Sakura TV will show you Kanto area from 6pm Australia and 8pm NZ from 3rd September. The gate is still shut for individual tourist, slowly slowly removing restrictions, we just hope it will fully open this year.
Mega city Tokyo is surrounded by Gunma, Tochigi, Ibaraki, Saitama and Chiba prefectures. You have a very easy access to those areas by public transport services of trains and buses, lots of timetable choices and reasonable cost from Tokyo. So close to Tokyo, but each place are full of localized culture, festivals, food, history and nature. You will be in another world by an hour ride by train from the centre of Tokyo. We recommend you to study where to visit in each area, perhaps you spare several days away from megacity of Tokyo or make a day trip to each area from your hotel in Tokyo.