Takasaki City is 50 min from Tokyo. The city center has many shops & hotels and is a convenient travel hub. Takasaki city also includes Mt. Haruna and Lake Haruna, 40 min drive away.
Nakagawa Town is a cozy riverside town 2.5hours north of Tokyo with a ukiyo-e museum, pottery culture (Koisago-yaki), an onsen, and Iizuka-tei hotel. It's a great place to experience the Japanese countryside.
Tomioka City is 2hours from Tokyo. It's known for its UNESCO World Heritage site Tomioka Silk Mill and its history that helped form Japan's industrialization.
Kawagoe City is a city only 30min from Tokyo. It's known for its historically preserved area called Little Edo (Koedo) and is a captivating destination with foreign visitors.
Nasu-Karasuyama City is a small city in Tochigi prefecture known for the Yamaage festival and Ryumon Falls as well as Washi paper and its award-winning cave sake brewery.
A Japanese festival where giant TENGU masks are carried around by 300 women (on the 1st & 3rd day of the festival). A unique festival to experience interesting Japanese tradition. (Numata City / 沼田市)