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Mt. Mitake is one of Tokyo's easily accessible peaks via cable car. But it still requires a good deal of climbing up slopes and steps. You can also hike to adjacent Mt. Hinode-yama. Great daytrip getaway from Tokyo's concrete jungle.Getting off the train at Mitake Station on the JR Ome Line. I wasn't the only one who decided it was a good day to hike up Mitake. 御岳駅
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Mitake Station on the JR Ome Line. 御岳駅
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Mitake Station on the JR Ome Line. 御岳駅
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Bus stop for cable car station.
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Bus for cable car station.
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Cable car station.
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Welcome to Mt. Mitake
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Cable car for Mt. Mitake.
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570 yen one way. There's also a lift for an extra 100 yen. No one rides the lift.
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Cable car to Mt. Mitake
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Mitake-san Station for cable car
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Lookout deck near cable car station
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View from lookout deck on Mt. Mitake, Tokyo
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Mt. Hinode-yama which is next to Mt. Mitake.
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Lift station in middle (very short distance) which no one rides.
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Welcome Gate. Everyone goes through here instead and walk toward the top.
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Back of welcome gate.
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Torii ahead. Mt. Mitake is topped with a Shinto shrine.
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Torii
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Back of torii
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Hailstones in Feb.
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Hinode-yama, my target after Mt. Mitake.
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Bird house
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Mt. Mitake Visitors Center where you can get maps and hiking advice.
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Inside Visitors Center
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Old minka house on Mt. Mitake, Tokyo
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Mitake-san Youth Hostel. The mountain has many lodges and inns.
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Slope up
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Thatched roof
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Mt. Mitake, Tokyo
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Veranda
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Tree designated as a Natural Monument. Almost dead in Feb. though.
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Souvenir shops and restaurants
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Steps toward Musashi-Mitake Shrine
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More steps
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Lots of stone monuments (not gravestones)
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More monuments
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More steps (rest time)
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More steps...
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Oh my God, more steps...
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Musashi-Mitake Shrine
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Musashi-Mitake Shrine, Tokyo 武蔵御嶽神社
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Musashi-Mitake Jinja 武蔵御嶽神社
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The shrine buildings at rear.
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View from the shrine, not much.
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But there was one clear pocket of scenery.
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Omikuji
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Omikuji
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Treasure House 宝物殿
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Musashi-Mitake Shrine, Tokyo
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Going down
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Turn left for Mt. Hinode-yama
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Cable car station peak.
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The torii which we passed through.
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Wooden cart wheels are a common sight.
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Trail to Mt. Hinode-yama. Takes about 40 min. from Mt. Mitake.
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Deep forest
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Roots
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Torii
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Take a left here.
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Hiking guide
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Roots in stone
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Steps
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Iriomote has many hiking trails through the tropical forest or jungle. The popular trails usually lead to a waterfall, but we went on a short nature trail in Otomi that didn't lead to anything. 大富林道大正池
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Iriomote's forests are a mishmash of all kinds of flora growing wild everywhere in all directions. It's not like the neat, orderly forests of trees on mainland Japan. 大富林道大正池
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Beehive roped off. (Do not disturb.)
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Ferns
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Tree fern, common in Okinawa. The fronds break off. 木生シダ
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The trunk of a tree fern shows the remains of branches that broke off. 木生シダ
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Bird feeder for research purposes.
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When going on hikes, best to wear long sleeves and long pants so the tree branches, leaves, etc., don't scratch you. Also protection from bugs.
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Guided tours are recommended. Local guides know the flora and fauna and the difficult or slightly hazardous sections of hiking trails. Local tour guide: https://www.motti-iriomotejima.com/
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Otomi Lookout Deck 大富展望台
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Otomi Lookout Deck 大富展望台
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Great views of the greenery from the Otomi Lookout Deck.
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Nakama River is beyond this area.
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Great views of the greenery from the Otomi Lookout Deck.
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Great views of the greenery from the Otomi Lookout Deck.
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At Gunkan-iwa dock, there's a hiking trail called Urauchigawa Shizen Kenkyu-ro. A nature trail that goes to two waterfalls.Note that cell phones won't work on the hiking trail. 浦内川自然研究路
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Urauchi River hiking trail to waterfalls. It can be quite muddy.
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Sometimes there are views from the hiking trail.
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Lush forest, but rocky and muddy trail. Hiking shoes or sneakers are good. Sometimes a tree or branch has fallen over the trail. Need to go over/under it.
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Ferns and a nameless mini waterfall.
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After hiking about 30 min., a scenic point gives a view of Mariyudu Falls. Series of three waterfalls. It empties into a round stream pool. "Mariyudu" means stream pool. マリゥドゥの滝
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Mariyudu Falls on Urauchi River. About 20 meters wide and 16-meter drop in total. One of Japan's 100 Famous Waterfalls. マリゥドゥの滝*People can no longer come this close to the falls. There were people who slipped and fell in, so the closeup path is blocked.
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Behind Mariyudu Falls looking from upstream.
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Mariyudu Falls. From here, the hiking trail continues to another waterfall, Kanbire (Kanpire) Falls about 250 meters away.
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Kanbire (Kanpire) Falls on Urauchi River, near the center of Iriomote. This is about 2 km from the Gunkan-iwa boat dock. Or 30-40-min. hike. You can get quite close to the falls. カンビレーの滝Instead of having one big drop, Kanbire Falls flow down on a series of steps on the river for about 200 meters. The riverside also has small potholes. Kanbire (Kanpire) means "where gods sit." This spot was considered to be a sacred site where the gods gathered.
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Hiking back. The lady in front of me was wearing rubber slippers on this muddy trail. She kept slipping and almost falling. Her dainty feet got all muddy.
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River cruise back to the dock.
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Urauchi River boat dock as seen from Urauchi Bridge near the mouth of the river.
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Mangroves near the mouth of Urauchi River, seen from Urauchi Bridge.
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Bus stop (Urauchihashi) for the Urauchi River boat dock. In the background is our tour bus.
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