Tokyo Day Trips

Let’s be honest for a moment: Tokyo is an amazing place, but sometimes all that concrete and urban bustle can get to even the best of us. What does a person do on those kinds of days? Well, there is always a train out of town somewhere quieter, or maybe a visit to the nearest onsen or even one of Tokyo’s many larger parks (which might be packed full of people). However, there is an often overlooked answer in Tokyo’s many traditional Japanese gardens. Here, you can find an oasis of calm from all of that and all those advertisements, and usually, they can be pretty sparse for other visitors if you go at the right time. So, have a cup of tea, follow me along this list, and get ready to plan for the next time you’d rather not remember you live in one of the largest cities in the world. Shinjuku Gyoen – Shinjuku Of course, Shinjuku Gyoen gets a mention. In addition to their wonderful Japanese garden, there is a French and English garden to enjoy. This one is more crowded than many other options on our list, but its location in Shinjuku also makes it one…