Kanto

Tokyo, and the escapes around it.

The white Inubosaki Lighthouse against the sky at Choshi

Kanto · Day trip

Choshi: A Tiny Train to the Lighthouse at Kanto's Edge

Ride the tiny Choshi Electric Railway to Inubosaki Lighthouse: 99 spiral steps, a ¥300 ticket, big Pacific views — plus wet senbei and a sardine arrabbiata by the beach.

Sep 1, 2026

Old merchant houses along the willow-lined canal in Sawara

Kanto · Day trip

Sawara: The Canal Town Next Door to Narita Airport

A preserved Edo merchant town on a willow-lined canal, right by Narita Airport: sleep in a restored merchant house, meet the man who mapped Japan on foot, and finish at mighty Katori Jingu.

Sep 1, 2026