Shrines, museums, parks, and the spots in between, with the access details worked out.
Tendai temple in the Nagao Hills of Kawasaki, known as the hydrangea temple for the 1,000 shrubs that fill its grounds each June, with a June festival.
Kawasaki · KanagawaA small, free museum near Kawasaki Station on the history of Kawasaki Shuku, the Edo-period post town on the old Tokaido highway between Edo and Kyoto.
Kawasaki · KanagawaRemains of a castle first built in 1457 in Kawagoe, where the preserved Honmaru Goten residence holds exhibits on feudal-era architecture and history.
Kawagoe · SaitamaCastle ruins in Mito, seat of the Tokugawa clan's Mito branch in the Edo period, with moats, gates and the adjacent Kodokan school still standing.
Mito · IbarakiShingon head temple in Narita, Chiba, centred on a Fudo Myoo image attributed to Kukai and a goma fire ritual unbroken for 1,080 years.
Narita · ChibaShin Buddhist temple in central Tokyo by Ito Chuta, blending Indian-inspired architecture with Silk Road motifs and carvings of animals.
TokyoBronze statue of Amitabha Buddha in Ushiku, 120 meters tall, built to honour Shinran, founder of the True Pure Land School, with Buddhism exhibits inside.
Ushiku · IbarakiShop and viewpoint in Owakudani, Hakone, selling kuro-tamago: eggs boiled black in the valley's sulphurous hot springs, said to extend life by seven years.
Hakone · KanagawaPirate ship-styled boats crossing Lake Ashi in Hakone, Kanagawa, calling at Togendai, Moto-Hakone and Hakone-machi, with views of Mount Fuji.
Hakone · KanagawaJapan's first open-air museum, opened in Hakone, Kanagawa, in 1969, with around 120 sculptures across 70,000 square metres and a Picasso Pavilion.
Hakone · KanagawaAquarium in Motohakone on the shore of Lake Ashi, Hakone, Kanagawa. At 723 metres it is Japan's highest-altitude aquarium, with a Seal Plaza and penguins.
Hakone · KanagawaJapan's first museum dedicated to Venetian glass, the Hakone Venetian Glass Museum, Sengokuhara, Kanagawa, holds works spanning the 15th to 19th centuries.
Hakone · KanagawaTokyo museum about poop, with interactive exhibits on its history, science and culture, an Unko Slide, themed merchandise and a poop-shaped food cafe.
TokyoA 250-hectare farm in the Boso Peninsula offering hands-on animal interactions, seasonal flower viewing, fruit picking, and an amusement park.
Futtsu · ChibaBAM Kamakura, Japan's first museum dedicated to British antiques, showcases Victorian and Edwardian pieces designed by architect Kengo Kuma.
Kamakura · KanagawaToys' Kingdom Karuizawa combines outdoor adventure playgrounds with indoor facilities featuring themed rooms dedicated to popular toy brands.
Tsumagoi · GunmaKeisei Rose Garden features more than 1,600 rose varieties across over 10,000 plants, including a restaurant, bakery, and garden center.
Yachiyo · ChibaA Sylvanian Families-themed restaurant in Saitama hosts celebrations with character appearances and special entertainment throughout the day.
Koshigaya · Saitama
