Mount Mitake: The Hike You Decide After You Arrive
A cable car lifts you to 831 metres on Mount Mitake. Everything above that is a choice. Here is the whole day, measured: three decisions and three plans.
Mount Mitake
Hiking guides for Mount Mitake in western Tokyo, reached by train, bus, then cable car.
Mount Mitake to Mount Hinode: The Fork in the Village Is a Clock, Not a Map
From the fork in the village on Mount Mitake it is two hours to Mount Hinode and a hot spring. The one time to remember, and what the sign omits.
Musashi Mitake Shrine: A Wolf Deity, Dogs at the Water Basin, and No Instructions Anywhere
The deity here is a wolf, so dogs come to pray as well. Nothing at this mountaintop shrine tells you how to worship, in any language. Here is what to do.
How to Get to Mount Mitake: The Bus, the Cable Car, and the One-Way Ticket
Mitake Station to 831 metres takes 40 minutes, of which only fourteen involve moving. Fares, both timetables, and why a return ticket saves you nothing.
Mount Mitake Rock Garden: The Hardest Part Is Optional
The Rock Garden loop on Mount Mitake takes 1 hour 34 minutes, measured. The steepest section is a spur you can skip, and the day before matters.