The best day trips from Tokyofor those on a budgetGet out of Tokyo for 1 day to 7 GORGEOUS nearby...
Shirakawa-go has been declared UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1995 for its unique houses. They are called Kiritsuma-Gassho-Zukuri "prayer-hands construction", with their slanting thick straw roofs that resemble hands joint in prayer.
A great itinerary to tour southeast Shikoku and southern Honshu, with a focus on the Japanese Alps. What to see and do, bicycle touring or backpaking
Shimanami Kaido. Cycling path hopping from island to island across the inland sea of Japan. A spectacular bicycle infrastructure connecting Shikoku & Honshu