Tag: Tokyo Bureau of Waterworks

Kawanori Valley 川苔谷

In Search of a Cooler Destination Summer in Japan used to be somewhat tolerable when there was an understanding that it would roll past by early September. Here we are, two-thirds of the way through September, and it continues unabated, thanks to...

Lake Okutama Ikoi-no-Michi Hike

Hiked on Nov 11, 2020    Apr 29, 2024 . Ogouchi Dam 小河内ダム – Yama-no-furusatomura 山のふるさと村   The first part of the route from Lake Okutama Bus Stop towards the Yama-no-furusato-mura is currently undergoing repairs and is not expected to...

Sayama Hills Loop Hike

Hiked on Jun 16, 2020 . Saitama Prefectural Nature Park – Noyamakita-Rokudoyama Park   Duration: 4 hours   Distance: 12.9 km   Elevation change: 60 metres   Highest point: 172 metres   Start: Seibu-Kyujo-mae Station  ...

The Mystery Behind the Okutama Ropeway

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...

Okutama Mukashi Michi Hike

Hiked on Nov 20, 2018    May 9, 2022 . Sogaku Ravine 惣岳渓谷 – Lake Okutama 奥多摩湖   Duration: 4 hours   Distance: 9.7 km   Elevation change: 190 metres   Highest point: 540 metres   Start: Okutama Station (Ome Line)...

Tokyo’s Forgotten Tourist Caves

Caving in Tokyo: Then and Now There was a time not so long ago when visiting a tourist cave was a popular way to spend a lazy weekend. Rewind to the early 1980s and there were seven such caves operating in Tokyo now sadly more than half of them have...

Lake Okutama (Ogouchi Dam) Tokyo

Securing Tokyo’s Water Future Paid a Heavy Toll As the responsible agency for supplying drinking water to almost 13 million residents the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Bureau of Waterworks relies heavily on the 185,400 megalitre Lake Okutama...

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