Outlying Areas

Tokyo Disney Resort and Shibamata Taishakuten are located in the east area of Tokyo. Mount Takao, The Ghibli museum and Puroland are in the west of Tokyo.

Tokyo Disney Resort

Tokyo Disney Resort located at about one hour train ride in the east from central Tokyo, has two theme parks: Tokyo Disneyland and Tokyo DisneySea, Disney-branded hotels and a shopping complex. Visitors can get on a JR Keiyo line train from JR Tokyo station, which is the starting station to JR Maihama station. Visitors can go to Disneyland by exiting from the south exit of JR Maihama station, turning right and then passing Bon Voyage in about a 4-minute walk. Visitors also can go to DisneySea by exiting from the south exit of JR Maihama station, turning left and getting on the Disney Resort Line train from the Resort Gateway Station to Tokyo Disney Sea station.

Mount Takao

Mount Takao, standing about 600 meters high, is located at about a one-hour train ride to the west from central Tokyo and is rich in wild life. When by train, visitors should check the train schedule in advance and get on a train from Keio Shinjuku station, which is the starting station for Takao-sanguchi. Visitors can go to the Takaotozan Railway Cable station by going along the creek from Takaosanguchi station in about a 5-minute walk. Visitors using wheelchairs can take a cable car ride halfway up to the mountain and go to Yakuo-in which is an old Buddhist temple (accompaniment by a wheelchair attendant is recommended).