Kanto
More than Tokyo...
Kanto is the region with the highest population and comprises Tokyo, Kanagawa, Chiba, Saitama, Gunma, Tochigi, and Ibaraki prefectures.
Tokyo, being the capital of Japan, is naturally the most recognized city,
which unfortunately means that the other neighboring prefectures, except perhaps Kanagawa, are not as familiar to foreign tourists. However, due to the extensive public transportation systems, notably the railways, there are numerous places in this region that are easily accessible for day trips from Tokyo.
You can easily escape
the “big City”
atmosphere of Tokyo
and see some of the scenic landscapes and old towns that are just as much of Japan as the modern city is.. Even in Tokyo (which is a prefecture not a city) you can escape into the wildness but visiting the Oku-Tama area. Even the big cities of Yokohama and Saitama (Omiya) have a different atmosphere to Tokyo
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Notable Places
01 Chiba
Boso Peninsular, Choshi, Narita City
02 Kanagawa
Yokohama, Kamakura, Isehara
03 Saitama
Chichibu, Kawagoe
04 Gunma
Kusatsu, Ikaho, Minakami
05 Tochigi
Nikko, Nasu, Ashigaka
06 Ibaraki
Mito, Hitachi Seaside Park, Tsukuba, Kashima
06 Tokyo
Oku-Tama, Mt Takao, Jiyugaoka, Kichioji,
Interesting Rail Routes
01 Kominato Railway and Izumi Railway (Chiba Prefecture)
02 JR Tsurumi Line (Kawasaki / Yokohama Keihin industrial area)
03 Enoshima Electric Railway (Enoden)
05 Shonan Monorail
06 Hakone Tozan Railway (Odawara~Hakone Yumoto~Goro)
07 Choshi Electric Railway (Choshi, Chiba Prefecture)
Rural Lines: Watarase Keikoku Railway – A very scenic Line in Gunma
2024-06-12
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