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The endless city — every neighborhood is its own trip, from old-town alleys to neon districts.
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Tokyo & around · day trips
From Tokyo to this view, without changing trains.
Direct trains and buses from Shinjuku and Tokyo Station to Mt. Fuji, Hakone, Kamakura, Nikko and more — every ride time checked against the operators' own timetables (last checked 2026-09-30).
Find your day tripMt. Fuji over Lake Kawaguchi in cherry-blossom season Photo: Midori・CC BY 3.0
Tokyo, plus easy escapes.
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Kanagawa · 55 min from Tokyo Sta.
Kamakura & Enoshima
Temples in the hills, a giant Buddha, and a seaside island at the end of a little coastal train.
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Kanagawa · 1 h 24 min from Shinjuku
Hakone
Hot springs, a volcanic valley, and a lake with Mt. Fuji views — the classic onsen escape from Tokyo.
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Tochigi · 1 h 57 min from Shinjuku
Nikko
Lavish shrines deep in a cedar forest, with waterfalls and a mountain lake above them.
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Yamanashi · 1 h 35 min from Shinjuku
Mt. Fuji & Kawaguchiko
The postcard view of Mt. Fuji across the water, reachable from Tokyo without changing trains.
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Kanagawa · 26 min from Tokyo Sta.
Yokohama
A harbor city of Chinatown dumplings, waterfront walks, and night views, minutes from Tokyo.
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Saitama · 45 min from Shinjuku
Kawagoe
Old merchant storehouses and a bell tower — a slice of Edo-era streets close to Tokyo.
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Gunma · 3 h 53 min from Shinjuku
Kusatsu Onsen
One of Japan's most famous hot-spring towns, built around a steaming field of spring water.
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Then and now
The places Hokusai and Hiroshige painted are still one ride away.
These woodblock prints from the 1830s show the same lakes, shores and towns you can reach today on a single direct train or bus from Tokyo.
Mt. Fuji
from Shinjuku 1 h 35 min
Katsushika Hokusai, “Reflection in Lake at Misaka (Kawaguchi), Thirty-six Views of Mt. Fuji”（The Met・CC0）
Kamakura
from Tokyo Sta. 55 min
Katsushika Hokusai, “Shichirigahama in Sagami Province, Thirty-six Views of Mt. Fuji”（The Met・CC0）
Hakone
from Shinjuku 1 h 24 min
Utagawa Hiroshige, “Hakone: the Lake, Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido”（The Met・CC0）
Yokohama
from Tokyo Sta. 26 min
Utagawa Hiroshige, “Kanagawa, Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido”（The Met・CC0）
Direct rides
How far can you get from Tokyo without changing trains?
Within 2 h40 of 58 places, no change of trains
Tap a dot to see the place and its ride time.
Reachable in that timeNeeds a longer rideShinjuku / Tokyo Station
Under 1 hour(12)
1 to 2 hours(28)
- Zushi1 h 1 min
- Enoshima1 h 5 min
- Tsukuba1 h 5 min
- Narita1 h 12 min
- Mito1 h 12 min
- Yugawara1 h 13 min
- Yokosuka1 h 16 min
- Atami1 h 17 min
- Katsuta1 h 17 min
- Onjuku1 h 20 min
- Sawara1 h 23 min
- Hakone-Yumoto1 h 24 min
- Kofu1 h 25 min
- Katsuura1 h 26 min
- Isawa Onsen1 h 28 min
- Sano Premium Outlets1 h 28 min
- Fuji-Q Highland1 h 30 min
- Hitachi1 h 33 min
- Lake Kawaguchi1 h 35 min
- Ito1 h 36 min
- Utsunomiya1 h 39 min
- Gotemba Premium Outlets1 h 40 min
- Takasaki1 h 44 min
- Choshi1 h 49 min
- Tateyama1 h 50 min
- Kamogawa1 h 51 min
- Nikko1 h 57 min
- Kashima Jingu2 h
2 to 3 hours(12)
- Chino2 h 2 min
- Kinugawa Onsen2 h 5 min
- Shuzenji2 h 6 min
- Kamisuwa2 h 7 min
- Iwaki-Yumoto2 h 8 min
- Lake Yamanaka2 h 14 min
- Hakone Sengokuhara2 h 17 min
- Hakone Lake Ashi2 h 25 min
- Ikaho Onsen2 h 28 min
- Izukyu-Shimoda2 h 29 min
- Matsumoto2 h 29 min
- Hakone-en2 h 40 min
3 to 5 hours(6)
- Karuizawa3 h 3 min
- Shizuoka3 h 9 min
- Hakuba3 h 40 min
- Nagano3 h 43 min
- Kusatsu Onsen3 h 53 min
- Kamikochi4 h 47 min
Fastest weekday direct ride to each place by limited express, Green Car, highway bus or rapid train. The Shinkansen is not included. Timetables checked 2026-09-30. Map: Natural Earth. Stations and stops: © OpenStreetMap contributors. Prints: The Met Open Access (CC0).
Our area guides, by fastest direct ride
DestinationRideFastestDirect / weekday
- 横浜YokohamaTrain from Tokyo Sta.JR Tokaido Line
from Tokyo Sta.26 min122 - 川越KawagoeLimited express from ShinjukuSeibu Koedo
from Shinjuku45 min26 - 鎌倉Kamakura & EnoshimaTrain from Tokyo Sta.JR Yokosuka Line
from Tokyo Sta.55 min86 - 箱根HakoneLimited express from ShinjukuOdakyu Romancecar
from Shinjuku1 h 24 min16 - 富士Mt. Fuji & KawaguchikoHighway bus from ShinjukuChuo Highway Bus
from Shinjuku1 h 35 min51 - 日光NikkoLimited express from ShinjukuJR–Tobu direct Nikko
from Shinjuku1 h 57 min1 - 草津Kusatsu OnsenHighway bus from ShinjukuJoshu Yumeguri
from Shinjuku3 h 53 min7
Official weekday timetables, checked 2026-09-30. Fastest scheduled direct service.
All 58 direct day trips from Tokyo, sorted the way you need
- Latest ride back to Tokyo(58 places)
- Under 1 hour(12 places)
- Cheapest one-way fare(58 places)
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