The rule for this list
One direct train where possible, under about 100 minutes, and back the same day without rushing. No overnight bags, no rental cars, no ferry timetables.
1. Kawagoe — Tsuki ga Kirei (30 min)
Ikebukuro to Kawagoe direct. The warehouse street, the bell tower and Kawagoe Hikawa Shrine. The easiest one here to bring non-fans on, because Kawagoe is a first-rate day trip regardless. Go on a weekday morning.
2. Kamakura & the Enoden line — Slam Dunk, Rascal (60 min)
Shinjuku to Fujisawa, then the Enoden. The Kamakurakokomae crossing, Shichirigahama and Enoshima are strung along a single tram line. Buy the one-day pass and ride it end to end.
3. Yokohama — Bungo Stray Dogs (30 min)
Red Brick Warehouses, Osanbashi, Yamashita Park and Harbour View Park in a line along the water, about 40 minutes end to end. Start mid-afternoon and finish on the hill at dusk.
4. Seiseki-Sakuragaoka — Whisper of the Heart (30 min)
Shinjuku to Seiseki-Sakuragaoka on the Keio line, then a hill walk. Free, and quiet, because it is a residential neighbourhood — which is also why the etiquette matters here.
5. Kameari & Yotsugi — Kochikame, Captain Tsubasa (20-25 min)
Two free statue walks in east Tokyo, both with free maps. Yotsugi is two stops from Tokyo Skytree, so they slot into a day you were already spending in that direction.
6. Chichibu — Anohana (80 min)
Ikebukuro direct. The Old Chichibu Bridge, Jorinji temple, and a hot spring at the station to finish. A proper mountain town, and the free pilgrimage map is at the station.
7. Hanno — Encouragement of Climb (50 min)
Ikebukuro direct, then a 197-metre hill you can climb in ordinary shoes in 20 minutes. The smallest real mountain in Japan, and the reason a lot of people started hiking.
8. Tatebayashi — A Place Further Than the Universe (80 min)
Asakusa direct. Tsutsujigaoka Park has the town's own display of merchandise and character panels, and Morinji temple one stop away has a hundred tanuki statues that have nothing to do with anything.
9. Oarai — Girls und Panzer (100 min)
The furthest on this list and the one that most rewards the effort. Rent a bicycle at the market and ride the shops, the beach and the shrine. Every shop has its own character.
10. Hakone — Evangelion (90 min)
Not usually thought of as a day trip, but the standard Hakone loop on the Free Pass passes through all of the Tokyo-3 geography — Hakone-Yumoto, Sengokuhara, Lake Ashi and Owakudani — in one day, and the official Evangelion shop is in the station building.
What did not make the list
Nikko, Kusatsu, Atami — no locations. Numazu (Love Live! Sunshine!!) is an hour away and could be here, but the bus service to the bay is thin enough that you should treat it as a full day with a plan rather than a casual trip. Kawasaki (Doraemon) needs a dated ticket bought in advance through Lawson, so it is a day trip you book, not one you decide on.
本頁部分連結為聯盟行銷連結。透過這些連結預訂，我們會獲得一筆分潤，而你不會因此多付任何費用。