Nature and hikes in Tokyo

3.8 km · Easy

Mount Takao

A 599-meter mountain, about 50 minutes from Shinjuku on the Keio line to Takaosanguchi Station. Trail No. 1 climbs to the summit over 3.8 km, mostly paved, and passes Yakuo-in Temple. You can shorten it by taking the cable car halfway up, then it is about 25 minutes on foot to the temple and about 20 more to the summit. Weekdays are less crowded, and on a clear morning you can see Mount Fuji from the top. The trail itself is free, and the cable car and the chairlift cost ¥490 one way and ¥980 round trip.

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3 to 4 hours · Moderate

Mount Mitake and the Rock Garden

A 929-meter mountain in western Tokyo: the JR Chuo line to Tachikawa, the Ome line to Mitake Station, a bus to the cable car station and a cable car ride of about 6 minutes. From the top station it is about 30 minutes on foot to Musashi Mitake Shrine, and from there the Rock Garden trail branches off, 1.5 km along a stream between moss-covered boulders and waterfalls. The whole loop, from the cable car through the shrine and the Rock Garden and back, takes 3 to 4 hours according to the cable car operator. Past the shrine the path is no longer paved, so wear closed shoes and bring water. The trail is free, the cable car costs ¥700 one way and ¥1,400 round trip from 1 October 2026, and the bus to the cable car station is paid separately.

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Shabbat-friendly · 7 km walk

Old Tokyo on foot: Senso-ji, Ueno, Yanaka, Nezu and Kanda

7 km through Shitamachi, the low city that was never destroyed: the temple at sunrise, a park with a lotus pond, a cat neighborhood with a c