Day trip from Tokyo for solo traveler

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1. Kamakura / Enoshima is a nice day out from Tokyo

2. 100% go see Nikko.

3. Mt. Nokogiri.

4. From my understanding, Mt Takao and Mt Mitake are popular day trip options for nature/sport lovers, and you might even get to catch a glimpse of Mt Fuji from the peak of Mt Odake on a clear day.

   Otherwise, Nikko or Kamakura/Enoshima as suggested by the others would be just fine :))

5. I do a lot of trips on my own, often renting a bicycle and taking in culture and nature.

   Within easy reach of Tokyo, consider Chichibu for festivals, kabuki, easy and challenging hikes on a temple pilgrimage route, and Nagatoro Gorge for rafting.
   [https://www.chichibu-omotenashi.com/en/](https://www.chichibu-omotenashi.com/en/)

   I’ve done solo trips many times in the Mount Tsukuba area. I rented a bicycle and cycled from Tsuchiura City to temples and historic towns. Alternatively, hike the mountain.
   [https://visit.ibarakiguide.jp/en/column/35158/](https://visit.ibarakiguide.jp/en/column/35158/)

   I’m planning a second trip this autumn to ride around Minamboso and Takayama Cities which is south of Nokogiriyama, another awesome place. I rented bikes from michi no eki, the roadside stations to see Tateyama Castle, the beaches, some atmospheric temples, and awesome places for solo dining.
   [https://www.cm-boso.com/eng/](https://www.cm-boso.com/eng/)

6. Consider urban hiking: take a train for 30 minutes to an hour from wherever you’re staying, preferably in a direction away from the busier parts of the city, and walk back to wherever you’re staying without using a map. (You can just remember to keep the train tracks vaguely on your left or on your right, as the case may be.) You will see literally hundreds of interesting things, most of which most other tourists or residents of Tokyo, for that matter, never see.

   This is by far my favorite activity in Tokyo. I’m going to be doing it in about 90 minutes, as it happens.