Around Tokyo For Japan Travel

The app allows you to read up on all the different charms of Tokyo and its nearby areas. Be sure to download it if you’re planning to visit Tokyo, Japan.

▼App Features
・Completely free digital book app
・In addition to basic information being readable in 1 page on an upright smartphone, phones rotated sideways can read the information in a two-page spread.
・Once downloaded, the app is accessible offline on smartphones and tablets.
As such, the app is available even when there is no network access while travelling in Japan.

▼Publication Contents
Tokyo is the heart of Japan and a place where huge numbers of travelers and tourists visit every year. As one of the most developed cities in the world, Tokyo is packed with stores featuring the latest appliances and fashions, as well as popular restaurants serving things like Japanese food and ramen.
On the other hand, locations just outside of Tokyo’s urban areas are rich in natural scenery, historic culture, and local delicacies. The digital version of this travel guidebook features carefully selected areas around Tokyo (areas generally accessible in 3 hours or less by train or Shinkansen bullet train from Tokyo) in addition to locations within the Tokyo metropolitan area! Whether you’re travelling alone or in a group, the information in the app is sure to be of use to you!

The main content of the digital book is detailed below.
[1. Three leisurely scheduled courses for enjoying Tokyo and the surrounding areas]
1-1.Samurai families and townspeople alike flourished after Ieyasu Tokugawa established the Shogunate (political center of Japan) in Edo (now Tokyo) in 1603. This course takes you through the heart of that very history and culture.
(Featured Locations: Zenko-ji in Nagano Prefecture, Kusatsu Onsen in Gunma Prefecture, Nikko Tosho-gu in Tochigi Prefecture, Kurazukuri no Machinami in Saitama Prefecture, and more)

1-2.Areas rich in natural beauty have sights that are only available during certain seasons. This course lets you enjoy routes through areas outside of Tokyo where you can enjoy the scenery along with the season.
(Featured Locations: Mt. Kobo in Kanagawa Prefecture, Mt. Takao in Tokyo, wineries in Yamanashi Prefecture, Tarai-Bune rides in Niigata Prefecture, wild monkeys in the hot springs in Nagano Prefecture, and more)

1-3.The areas in this course, beautiful pieces of nature like mountains and the ocean, tend to have great weather year-round.
(Featured Locations: Cedar Avenue of Nikko in Tochigi Prefecture, Spa Resort Hawaiians in Fukushima Prefecture, Choshi Gyoko in Chiba Prefecture, Oarai Isosaki Shrine in Ibaraki Prefecture, and more)

[2. Courses that can be taken from Tokyo in one-night, two-day trips or two-night, three-day trips]

2-1.This course focuses on Nikko, the place of worship for the Edo Shogunate, and Aizuwakamatsu, the location of Japan’s historic Boshin War.

2-2.On this course you can see handmade crafts made by traditional Japanese craftsmen, weaving culture, and mercantile streets developed in the Edo period.

2-3.This summer course takes you through mountains, gorges, natural clear streams, and hiking areas around Tokyo’s city center.

2-4.This course lets you enjoy hiking, hot springs, and visits to shrines and temples in the Daisen and Tanzawa areas of western Kanagawa Prefecture and Lake Sagami.

2-5.This course winds through streets and old temples and shrines that are full of Edo’s history, taking you through areas where you can truly enjoy the nature of the four seasons.

[3. Introductions to recommended spots and local specialties in Tokyo and the surrounding prefectures]

The app’s guidebook contains information on all this and more. Be sure to try it out and encounter all that the new Tokyo and its surrounding areas have to offer!