Weekend getaways from Tokyo
7 places within about 3 hours of Tokyo, closest first. Locals go to get out of town, and visitors can add one to a city trip. Every trip here is by train.
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7 getaways, closest first
- 1 hrby train Kamakura A seaside town of Zen temples, the Great Buddha and a surf beach.
- 1 hr 10 minby train Karuizawa A cool forest resort town with outlet shopping, a stone church and onsen.
- 1 hr 25 minby train Hakone Hot spring inns, a lake with views of Mount Fuji and an open-air sculpture museum.
- 2 hrby train Nikko Gilded shrines in cedar forests, waterfalls and a mountain lake.
- 2 hrby train Kawaguchiko The best Mount Fuji views, from a lake town with onsen and a pagoda.
- 2 hrby train Izu Peninsula Onsen towns, white-sand beaches and a rugged volcanic coastline south of Fuji.
- 2 hr 15 minby train Kyoto Over a thousand temples, raked-stone gardens and the geisha district of Gion.
Nothing matches both filters. Try a longer trip or a different kind of weekend.