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A useful rule of the thumb (pun intended) is that if you can get somewhere on a train for less than 2000 yen, hitchhiking the distance is unlikely to be worth the trouble. For destinations around Tokyo, such as for [[Mount Fuji]], [[Hakone]], [[Nikko]], hitchhiking is unlikely to be worth the trouble... until you actually get there, that is. All three regions have expensive local transport but plenty of unhurried tourists driving about, always a good combination for the hitchhiker.
It's convenient to get maps of SA and PA in Japan because these are major hitchhiking locations on the highways. You can find them on the web for each region (maybe you will have to google in Japanese: サービスエリア地図) or get them for free at many SA/PAs.
== How to get out of Tokyo ==
