Curated Day Trips Japan
Train-based routes you can actually follow. Realistic timing, clear steps, and zero fluff.
Private Tours
Easy option when you want the logistics handled.
Guidebook
Downloadable routes with maps and copy-ready schedules.
DIY Day Trips
Step-by-step itineraries you can do by train.
Featured Tours
Shirakawa-go & Takayama Private Tour
A private, highlights-packed day across Japan’s most iconic village and Hida-Takayama.
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Hakone & Mt.Fuji Private Tour
A private, highlights-packed day across Japan’s most iconic village and Hida-Takayama.
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From Tokyo to Kamakura: The Ultimate Day Trip Guide (Enoshima Optional)
Step off a train from Tokyo and, in what feels like an instant, trade skyscrapers for sea breeze, temple gates, and quiet backstreets. That “fast reset” is Kamakura’s superpower. It’s close enough to be effortless, but layered enough—history, nature, food culture, coastal scenery—that it feels like a genuine getaway rather than a quick errand outside…
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Hakone Day Trip from Tokyo: The Perfect 1-Day Itinerary (Hakone Loop, Tickets, Onsen & Fuji-View Tips)
Mt. Fuji teasing the skyline, a volcanic valley that actually steams, a lake cruise on a “pirate ship,” and an onsen soak that makes Tokyo feel a thousand miles away—Hakone really does deliver that dream-day Japan vibe. But if you’re staring at Hakone’s transport map thinking, “Wait… trains, cable cars, ropeways, boats, buses—what could possibly…
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Takachiho bus: how to reach the gorge without losing your mind
Takachiho Gorge looks like something out of a fantasy film—sheer basalt cliffs, emerald river, and those famous rowboats gliding beneath a waterfall. But once you start researching how to get there, “Takachiho bus” and even “Takachi-ho” quickly turn into a rabbit hole of old blog posts, half-translated timetables, and conflicting advice. The good news: buses…
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Why Mt Aso Is Worth Planning a Whole Itinerary Around
Mt Aso is one of Japan’s most dramatic landscapes: a huge volcanic caldera in Kumamoto Prefecture with steaming craters, wide grasslands and small towns sitting inside the rim. The active Nakadake crater, Kusasenri grasslands and nearby hot springs make it feel very different from urban Japan. You’ll see it written as Mount Aso, Mt. Aso…
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Takachiho day trip from Fukuoka or Kumamoto: how to make it worth the long ride
Why Takachiho is tempting—but tricky—as a day trip Takachiho Gorge looks almost unreal: a narrow emerald river pressed between sheer lava cliffs, with Manai Falls pouring into the canyon while tiny boats slip underneath. It’s the kind of place that ends up saved in your Instagram folders long before you know where it is. The…
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Takachiho food: what to expect on a day trip
Most people first hear about Takachiho because of the gorge and the myths, then start googling “Takachiho food” and realize… it’s not a foodie city like Fukuoka. This is a small town in the mountains of northern Miyazaki. Restaurants are mostly family-run, opening hours are short, and many places close by late afternoon. That doesn’t…
One Day Away is a small independent publisher focused on clear,
train-based day trips from major cities. Our first guidebook covers
the very best day trips from Tokyo, with detailed itineraries and maps.
Why Day Trips from Tokyo?
Tokyo is an incredible city, but some of Japan’s most memorable experiences live just outside it.
With efficient trains and regional passes, you can visit hot spring towns, temple complexes,
old merchant streets, coastal views, and mountain scenery in a single day.
Our guides focus on routes that are realistic, enjoyable, and easy to follow without a tour.
About One Day Away
One Day Away is built by a Japan-based creator who has spent years designing audio guides
and itineraries for visitors. Instead of vague lists of “top 10 spots,” our guides give you
concrete, hour-by-hour day plans you can actually copy and use—starting with day trips from Tokyo.