Kyoto or nikko or kamakura in japan?

Question:

i am 20 and in tokyo now alone been here with a friend for the past 2 weeks but she flys back to australia tomorrow i have a week and a half left and want to see some of the beautiful country, but i am not sure which area to go to, and also that is　 not that expensive to get there by train./

Answer:

The closest to Tokyo would be Kamakura. It has a beautiful temple district as well as a large Daibutsu statue.
Nikko is the next closest and has many beautiful temples and shrines as well as many natural wonders such as Kegon falls and also many hiking trails.
Kyoto you will have to take a Shinkansen to go see which will cost around $200 round trip, but it is cram packed with the most amazing temples in Japan and is only half an hour train ride away from Osaka. Kyoto is my favorite city, but it will be expensive to visit.


If you want to stay in the Tokyo area, some other things you can do are:
In the Tokyo area:
Akihabara, of course, is the electronic district in Tokyo. You can spend all day just walking around there and looking.
You can visit the Meiji-jingu temple near Harajuku. Its a really nice temple and Harajuku itself is a pretty interesting place to walk around (especially on "cosplay" Sunday)
Ueno has a really nice park and zoo and also has a lot of museums to visit.
You can visit the Emperor's palace a few blocks from the Tokyo station, but they wont let you in the gates except 2 days a year, and they are in December and January. It has a pretty nice park, though and you can see some of the buildings over the wall a bit.
Tokyo Tower near Akabanebashi station is pretty cool as well as the Zoujoji temple near it.
The Kiyosumi garden was a really nice place to visit near the Kiyosumishirakawa station.
Shibuya for lots of shopping for clothes (in asian sizes), but really expensive.
Roppongi for the night life. It is foreigner central, plan to stay out all night if you go there and don't bring any credit cards. The clubs and bars like to rip you off if you do.

Outside the Tokyo area:
About a 30 min train ride south is Yokohama. There, you can visit Sakuragicho (Cosmo World) as well as the Landmark Tower.
About a 45 min train ride south on the Yokosuka JR line is the really old capitol of Japan, Kamakura. There, you will find a very large temple district as well as the largest sitting Buddha in Japan.
If you want to travel a couple hours west, you can go to Odawara and see the beautiful Odawara castle.
About a 45 min train ride northwest of Odawara is Hakone where there are some great Onsens (Hot Springs) and really nice gardens.
Another 30 min bus ride (or a series of trains and a gondalier) north of Hakone is Owakudane where the sulfer springs are at boiling temperature and is a really cool sight to see. They will even boil some eggs for you to eat in the springs.
You can also take a day trip to Nokogiri-yama. Details of this place and directions can be found at http://qjphotos.wordpress.com/2010/02/10…