KANTO
Ibaraki
To Do:
Hitachi Seaside Park
Oarai Isosaki Shrine
Kairakuen
Ushiku Daibutsu
Fukuroda Falls
Kashima Jingu shrine
Tsukubasan shrine
To Eat:
Hitachi wagyu beef
natto
anko nabe (angler fish stew)
miso peanuts
shirasu donburi (whitebait fish over rice)
sweet potato
Tochigi
To Do:
Nikko Tosho-gu
Ashikaga Flower Park
Kegon Falls
Oya History Museum subterranean cave
Edo Wonderland Nikko Edomura
Tobu World Square
Ryuzu Falls
Nikko Ski ResportÂ
To Eat:
Nikko yuba
sano ramen
utsunomiya gyoza
Tochigi strawberries
shimotsukare (salmon head, sake, veggies)
Gunma
To Do:
Haruna-jinja shrine
Yubatake
Myogi shrine
Sainokawara Park
Lake Okushima
Megane-bashi bridge
To Eat:
okkirikomi
ginhikari (rainbow trout)
mizusawa udon
yakimanju
konnyaku (konjac potato)
Saitama
To Do:
The Railway Museum
Musashi Ichinomiya Hikawa Jinja
Omiya Bonsai Art Museum Saitama
Tsuki-jinja shrine
Kawagoe Hikawa shrine
Omiya Park
To Eat:
miso potato
udon
tomato curry
Higashi-Matsuyama yakitori
soka senbei rice crackers
Chiba
To Do:
Tokyo DisneySea
Tokyo Disneyland
Chiba zoo
Naritasan Shinsho-ji
Funabashi Andersen Park
To Eat:
katsuura tantanmen
kujukuri (sesame sardines)
namerou (fish paste)
gau ramen
unagi
asaridon
futomaki
white gyoza dumplings
Tokyo
To Do:
Tokyo Tower, Tokyo Skytree
Mount Takao, Mount Mitake
Showa Memorial Park, Shinjuku Gyoen Park, Yoyogi Park, Meiji Jingu shrine, Ueno Park, Sensoji Temple
Yebisu Beer Museum
Tsukiji and Toyosu fish market
Omoide Yokocho
Mori Tower observation deck
Shibuya Sky observation deck
Hachiko statue and Shibuya crossing
AREAS OF INTEREST: Shibuya, Harajuku, Shinjuku, Odaiba, Ginza, Daikanyama, Nakameguro, Akihabara, Roppongi, Azabujuban, Ebisu, Shimokitazawa, Asakusa, Yokohama
To Eat:
Matsudo Chuka Soba Tomita Shokudo (need ticket reservation)
Nakiryu, Tsuta (need ticket reservation)
Ichiran, Ippudo ramen chains
Gyukatsu Motomura chain (breaded beef cutlet)
Tamawarai (1 Michelin star soba)
Gindaco takoyaki chain
Kanagawa
To Do:
Kotoku-in
Hakone Shrine
Yamashita Park
Odawara castle
Hasadera
Hokokuji Temple
Yokohama Chinatown
To Eat:
Yokohama iekei ramen
Yokosuka naval curry
kuro tamago (black egg)
nikuman (pork bun)