Vacation Stay TokyoFurnished homes in and around Tokyo for long stays. Stay longer, travel deeper, and see more of Japan — a base for the trails, the castles and the long way round.https://vacation-stay.tokyo/Ishigakiyama Castle: Hideyoshi's 'one-night castle' above Odawarahttps://vacation-stay.tokyo/en/journal/ishigakiyama-castle/https://vacation-stay.tokyo/en/journal/ishigakiyama-castle/The castle Toyotomi Hideyoshi built to finish off the Hojo — and the view he looked down from. A half-day hike from Chigasaki, with Odawara Castle below and cake at the top.Wed, 30 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTMt Daibosatsu: an easy Top 100 mountain from Shinjuku, with Takeda Shingen's country at your feethttps://vacation-stay.tokyo/en/journal/daibosatsu/https://vacation-stay.tokyo/en/journal/daibosatsu/One of Japan's 100 Famous Mountains you can walk in half a day. Train from Shinjuku to Enzan, a bus to the trailhead, a gentle ridge, and a view over the Kofu basin that Takeda Shingen once ruled.Sun, 27 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTHachioji Castle: a whole mountain of a castle, an hour from Shibuyahttps://vacation-stay.tokyo/en/journal/hachioji-castle/https://vacation-stay.tokyo/en/journal/hachioji-castle/One of Japan's Top 100 Castles, with no keep left standing — just a mountain carved into defences. How to get there from Shibuya, what the guidance centre tells you, and the ridge walk beyond.Sat, 26 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTClimbing Mt Fuji from Tokyo: one bus, one night, and the shadow at sunrisehttps://vacation-stay.tokyo/en/journal/mt-fuji/https://vacation-stay.tokyo/en/journal/mt-fuji/Japan's highest mountain is a direct bus from Shinjuku. What the 2026 rules on the Yoshida trail mean, why you need a hut, and the shadow Fuji you can see from the top on a clear morning.Sat, 26 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTMt Tanzawa: a Top 100 mountain with Fuji in view, just about a day trip from Shibuyahttps://vacation-stay.tokyo/en/journal/tanzawa/https://vacation-stay.tokyo/en/journal/tanzawa/The nearest of Japan's 100 Famous Mountains to central Tokyo. How to get to the Okura trailhead, how long the day really is, where to sleep, and the udon and hot springs along the way.Sat, 26 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTLeave the suitcase: packing for three days out of a month-long basehttps://vacation-stay.tokyo/en/journal/packing-light-from-a-base/https://vacation-stay.tokyo/en/journal/packing-light-from-a-base/The point of a long stay isn't just a bigger room. It's that you can drop your things, take a small pack, and be gone for a few days without hauling everything with you.Sat, 12 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTRenting a pack and a tent by the month, not the dayhttps://vacation-stay.tokyo/en/journal/gear-by-the-month/https://vacation-stay.tokyo/en/journal/gear-by-the-month/Day-rate gear rental in Japan is set up for people with a home address. If you're visiting for a few weeks and want to hike, a monthly base changes the maths.Thu, 10 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT