While Japan is known for its impeccable public transportation, a personal vehicle will help you get around base and even help you explore attractions near and far.
A convenient 20-minute train ride from Yokosuka or approximately one hour from Tokyo Station, Kamakura is a fantastic choice for a day trip that offers visitors a variety of experiences: towering bamboo groves, mysterious caves, elegant Buddhist vegetarian cuisine, and hands-on workshops that will leave a lasting impression of this ancient capital.
Streets lined with traditional clay-walled warehouses, a three-tiered bell tower, a majestic castle and numerous Shinto shrines and Buddhist temples make Kawagoe a highlight of eastern Japan.
Ueno District is one of Tokyo’s busiest and has plenty of fun activities to fill an entire day. Here you’ll find Japan’s oldest zoo, more museums than you can visit in one day, a French-style modern park with a lake, Shinto shrines and Buddhist temples, and busy streets with food and merchandise vendors.
If you're in the Kyushu area and looking for a fun way to celebrate the Easter season, look no further than the Happy Easter event taking place at Oita's Harmonyland amusement park.
Though Tokyo marked its earliest Sakura blooming this past March 14 and other sections of the mainland, too are also getting a taste of spring, Aomori Prefecture up north is still in the throes of winter.
Warner. Bros. Studio is bringing its Studio Tour Tokyo – The Making of Harry Potter to the site of the former Toshimaen theme park in northern Tokyo’s Nerima-ku.
