Shrines, museums, parks, and the spots in between, with the access details worked out.
A single-room sauna in Roppongi built around the idea of being an infant again, with a womb-shaped hot room and a sofa that holds and rocks the user.
TokyoThe 210,000-square-meter East Gardens occupy the former Edo Castle grounds on the Imperial Palace's eastern side, centered around the historic Otemon Gate.
TokyoAshikaga shrine to weaving deities linked to love and prosperity, with a reinforced concrete building of 1937 and four National Tangible Cultural Properties.
Ashikaga · TochigiTraditional Japanese garden spanning 175,000 square meters with a tea house, pagoda, and Edo-period structures surrounded by ancient trees.
Yokohama · KanagawaBehind Narita's great temple lies a hillside garden with ponds, waterfalls and poem-carved stones, free to walk and far quieter than the temple itself.
Narita · ChibaShrine founded as guardian deity of the Kamakura shogunate, hosting significant festivals including horseback archery and sumo wrestling traditions.
Kamakura · KanagawaKAWAII MONSTER LAND is a 60-minute immersive experience beneath Takeshita Street featuring themed zones, performances, and interactive installations.
TokyoEntertainment space in Yokohama Bay that treats unko (poop) as a colourful, shareable look, with interactive zones and goods under the unko kawaii brand.
Yokohama · KanagawaA footbridge 375 metres long hanging 100 metres above a dam lake in a gorge in Ibaraki, with a bungee jump from the middle of it.
Hitachiota · IbarakiAshikaga park with pink, purple and white wisteria, a wisteria tunnel, rose and tulip gardens, and night illuminations counted among Japan's three greatest.
Ashikaga · TochigiHands-on sumo sessions in Asakusa run by former wrestlers for foreign guests: technique demonstrations, a chance to try sumo in costume, and a chanko meal.
TokyoA hot spring town in a gorge on the Kinugawa river in Tochigi, once reserved for lords and monks returning from Nikko.
Nikko · TochigiA merchant quarter on the Ono River in Chiba that grew rich on river trade, and the first district in the Kanto region put under preservation.
Katori · ChibaHot spring resort nestled in volcanic mountains, featuring 13 public baths and traditional ryokan alongside outdoor rotenburo and foot-bath experiences.
Kusatsu · GunmaKawasaki's largest green space, with woodland and wetland, museums, a planetarium and indigo dyeing, plus cherry blossom, irises and autumn foliage in season.
Kawasaki · KanagawaA temple at the eastern edge of Kanto, founded around an image of Kannon that fishermen are said to have drawn from the sea one glowing night in 728.
Choshi · ChibaA hillside park in Chiba - despite the name, neither in Tokyo nor especially German - where flower fields, small rides and pick-your-own crops fill the slopes.
Sodegaura · ChibaOpened in 1983 as the first Disney park built outside the United States, Tokyo Disneyland spreads across seven themed lands on the bay east of Tokyo.
Urayasu · Chiba
