Around the Palace Walk

This is the most widely known and one of the simplest walks, due to its simplicity its virtually impossible to get lost. If your partner is not use to walking, this is the best route for initiation.
The course start on Tokyo station on marunouchi central gate, walk toward the plaza in front of the palace, continue to the left until reaching the sakuramon gate, continue around the palace until chitorigafuchi, continue north kitanomaru park, continue south passing takebashi, and otemon until reaching back to the plaza in front of the palace, the course finish back in Tokyo station, a brisk 7.2 Km walk.

Nakofunagata to Tomiura bayroute

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Scenic hike starting from fisher village Nakofunabashi, first stop at Nako Kannon (Goddess of mercy), continue along the coastline, and hiking to the cliff kannon, erected on 717 to pray for the fisherman safety, continue along the coastline until reaching the cape daibou, there are several observation points there, continue along the cape until reaching the cost line route, continue straight until reaching the carnation planting area, continue up untilyou reach the Tomiura station on the Naibou line.

Hike on wine county Katsunuma

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Hike in wine city Katsunuma, Yamanashi. A very gentle hike of 10K between grapevine , old temples, and wine chateaux. First part is around the grapevines, leading the way to a temple, following section is a gentle hike through a riverside path, that leads to the local wine museum, the last part is an urban walk passing the major wine houses, the last part of the hike is a visit to the wine hill, were you can test the local wines, additionally you can refresh for the day hike on scenic onzen.

Adachi tour bike ride

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Bicycle ride around Adachi, 36.5 Km of scenic ride. Riding along the Arakawa river, turning at the Shichiba river up to Toneri park, note to myself perfect barbecue spot next to the pond, go up to the shinumadai-shinsui park, the along the kenaga river, passing the gigantic hanahata housing complex, along the kanmei walkway, down to the Naka river until reaching ayase station, cross arakawa up to Kitasenju and back to arakawa riverside path back to starting point, quit pleasant but long bike ride.

Ogose hike

A Long but not so hard hike, on the gentle hills of Ogose, in Saitama, about an hour from Tokyo.
The hike start at the little falls in kuroyama, and makes it's way though hills, toward Ogose city.
The roads very well maintained and mostly paved, in unpopulated areas, great views, and with many temples along the route dedicated to the 7 Chinese fortune’s gods.
It took us 6 hours to complete the 13.7 km as we stopped on all interesting points along the route.
Around the beginning of spring Ogose celebrates a Plum flower viewing festival official site in Japanese, highly recommended to go around this time to enjoy the blooming trees around the route.