Discover 4 hidden attractions, cool sights, and unusual things to do in Okutama (Japan). Don't miss out on these must-see attractions: Nippara Cave, Mount Mitake, and Mount Kumotori. Also, be sure to include Lake Okutama in your itinerary.
Below, you can find the list of the most amazing places you should visit in Okutama (Tokyo).
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Nippara Cave
Nippara Shōnyūdō is located 1052 Nippara, Okutama, Nishitama District, Tokyo, and is a limestone cave。 Amount distance is 1270m and altitude 134m from the depths to the ceiling. And it has registered Natural monument in Tokyo, the cave's scale equals Ryūkokudō which is famous as utmost scale in Kanto region. The cave was flourished as Sacred mountains at the time. At present it is famous as tourist site. The cave is opened throughout almost the year excluding between 30 December and 3 January.[1]
Mount Mitake
Also known as: 御岳山
Mountain in Japan. Mount Mitake is a mountain in the Chichibu Tama Kai National Park near Tokyo, Japan. It stands 929 m tall. On the mountain is a Shinto shrine where practices such as Futomani divination take place.
It is one of the many highlights of the Chichibu Tama Kai National Park, which covers more than 1,250 km2 (483 sq mi) of forested mountains, hills, gorges and some rural towns in the prefectures of Yamanashi, Saitama, Nagano and Tokyo.
The trip from Tokyo's Shinjuku Station to Mitake Station on the Ōme Line takes about 95 minutes.
A shuttle bus, located 50 meters to the left of Mitake Station, travels to Takimoto village every half-hour between 07:30 to 18:00. From Takimoto village, the Mitake-Tozan Railway cable car operates every half-hour between 07:30 to 18:30 and leads to Mitakesan village at its top. Mitake summit and the Musashi-Mitake Shrine (武蔵御嶽神社 (Musashi Mitake Jinja)) can then be reached by trail—approximately 1000 meters.
Many hikers access the mountain via Kori Station (two stops past Mitake Station from Ome). There is a hiking trail that takes approximately two and half hours to reach the summit, which passes Otsukayama (920 metres).
There is also a festival every year on May 8.[2]
Mount Kumotori
Also known as: 雲取山
Mount in Japan. Mount Kumotori stands at the boundary of Tokyo, Saitama, and Yamanashi Prefectures on the island of Honshū, Japan. With an elevation of 2,017 metres, its summit is the highest point in Tokyo. It separates the Okutama Mountains and the Okuchichibu Mountains. While it marks the end of the Ishione mountain ridge that begins near the JR Oku-Tama Station, the highest mountain ridge in Tokyo, its remote location amongst a group of mountains from both mountain ranges makes access difficult.
Kumotori-san features an "emergency" hut sometimes used by hikers as overnight shelter. Hikers not used to the altitude (if coming from Tokyo) may prefer overnighting at a lower elevation. The top of Kumotori-san, in good weather, offers a splendid view of Mount Fuji.
The prominence of the mountain in the region resulted in its summit being established as a fixed first-class triangulation point. As the triangulation point was established in December 1882, this was also one of the earliest ones established in Japan.
Kumotori is one of the 100 Famous Mountains of Japan.[3]
Lake Okutama
Also known as: 奥多摩湖
Reservoir in Japan. Lake Okutama is in Tokyo and Yamanashi Prefectures in Japan. Lying above the Ogōchi Dam, it is also known as the Ogōchi Reservoir. Lake Okutama is an important source of drinking water for Tokyo.[4]