Great hiking options near Tokyo

Table of contents

• Notes on the hiking trail options
  • Compare
• Level 1 - Hinatawada Station to Mitakesan via Mt. Hinode
  • Route
• Level 2 - Koburi Pass - Agano Station to Higashi-Agano Station
  • Route
• Challenge - OkuTama Station to Mitakesan via Odake
  • Route

Notes on the hiking trail options

The following YAMAP routes are set to 1.4x speed for a slow, relaxing hike.

Compare

Metrics	Level 1	Level 2	Level 3
Start station	Hinatawada	Agano	Okutama
Start time	10:00	10:00	09:00
Length of time	06:37	07:37	08:58
Distance	9.9 km	11.3 km	11.6 km
Elevation gain ↗️	1031 m	746 m	1440 m
Elevation decline ↘️	400 m	791 m	938 m
End time	16:37	17:37	17:58

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Level 1 - Hinatawada Station to Mitakesan via Mt. Hinode

Hinatawada Station to Mitakesan Cable Car via Mt. Hinode (日の出山).

Metrics:

• Length of time: 06:37
• Distance: 9.9 km
• Elevation gain ↗️: 1031 m
• Elevation decline ↘️: 400 m

Locations:

• Start: Hinatawada Station / 日向和田駅
• End: Mitakesan Cable Car Station / 御岳山駅
• Mt. Hinode (日の出山)

Timeline:

• 10:00 - Start at Hinatawada Station
• 16:37 - Finish at Mitakesan Cable Car Station

Route

• Hinatawada Station -> Mitakesan Cable Car - YAMAP

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Level 2 - Koburi Pass - Agano Station to Higashi-Agano Station

Koburi Pass (顔振峠) - Agano Station to Higashi-Agano Station.

Metrics:

• Length of time: 07:37
• Distance: 11.3 km
• Elevation gain ↗️: 746 m
• Elevation decline ↘️: 791 m

Locations:

• Start: Agano Station / 吾野駅
• Goal: Higashi-Agano Station / 東吾野駅
• Lunch options:
  • Koburi Tea House / 顔振茶屋
  • Bella Vista
  • Heikuro Tea House / 平九郎茶屋
• Toilets:
  • 阿寺観光公衆トイレ
  • 福徳寺観光公衆トイレ
  • 東吾野駅トイレ

Timeline:

• 10:00 - Start at Agano Station
• 12:21 - Lunch near Koburitoge / 顔振峠
• 17:37 - Finish at Higashi-Agano Station

Route

Koburi Pass (顔振峠) - Agano Station to Higashi-Agano Station - YAMAP

YAMAP course: Agano Station - Mt. Kojo - Mt. Chanodake - Yugate - Fukutokuji Trailhead - Higashi-Agano Station

• 吾野駅-越上山-茶之岳山-ユガテ-福徳寺登山口-東吾野駅 縦走コース
• YAMAP course link

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Challenge - OkuTama Station to Mitakesan via Odake

OkuTama Station to Mitakesan Cable Car via Nokogiri (鋸山), Odake (大岳山), and Mitake (御岳山).

Metrics:

• Length of time: 08:58
• Distance: 11.6 km
• Elevation gain ↗️: 1440 m
• Elevation decline ↘️: 938 m

Locations:

• Start: Okutama Station / 奥多摩駅
• Goal: Mitakesan Cable Car Station / 御岳山駅
• Mt. Nokogiri (鋸山)
• Mt. Odake (大岳山)
• Mt. Mitake (御岳山)

Timeline:

• 09:00 - Start at Okutama Station
• 17:58 - Finish at Mitakesan Cable Car Station

Route

• OkuTama Station -> Mitakesan Cable Car - YAMAP

Mitakesan cable car

Mountain top station: Mitakesan Cable Car Station / 御岳山駅

Base station: Takimoto Station / 滝本駅

Closest train station: JR Mitake Station / 御嶽駅

• Take a bus from JR Mitake Station to Takimoto Station.

JR Mitake Station to Mitakesan Cable Car Station route map:

graph TD
    A["JR Shinjuku station 🚉"] -->|"Okutama line 🚃"| B["JR Mitake station 🚉"]
    B -->|"Nishi Tokyo Bus 🚌"| C["Takimoto cable car station 🚉"]
    C -->|"Mitaketozan railway 🚠"| D["Mitakesan cable car station 🚠"]

Phone numbers:

• Mitake Tozan Railway: 0428-78-8121
• Nishi Tokyo Bus (Haigawa Office): 0428-83-2126

Cost:

• 1,200 yen round trip (adult)
• 600 yen one way (adult)

Mitakesan cable car timetables

🚠 The last cable car down from Mt. Mitake is at 18:30. ⚠️

Hour	Weekdays	Weekends and holidays
07	30, 55	30, 54
08	20, 40	10, 26, 42, 58
09	00, 20, 40	14, 30, 46
10	00, 20, 40	02, 18, 42, 58
11	10, 45	14, 46
12	10, 40	02, 18, 42
13	10, 40	14, 46
14	10, 42	18, 50
15	00, 20, 42	06, 22, 38, 54
16	06, 30	10, 34, 58
17	00, 30	30
18	00, 30	00, 30

• Timetable as of 2025-10-11.
• For more details, see mitaketozan.co.jp/timetable.html.

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