On day 1, see central Tokyo's daimyo gardens and ginkgo avenue, then the Marunouchi illuminations at night. On day 2, visit Mt. Takao, Showa Kinen Park and Tonogayato Garden along the JR Chuo Line. A route for enjoying Tokyo's autumn leaves both in the city center and in the suburbs.
Move south through central Tokyo from Rikugien in Komagome to Korakuen and the ginkgo avenue in Aoyama, and finish the evening in Marunouchi.
A daimyo stroll garden surrounding a pond. Visiting in the morning lets you calmly enjoy the autumn leaves reflected on the water.
View guide →
An Edo-period daimyo garden ranked alongside Rikugien. Comparing the two shows you how differently each creates its scenery.
View guide →
A ginkgo avenue planted in four rows from the Aoyama-dori entrance toward the Meiji Memorial Picture Gallery. When the leaves turn yellow, walking from the Aoyama-dori side gives you a head-on view of the avenue and the gallery.
Official site ↗
In the evening, go to Marunouchi Naka-dori in front of Tokyo Station. You can look for somewhere to eat while taking in the illuminated street trees.
View guide →Start at Mt. Takao near the end of the Chuo Line, then stop at foliage spots in Tachikawa and Kokubunji as you head back toward central Tokyo.
Mt. Takao gets very crowded in foliage season, so start climbing early in the morning. The cable car or chairlift takes you most of the way to the summit with little effort.
View guide →
A large park within walking distance of Tachikawa Station. From the ginkgo avenue to the Japanese garden, different parts of the park offer different autumn colors.
View guide →
A small garden near Kokubunji Station, notable for making use of the cliff terrain and spring water. A quiet garden to end the day.
View guide →Sample itineraries from day trips to 5 days, by region and season. Every stop links to its guide, and you can save any itinerary as your own trip plan and rearrange it day by day.
🗺 Day tripTokyo & Around ・ 4 stops
A day trip that covers Kamakura's Hase area and Tsurugaoka Hachimangu from morning to afternoon, then dinner in Yokohama Chinatown before returning to Tokyo. Kamakura and Yokohama are connected by the JR Yokosuka Line, so you can see both in one day.
🗺 Day tripTokyo & Around ・ 4 stops
A day trip from Tokyo that covers Nikko's shrines and temples in the morning and moves on to the Kinugawa Onsen area in the afternoon. After seeing the World Heritage shrines and temples, you can relax among miniature world architecture and in a hot spring.
🗺 2 days, 1 nightTokyo & Around ・ 7 stops
On day 1, loop around Hakone by mountain railway, ropeway and Lake Ashi and stay at a hot spring; on day 2, travel via Gotemba to the Fuji Five Lakes and visit spots with views of Mt. Fuji. A route that lets you see Mt. Fuji from different angles over two days.
🗺 3 days, 2 nightsTokyo & Around ・ 11 stops
A route that covers Tokyo's classic areas, Asakusa, Ueno, Harajuku and Toyosu, one area per day starting from the day you land at Haneda Airport. It pairs old-town temples with an observation tower, museums with the Meiji Jingu forest, and a market with digital art, keeping travel to a minimum.
Check prices, opening hours and access on each stop’s guide and official website. Seasonal events and peak seasons vary from year to year.
