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Boundary between Ome city and Hinode-machi town. I was hiking from Mt. Mitake in neighboring Ome.
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Very close to the summit of Hinode-yama. Only one lodge is here.
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Last flight of steps to the summit.
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Top of Mt. Hinode-yama
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Top of Mt. Hinode-yama
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Benches all over for us to gaze at the panorama.
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Alpine map pointing the way to various areas
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Mt. Hinode-yama summit has a little picnic pavilion
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Benches for hikers who had lunch.
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Spectacular views from the top of Mt. Hinode-yama, Tokyo. But I couldn't recognize any landmarks.
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Views from the top of Mt. Hinode-yama, Tokyo
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Views from the top of Mt. Hinode-yama, Tokyo
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Views from the top of Mt. Hinode-yama. The large white building is the Seibu baseball dome in Tokorozawa.
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Surrounding mountains in pastel colors
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Trail to go down
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Going down
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Lots of steps, glad I was going down instead of up.
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Lots of trees.
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Fork in the road. Turned left for the waterfall trail.
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Log bridge
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Pine cone
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Okuno village was here.
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Beware of bears...
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Looking up a slope...
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Finally a waterfall
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More waterfalls...
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And more...
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This is the famous Shiraiwa Waterfall. 白岩の滝
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Shiraiwa Waterfall. 白岩の滝
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It's actually a series of small waterfalls. Mt. Hinodeyama, Tokyo.
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Trail to Shiraiwa Waterfalls
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Trail to Shiraiwa Waterfalls
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Entrance to trail to Shiraiwa Waterfalls and Mt. Hinode-yama
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