Higashimurayama guide: see Tokyo's only wooden National Treasure building, June iris fields and the Sayama Hills, 30 minutes from Shinjuku. Access and tips.
Akigawa Valley guide: a clear river gorge in western Tokyo with a 96 m suspension bridge, a valley hot spring and a limestone cave. Access, tips and where to stay.
Yanaka is Tokyo's old town: temple lanes, a leafy cemetery and the Yanaka Ginza shopping street by Nippori. What to see, how to get there and where to stay.