Mt. Tsukuba is a sacred mountain and a popular day-trip destination located in Tsukuba city, Ibaraki Prefecture, next to Tokyo. If you crave to be surrounded by lush greenery and don't mind a relatively steep uphill hike, it's one of the best mountain destinations one can have without having to spend the night outside the city.
Mt. Fuji, Kamakura, Takao-san, Enoshima. There’s no shortage of worthwhile day trip destinations one can do from Tokyo. As someone fortunate enough to explore Japan, and getting paid while doing so, I’ve written countless articles on the subject, including a few here on my own website as well. However, this piece will be somewhat different…
As someone who prides himself for being something of an expert on domestic travel here in Japan, being very fond of Enoshima feels like something of a guilty pleasure. While I can think of a dozen of places equally far from Tokyo that makes for a great day-trip on those occasions when I need an escape from Tokyo, Enoshima has turned into a place I keep coming back to.
