The Kanto region is Japan’s most visited region and the main gateway for many travelers. Anchored by Tokyo, Kanto also includes nearby prefectures that offer historic towns, coastal scenery, mountains, and easy day trips. The region is well connected by rail, making it simple to move between cities.
This collection organizes travel guides across the Kanto Region by prefecture and city. You’ll find content covering Tokyo and surrounding areas such as Kanagawa Prefecture, Saitama Prefecture, Chiba Prefecture, Ibaraki Prefecture, Tochigi Prefecture, and Gunma Prefecture.
Each guide provides clear context on location, access, and how places fit together. This structure helps you plan efficient routes, choose the right base, and decide which parts of Kanto match your time and interests.
Open pond views, red maples, and Tokyo Dome in the background make Koishikawa Korakuen a rewarding autumn stop. Plan the walk, station approach, and time inside.
A Western-style mansion, roses, and an intimate Japanese garden combine in a compact Tokyo visit. See how to plan the grounds, separate mansion admission, and a Rikugien pairing.
Rikugien delivered the strongest autumn experience of three Tokyo gardens visited on the same November day. Plan a walk around its pond, pines, and changing foliage.
A same-day November comparison of three Tokyo gardens, with Rikugien the overall autumn choice, Koishikawa Korakuen for open pond views, and Kyu-Furukawa for architecture and roses.
A Quiet Garden Walk Beyond Hakone-Yumoto Station Tenseien Garden is a compact garden in Hakone-Yumoto with Hien Falls, Tamadare Falls and a small hillside shrine. You can visit the grounds…
Visiting Hakone Shrine Beside Lake Ashi Hakone Shrine is a Shinto shrine in Motohakone, known for Heiwa no Torii, the red gate beside Lake Ashi. Its free grounds extend from…
Exploring Hakone’s Wetland Landscape Hakone Botanical Garden of Wetlands is an outdoor botanical garden in Sengokuhara, Hakone, in western Kanagawa Prefecture, built around wetland plants and the environments that support…
A One-Hour Temple Stop in Sengokuhara Choanji Temple, also written Chōan-ji and known in Japanese as 長安寺, is a Sōtō Zen temple in Sengokuhara, northern Hakone in Kanagawa Prefecture. The…
A Short Walk Through Hakone’s Open Grassland The Sengokuhara Pampas Grass Fields—also known as the Sengokuhara Susuki Grass Fields—spread across the lower slope of Mount Daigatake in northern Hakone, western…
A Garden Stop That Works Best From the Upper Gate Hakone Gora Park is a terraced Western-style garden in central Hakone, western Kanagawa Prefecture. The fountain, rose beds, greenhouses, cafés,…
