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Day Trips from Tokyo
58 places you can reach from Shinjuku or Tokyo Station on one direct train or bus, with no change of trains and no rental car.
Start here · 12 places comparedWhich day trip should you pick?Mt. Fuji, hot springs, shrines or an evening by the harbor: time, fare, last ride back and JR Pass side by side.Compare them →
Mt. Fuji up closeLake Kawaguchi1 h 35 minfrom ¥2,200
Onsen town, the easy wayHakone-Yumoto1 h 24 minfrom ¥2,470Photo: Kansai-good・CC BY-SA 4.0
Grand shrinesNikko1 h 57 minfrom ¥4,140
Zen temples and bambooKamakura55 minfrom ≈¥1,040
Old Edo streetsKawagoe45 minfrom ¥600Photo: Zairon・CC BY-SA 4.0
An island by the seaEnoshima (Katase-Enoshima)1 h 5 minfrom ¥1,400Photo: Yoshikazu TAKADA・CC BY 2.0
A mountain within an hourTakaosanguchi46 minfrom ¥430Photo: Guilhem Vellut・CC BY 2.0
Harbor walk and ChinatownYokohama26 minfrom ≈¥530Photo: 名古屋太郎・CC BY-SA 3.0
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Last Trains Back to Tokyo from 58 Day Trips (No Transfers)
Stay for dinner, the sunset or one more onsen without worrying about getting home. Each place shows the last weekday departure that runs straight back to Shinjuku or Tokyo Station, with no change of trains.
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Day Trips Under 1 Hour from Tokyo, With No Transfers
Close enough to decide after breakfast, or even after lunch. Every place here is an hour or less away on the fastest direct train or bus, and you never have to change.
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Cheapest Day Trips from Tokyo: One-Way Fares, No Transfers
Spend the money on food instead of the ticket. These are sorted by the cheapest way to get there on one direct train or bus: standard cars instead of the Green Car, and highway buses where they beat the train.
Weekday timetables, checked on each operator's official site (2026-09-30; private-railway express and local trains 2026-10-26).