish market moved to Toyosu, when to go, what to eat, the etiquette, and how to get there.
Yokohama Travel Guide: Harbour, Chinatown, and a Day Trip from Tokyo — Yokohama in a day: Minato Mirai, Chinatown, the Yamate foreign houses, Sankeien, harbour views, and how to move between them.
Other regions
- Hokkaido travel guides
- Tohoku travel guides
- Chubu travel guides
- Kansai travel guides
- Chugoku travel guides
- Shikoku travel guides
- Kyushu travel guides
- Okinawa travel guides
Themed collections
- Japanese gardens — which garden suits which trip, grouped by garden type.
- Japan’s old towns — samurai streets, post towns and canal quarters.
Opening hours, fares and seasonal access change. Each guide lists the official sources used for that destination, with the date they were checked.
Photographs are credited inside each guide.
