Out of the ordinary things to see in/near Tokyo?

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tigermilk

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12 Aug 2005

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I a couple of weeks I'll be making my 12th trip to Japan in a little over 3 years for work. I'll be spending quite a bit of time in Tokyo, which I've been to many times now. My wife will be joining me for 1 week (her 4th time) and I'd like to take her someplace new and different. We are tired of the usual Tokyo sites (Meiji, Tokyo parks, Asakusa, temples, etc) and would rather find someplace near Tokyo (no more than about 60 minutes by train from central Tokyo) that offers either beautiful landscape, something unusual (an interesting museum or garden for example), or small town Japan feel. For reference, we have both spent time in Tsukuba before. We both like it for its quiet feel and tons of green space.

 

deadhippo

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9 Apr 2005

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How about Hakone, there is a Picasso museum and and open air museum

japanese link

Photos/Pictures of Open Air Museum

 

Hiroyuki Nagashima

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18 Jan 2005

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Kawagoe, Saitama
This is the suburbs in Tokyo.
It is the town where the rows of houses of Edo remain.
Kawagoe


Chichibu
There is an old shrine.
A scene is also beautiful.
https://jref.com/practical/chichibu_tama_kai_national_park.shtml
http://www.japan.com/travel/cities/chichibu.php

Delicious alcohol is built.
武甲酒造 Web Site

 

Hiroyuki Nagashima

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The unusual museum in Tokyo
Parasitic museum

http://homepage2.nifty.com/callon/
http://www.f-banchan.net/tokyo/kiseityu/kiseityu_AD.htm

TOKYO GUIDANCE
http://www.f-banchan.net/tokyo/tokyoeng.htm

 

Mike Cash

骨も命も皆此の土地に埋めよう

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15 Mar 2002

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I've never met a man who didn't have enough little boy left inside him to enjoy the Transportation Museum in Akihabara.

tokyo transportation museum - Google Search

 

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Silverpoint

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17 Jul 2005

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If you want to venture out to Saitama you could go to the John Lennon Museum, set up by Yoko Ono. It's worth a trip if you're a fan. It's probably a little outside your 60 minute radius, but not by much I think.

 

Harvey

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10 Jun 2002

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• 13 Aug 2005

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You can get to Kamakura pretty quick from Tokyo

 

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khammo01

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15 Aug 2005

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• 17 Aug 2005

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Silverpoint said:

If you want to venture out to Saitama you could go to the John Lennon Museum, set up by Yoko Ono. It's worth a trip if you're a fan. It's probably a little outside your 60 minute radius, but not by much I think.

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It's at saitama fukutoshin and it's only about 45 minutes from Tokyo station on the JR Keihintohoku line.

 

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khammo01

Tokyo Kurt

15 Aug 2005

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mikecash said:

I've never met a man who didn't have enough little boy left inside him to enjoy the Transportation Museum in Akihabara.

tokyo transportation museum - Google Search

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Definitely recommend this. Central. Right due south of akihabara (just keep going south until you cross a river.

 

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khammo01

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15 Aug 2005

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There is "Edo Hakubutsukan" at Ryogoku, a couple stations east of Akihabara. Inside is history of Tokyo from Edo period, scale models, etc.

江戸東京博物館

The building is interesting architecture. Also, it's right next door to the (I thinnk it's the Budokan), which is where sumo matches occur. When I went last time, there were some sumo guys walking around after practicing. (nobody famous. the young guys in training)