Enjoying the First Snow for Winter 2020 While the snow which fell last Saturday may not have been Tokyo’s first official first snow or hatsuyuki for 2020 (there were a few snowflakes the week earlier) it was this year’s first sizeable dumping. For...
Early Morning Summit Assault on Tokyo’s Finest Even in shoddy weather Mount Takao sees a hefty share of day-trippers while on good days the summit can get so jam packed as to make you wish you hadn’t bothered. Today’s mission was to find out if it’s...
Hiked on Dec 28, 2013 Aug 23, 2023 . Mt. Ougiyama 扇山 – Mt. Momokurayama 百蔵山 If you wish to shorten the hike and leave out Mt. Ougiyama, you can tackle just Mt. Momokurayama on its own. Duration: 6 hours Distance: 13.4 km Elevation change:...
Hiked on Feb 28, 2013 Aug 23, 2023 . Naguri Lake 名栗湖 – Mt. Makinooyama 槙ノ尾山 – Mt. Bonomine 棒ノ峰山 Duration: 6 hours Distance: 11.2 km Elevation change: 736 metres Highest point: 969 metres Start: Sawarabi-no-Yu Bus Stop Finish: Sawarabi...
Hiked on Feb 13, 2013 Aug 23, 2023 . Mt. Hinodeyama 日の出山 – Mt. Mitake 御岳山 Duration: 6 hours Distance: 18.6 km Elevation change: 712 metres Highest point: 902 metres Start: Musashi Itsukaichi Station (Itsukaichi Line) Finish: Mitake...
Hiked on Jan 17, 2013 Aug 23, 2023 . Mt. Kobotoke-Shiroyama 小仏城山 – Sagamiko Station 相模湖駅 Duration: 4 hours Distance: 11.4 km Elevation change: 409 metres Highest point: 670 metres Start: Takaosanguchi Station (Keio Takao Line) Finish:...