As a photographer living in Tokyo, I often crave a bit of fresh air and new surroundings. Fortunately, there’s an abundance of day trip destinations near the worlds biggest city. This is a list of some of the best day trips a photographer can take from Tokyo, all reachable within two hours or less from the Japanese capital.
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…
The other day some friends participated in an event called “Kawasaki Kimono Walk”, where anyone was welcome to dress up in a kimono and take part in a sake tasting featuring five different kinds of rice wine from the Hokuriku region of Japan. I stuck around with my camera to capture the shenanigans (and rightfully suffered the day afterwards).
