Nanahaneyama 七跳山 – Hinatadani-no-atama 日向谷ノ頭 – Toridaniyama Refuge Hut 酉谷山避難小屋 According to the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Bureau of Environment as of May 7, 2022, there has been a landside on the Ogawadani Rindo making...
A Panorama of Mountains from Tama Lake in Tokyo. The Tokyo Metropolis sits on the Kanto Plain, the largest lowland area in Japan and home to around a third of the country’s population. To the east, the city is bordered by the Edogawa River and Chiba...
Enoki-toge 榎峠 – Nago-toge 名郷峠 – Mt. Sanbosan 三方山 Duration: 4 hours Distance: 10.9 km Elevation change: 244 metres Highest point: 494 metres Difficulty: Start: Ikusabata Station (Ome Line) ...
Ogouchi Dam 小河内ダム – Yama-no-furusatomura 山のふるさと村 Duration: 5 hours Distance: 17.9 km Elevation change: 30 metres Highest point: 565 metres Difficulty: Start: Lake Okutama Bus Stop Finish: Miyama-bashi...
Solo Summer Hike and Camp in Okutama Arriving mid-morning at Okutama Station during the Obon holidays was as expected bustling with activity. A little surprising perhaps given COVID-19. I made a beeline for one of the two diminutive buses headed for...
Choose Your Next Hike with Confidence With so many hiking trails around Tokyo to choose from it can be tough to know where to begin especially if you’re a novice hiker or new to the prefecture. Over the years probably the single most sought out...
Mt. Jinba 陣馬山 – Maruyama 丸山 – Mt. Mito 三頭山 Duration: 2 days Distance: 28.5 km Elevation change: 1166 metres Highest point: 1531 metres Difficulty: Start: Wada bus stop Finish: Tomin no...
Unazawa Otaki Falls 海沢大滝 – Onara Pass 大楢峠 Duration: 5 hours Distance: 14.8 km Elevation change: 340 metres Highest point: 680 metres Difficulty: Start: Shiromaru Station (Ome Line) Finish: Kori...
Another Piece of the Puzzle Let’s rewind to the early 1960s in Tokyo. The city was in the midst of massive transition both socially and economically a stark contrast to just 20 years before. If you were a Japanese housewife you pined for the...
Mt. Aso 麻生山 – Mt. Hinodeyama 日の出山 – Tsurutsuru onsen つるつる温泉 Duration: 3.5 hours Distance: 8 km Elevation change: 597 metres Highest point: 902 metres Difficulty: Start: Shiraiwataki bus stop ...