Maebashi City is 70 min from Tokyo. It's an exciting art and nature city, including nearby Mt. Akagi, Lake Onuma, and more. It's also a good base to use to travel around the region.
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.
Hitachinaka City is a seaside city in Ibaraki prefecture famous for Nemophila flowers and Kochia at the Hitachi Seaside Park as well as their fish market and delicious seafood.
Mt. Ohira Hydrangea Festival in Tochigi city brings 2,500 magnificent Ajisai flowers to life! Climb the steps and enjoy the colorful flowers. (Tochigi city / 栃木市)
A Japanese festival surrounded by beautiful iris flowers beside a historical Japanese canal. An excellent place to come and see bride boats. (Itako City / 潮来市)
Visit Akagi Nanmen Senbonzakura cherry blossom festival, one of Japan's top 100 Sakura viewing spots, in early April. (Maebashi city, Akagi Area / 前橋市, 赤城エリア)