HI everyone
I'm Amy from Cakes with Faces
Welcome back to my Japlanning series
Of tips & advice
To help you plan your trip to Japan
Today I'm talking about day trips from Tokyo
Day trips are a great way to see a different side of Japan
Especially if you're staying in Tokyo the whole time
You can see what it's like outside the city
I've often found they can be the highlight of your trip
So today I've got 8 ideas for day trips from Tokyo
Then at the end I'll tell you about a train pass you might find useful
I've tried to keep all the trips within an hour or two of Tokyo
So you're not spending your whole day on the train
If you've already been to Japan
Tell me in the comments which day trips you've been on
And whether you'd recommend them
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FIrst up we've got Mount Takao
Which is a mountain less than 1 hour from Tokyo by train
The train to get there's only 390 yen each way
Icouldn't believe how cheap it is
This is quite a popular day trip among people who live in Japan
But it's less well known by foreigners
I really enjoyed it
Probably more than Mount Fuji
It's one of my favourite day trips
Now to go up the mountain
There's a cable car or a chair lift
I went on the chair lift because it's more fun
Or you can hike
There's a choice of trails
Some are more difficult than others
You see different things along the way
I took the chair lift up
Then hiked back down
It's a fairly long walk
But it's more of a walk-y type hike
Than actual mountain climbing
I wouldn't have been able to do it if it was
There was a part where we were basically walking through a stream
On stepping stones
I was kind of scared when I saw that
Because I thought it was going to be really slippery
But that actually turned out to be the best part
We went on a suspension bridge
There was a waterfall
And a little temple that felt really hidden and mysterious
Most of the way, we were walking through the forest
So it was really peaceful
I've heard it's really beautiful in the autumn with all the fall colours
There's a video about it on my channel
In fact there are videos about a lot of the places I'm going to mention
So I'll put the links in the description for you
You can get to Mount Takao using your Suica card
That's your regular train pass
Or there's a discount package available from Keio Railways
That includes the train there and back
And a pass for the chairlift or the cable car
Next up is Mount Fuji
Of course, lots of people want to visit Mount Fuji when they go to Japan
They want to go & see Fuji-san
You can do it as a day trip
Or you can stay overnight
At a ryokan
That's a traditional Japanese hotel
Lots of them have onsen
Hot spring baths
When I went, I went on a coach trip
It was my first trip to Japan
And I was worried about getting lost
Ididn't know how much English was going to be at the station
So I didn't want to get stuck somewhere
And not be able to get back
As it turns out
There was nothing to really worry about
Because there's loads of English signs at the stations
But I didn't know that then
While I did enjoy it
I'm not really a fan of coach trips
You're on someone else's schedule
And you have to go round with a big group of people
All together
So if I went again
I'd definitely go independently on the train
But there are lots of organised trips
If that's what you want
The first thing to decide
Is whether you want to go up Mount Fuji
Or if you want to see a view of Mount Fuji
Because when you're on the mountain
You can't see it
Remember it is often cloudy
So it's quite difficult to get a good view
There's quite a lot of options
There isn't really one definitive trip
You can get good views from the Fuji Five Lakes Area
And Lake Kawaguchiko
There's also Hakone
Which has lots of onsen (hot springs)
There's a national park
And Lake Ashi
Where they have regular sightseeing boats
But they also have pirate ships
And swan boats
If you have a Japan Rail Pass
You can use that to get there
Otherwise there's various ticket packages
That can save you money
You can buy them from the station when you're there
All the details are on japan-guide.com
Which is a really useful site
Not just for Mount Fuji
But for all these day trips
If you scroll to the bottom of the page
It tells you about tickets & how much they cost
And which train lines you need to take to get to places
It's really good
Next is Nikko
Which is North of Tokyo