Climbing a mountain in Tokyo?
The most popular mountain in great Tokyo area may be Mt. Takao (599m) in Hachioji City, west Tokyo. It takes only an hour from central Tokyo to the mountain.
Another popular mountain may be Mr. Oyama in Kanagawa Prefecture. I climbed it in one of Golden-Week holidays.
Oyama is 1252 meters high and belongs to the Tanzawa Mountains. The mountain has been seen a holy place by people for thousands of years. A shrine was built at the top of the mountain more than 1000 years ago (the name is Oyama-Afuri Shrine).
I took a bus from Isehara station of Odakyu line to the foot of the mountain. Then, I took a cable car which took me to 670 meters-high point.
The most popular mountain in great Tokyo area may be Mt. Takao (599m) in Hachioji City, west Tokyo. It takes only an hour from central Tokyo to the mountain.
Another popular mountain may be Mr. Oyama in Kanagawa Prefecture. I climbed it in one of Golden-Week holidays.
Oyama is 1252 meters high and belongs to the Tanzawa Mountains. The mountain has been seen a holy place by people for thousands of years. A shrine was built at the top of the mountain more than 1000 years ago (the name is Oyama-Afuri Shrine).I took a bus from Isehara station of Odakyu line to the foot of the mountain. Then, I took a cable car which took me to 670 meters-high point.
There were several shrine buildings there(all belong to Oyama-Afuri Shrine).
The mountain ways to the peak were rocky and steep. It took an hour and half to go up from the cable-car station to the top. The difference of altitude was nearly 600 meters. It was hard to climb it, but the scene from the peak was so wonderful.
Visiting Oyama became popular in the Edo era. People visited here not only to worship the holy place but also to enjoy travelling. Many hotels, restaurants and souvenir shops developed at the entrance to the mountain.
Tofu dish and boar meet dish are among the most famous foods here. I tasted them. It was so delicious.
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